John Mitchinson

John Mitchinson became one of the most important British tenors in the 1950s and into the 1980s, particularly in heroic roles and oratorios. He studied at the Royal Manchester College of Music. While still a student there he joined the BBC Northern Singers in 1953, becoming one of its founding members. Upon graduation, he sang with the Chelsea Opera Group. This semi-professional group, which was founded in 1950 by the young conductor Colin Davis to give concert performances of Mozart operas, was an important means of entrée for talented young singers, including Mitchinson, wh...