British conductor Paul Wingfield is a versatile and collaborative musician who works widely at many of the UK’s leading opera companies. His work is highly regarded by colleagues, critics and audiences alike, who continue to be impressed by his energetic and insightful performances.

Conducting engagements include work with the Royal Opera House, Philharmonia Orchestra, The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, The Royal Ballet, Welsh National Opera, Birmingham Opera Company, Garsington Opera, Iford Arts, Opera Holland Park and Opera North. He has also worked as a music staff for English National Opera.

Paul was a Jette Parker Young Artist at the Royal Opera House from 2012-14. At ROH, he conducted Mozart and Salieri (Rimsky-Korsakov) and El gato con botas (Montsalvatge) in the Linbury Studio Theatre. He also conducted the orchestras of the Royal Opera House and of Welsh National Opera in critically-acclaimed main stage performances including Die Zauberflöte and La Favorite, and lunchtime concerts with Southbank Sinfonia and CHROMA.

Paul has acted as assistant conductor at ROH on Carmen, Gloriana and Le nozze di Figaro and joined the Royal Opera music staff for numerous productions, including Die Walküre, The Minotaur, La Bohème, Tosca, Don Carlo, La Rondine, Capriccio, Parsifal, Don Giovanni, Die Frau ohne Schatten, and Manon Lescaut.