Nigel Rogers

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Nigel David Rogers (born 21 March 1935) is an English tenor, conductor, and teacher, who has made numerous recordings, mostly of early music.

A native of Wellington, Shropshire, Rogers studied at King's College, Cambridge (he was a choral scholar) from 1953 to 1956, in Rome in 1957, in Milan from 1958 to 1959, and with Gerhard Hüsch at the Munich Hochschule für Musik (1959–1961). He made his operatic debut in Amsterdam. Operas with which he was associated include L'Orfeo in which he took the title role. From 1978 until his retirement he was a professor of singing at the Royal College of Music in London. In 1979 he founded the vocal ensemble Chiaroscuro for the performance of Italian baroque compositions. He is now living with his wife Lina and his daughter Georgina.

References

Baker's Biographical Dictionary of 20th Century Classical Musicians (1997)

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Name	Rogers, Nigel
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Short description	British opera singer
Date of birth	21 March 1935
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