Kennerley Rumford

with Joy Clara Rumford 1901-1976 & Roy Kennerley Rumford 1904-1923

Robert Henry Kennerley Rumford
1872-1957
English Baritone
Studied with Sbriglia and Jacques Bouhy in Paris and London with Sir George Henschel . he took further study with Blume, Lierhammer and Jean de Reszke.Professional debut was at St James Hall in London in 1896.He sang at the Birmingham and Handel Festivals . He performed in concert and Oratario And made no appearances on the opera stage . Later in his career he frequently appeared in recitals together with his wife, the contralto Clara Butt