Poul Elming sang as a baritone in the early years of his career before making his début as a tenor in 1989 in the rôle of Parsifal at the Royal Opera in Copenhagen. Following his Bayreuth début as Siegmund in 1990 he has appeared in most of the world’s leading opera houses including the Met, Vienna, Covent Garden, Munich, Berlin, Dresden, Paris and Amsterdam with conductors including Barenboim, Rattle (with whom he sang Parsifal at the Proms), von Dohnányi (with whom he recorded Die Walküre and Levine. His Bayreuth Siegmund with Barenboim is released on CD and DVD. Poul Elming is also an active concert and recital singer.
