At just 27 years old, British tenor Samuel Stopford has already garnered widespread recognition after winning the 12th International Stanisław Moniuszko International Vocal Competition, where he claimed five prizes, including the coveted First Prize, and has been praised for “a voice of exceptional clarity and emotional insight - an artist of natural musical intelligence and rare potential.”

In the 2026-27 season, he makes a series of notable international appearances, including Fenton Falstaff at the Royal Danish Opera, Nadir Les pêcheurs de perles at the Polish National Opera, Ferrando Così fan tutte at Stadttheater Klagenfurt, and the First Gondolier Death in Venice at the Bayerische Staatsoper.

‍As a member of the Opera Studio at the Bayerische Staatsoper Munich from 2024-26, he has performed roles including Jaquino Fidelio, Lord Arturo Bucklaw Lucia di Lammermoor, Pong Turandot, Malcolm Macbeth, Erster Geharnischter/Zweiter Priester Die Zauberflöte and Gaston La traviata, amongst others.
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In summer 2024, he joined the Young Singers Project at the Salzburger Festspiele, performing First Croupier in Peter Sellars’ new production of Prokofiev’s The Gambler. He is also an alumnus of the International Meistersinger Akademie 2023.

‍As a concert soloist, Stopford made his Wigmore Hall debut in 2024 performing Liszt’s Tre sonetti di Petrarca. He also appeared with the Manhattan Symphony Orchestra in three concerts at the Shanghai Symphony Hall, and performed to open the WDCAL World Solo Dance Championships at the Shenzhen Universiade Sports Stadium to an audience of over 12,000, reaching a further 1.2 million via livestream.

‍A graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, London, Samuel received distinctions in both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. He was awarded the Bicentenary & ABRSM Scholarships, won Second Prize and the Song Prize in the Richard Lewis/Jean Shanks Award, and received HRH Princess Alice’s Prize for Exemplary Studentship.