Countertenor, Soloist

Tim Mead

British · 1981

Tim Mead, born in Chelmsford in 1981, is one of the leading countertenors of his generation, prized for the warmth, evenness and stylistic elegance of his voice. A former choral scholar at King’s College, Cambridge, he sang the title role of Handel’s Giulio Cesare at Glyndebourne in 2006 and has since sung with the world’s leading Baroque conductors and ensembles.

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Past guides

  1. Tim Mead, Wikipedia Cited in Mäkelä Conducts Bach’s St Matthew Passion. Accessed 30 September 2026.