Charne Rochford

Born in London, Charne Rochford is gaining reputation as one of Britain’s most prominent young dramatic tenors.

On the concert platform he has performed with most of the major British orchestras including: The Halle, The Philharmonia, CBSO, LSO, Manchester Camerata, and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.  This season he made his debut with the BBC Concert Orchestra on ‘Friday Night is Music Night’ broadcast on Radio 3, and subsequently with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, singing the role of Marc in the European premiere of Huang Ruo’s M. Butterfly at the Barbican. He was also the soloist in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with the London Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall.

On the operatic stage he is becoming increasingly associated with the works of Wagner. Last year saw him make his debut as Siegfried (Siegfried and Götterdämerung) at Longborough Festival Opera, Walter in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg at Saffron Hall and Tristan with the Ealing Symphony Orchestra. Later this year he will sing the title role in Tannhäuser in Sofia, Bulgaria. In the autumn he will also make his role debut as Erik in Der Fliegende Hollände.

Other highlights include: Verdi Requiem  (Orchestre Symphonique Genevois) at Victoria Hall, Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde at Opera Holland Park (Fifth Door Ensemble) Calaf in Puccini’s Turandot for Festival Opera, New Zealand.   Other recent concerts include Classic FM’s ‘Hall of Fame’ with the CBSO and Dream of Gerontius at the Leith Hill Music Festival. He also recently gave a recital with composer Howard Blake at the Chelsea Arts Club.

He made his cinematic debut in 2005 at the Venice Film Festival as Second Officer in The Magic Flute directed by Kenneth Branagh, conducted by James Conlon.

In 2014 he was made an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM)

May 2025

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