Hugh Beresford obituary
Hugh Beresford was already successful with his high baritone voice but in the 1970s retrained as a tenor
Hugh Beresford was already successful with his high baritone voice but in the 1970s retrained as a tenor
PatUpstone
Sun 17 Jan 2021 07.25 EST
Last modified on Tue 19 Jan 2021 15.44 EST
My brother, Hugh Beresford, who has died aged 94, was a successful opera singer whose career took him all over the world, performing in major roles at all the big houses for more than 30 years.
Hugh was born James Ennis (known to his family and friends as Jimmie) in Birkenhead, Wirral, one of four children of James Ennis, who ran a furniture business, and Margaret (nee Smith). He attended Tollemache school, and as a boy sang in our local church choir, where his soprano voice stood out.