Education
University of Durham. Royal College of Music.
University of Durham. Royal College of Music.
He also appears as a soloist in concert and oratorio. Rutherford was born in Norwich, England. After completing his studies in theology at Durham University he studied singing at the Royal College of Music and the National Opera Studio.
He made his stage debut in September 1999 singing the title role of Verdi"s Falstaff with the British Youth Opera at London"s Peacock Theatre and was engaged by Opera North for his company debut the following Spring.
Since 2009 he has appeared frequently with Graz Opera where he made his role debut as Hans Sachs in Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg. He also sang the role for his Bayreuth Festival debut in 2010.