Philip Sheffield [SEP] voice type
Philip Sheffield
Philip Sheffield is a British opera singer tenor who has performed all over the world including Royal Opera, London, La Scala Milan and La Monnaie Brussels among others.
He was born in 1960 in Nairobi, was educated at Maidenhead Grammar school, Trinity College Cambridge and both the Royal College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Before becoming an opera singer he was a member of The Swingle Singers and made recordings as a session and jazz singer, including being the polar bear in the
Ray Quinn as Billy, Duggie Brown as Mr Boo and Jess Robinson as Little Voice and was directed by the play's writer Jim Cartwright. The production was due to end at the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield in December 2012. After a short interval this production resumed at the end of January in Newcastle and ran until the end of June 2013, visiting Torquay, Portsmouth, Tunbridge Wells, Brighton, Buxton amongst numerous venues.
Joe McGann left the tour part way through and was replaced by Philip Andrew (who had been