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Acclaimed British Tenor

Guy Cutting is internationally recognised for his nuanced interpretations of Bach and the Baroque repertoire. Guy’s engagements have included performances with leading period ensembles such as the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Collegium Vocale Gent, and the Netherlands Bach Society, collaborating with renowned conductors including Philippe Herreweghe, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, and Masaaki Suzuki, as well as top-level modern orchestras such as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich and English Chamber Orchestra. He was the inaugural recipient of the American Bach Soloists’ Jeffrey Thomas Award and a Rising Star of the Enlightenment.

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“Philippe Herreweghe: ‘Earlier today I already heard the recital from the brilliant tenor Guy Cutting, with British music I hardly know …Guy Cutting is for me the new Christoph Prégardien.’”

Recital – Crete Senesi Festival George Ireland, piano

NRC, The Netherlands, 1 August 2024

“Guy Cutting, a first-class Evangelist”

JS Bach, Christmas Oratorio with OAE & Masaaki Suzuki
The Observer, 9 December 2023

“The British tenor Guy Cutting has got a focused, homogeneous and bewitching way of singing.”

Monteverdi – Vespers Collegium Vocale Gent at La Scala
Connession all’Opera, 11 March 2025

“Briton Guy Cutting has made a name for himself as a baroque specialist, but now also has Mozart and contemporary works in his repertoire. The bright, balanced, warm-timbered tenor that he has at his disposal gives hope for further expansion of his repertory.”

Bach – Cantatas 8, 138, 75 Collegium Vocale Gent
Dreh Punkt Kultur, 28 January 2025

“… with Guy Cutting’s beguiling and attentive singing of the final aria. It caps another exceptional Bach recording from an ensemble and director who just keep giving.”

JS Bach – Cantatas BWV6, 99 & 147 Collegium Vocale Gent/Philippe Herreweghe
Gramophone, 5 October 2023

“Cutting is an evangelist whose beautiful voice, wonderful phrasing and perfect diction are reminiscent of the great Bach interpreters Ernst Haefliger, Peter Schreier and Daniel Behle. His noble tenor was a blessing…”

Bach – Christmas Oratorio (Weihnachtsoratorium) BWV248
Tageblatt Luxembourg, 21 December 2023

“Tenor Guy Cutting was a worthy colleague … each of his performances was a complete delight, displaying precious vocal colour, highly refined technique and impeccable expression.”

Bach – Cantatas 8, 138, 75 Collegium Vocale Gent
Ritmo, 3 February 2025

“The tenor Guy Cutting was startlingly impressive in his dramatic aria ‘Ich will nur dir zu Ehren leben’ (Thy name I live to praise and honour), a real display piece that had all the intensity of a rage aria and was here despatched with tremendous virtuosity.”

JS Bach – Cantatas BWV6, 99 & 147 Collegium Vocale Gent/Philippe Herreweghe
Opera Today, 6 December 2023

“British tenor Guy Cutting was a Rising Star of the Enlightenment, his star has now well and truly risen. He is now a sought-after interpreter of Bach, and his experience shone through in this intelligent performance.”

JS Bach – Cantatas BWV6, 99 & 147 Collegium Vocale Gent/Philippe Herreweghe
Seen and Heard International, 4 December 2023

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    So schnell ein Rauschend wasser schiesst

    Netherlands Bach Society & Shunske Sato

    JS. Bach, BWV 26, Ach, wie flügtig, ach wie nichtig

    Der Höchste lässt mich seinen Willen wissen & Weiss ich Gottes Rechte

    Netherlands Bach Society & Hans-Christoph Rademann

    JS. Bach, BWV 45, Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch