• Haydn’s Die Schöpfung / Les Arts Florissants / William Christie
    Poignant vocal colors and melting tenderness.
    New York Times, 2018

British tenor Hugo Hymas is in much demand for his interpretations of the baroque and renaissance repertoire. His 25/26 season includes Handel’s Solomon with OAE (John Butt), Bach’s Magnificat with Le Poème Harmonique (Vincent Dumestre), and Messiah with St Paul Chamber Orchestra under Dinis Sousa.

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Videos

Caro figlio (Handel La Resurrezione)
The English Concert
Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in patria (excerpts)
Florence Opera with Miriam Albano
Erster Verlust (Schubert)
Dinis Sousa, piano
Thy rebuke – Behold and see – But thou did’st not leave (Messiah)
Orchestra of the Age of the Enlightenment
Lov’st Thou Me? (after B. Britten)
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Geduld (Bach Matthew Passion)
Arcangelo / BBC Proms
Lay your doubts and fears aside (Handel Semele)
English Baroque Soloists / Sir John Eliot Gardiner
O Schmerz – Ich will bei meinen Jesu wachen (Bach Matthew Passion)
Arcangelo / BBC Proms
Where’er you walk (Handel Semele)
English Baroque Soloists / Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Recordings

Alec Roth: A Road Less Travelled
Alec Roth: A Road Less Travelled
Mark Padmore / Sacconi Quartet
Handel: Chandos Anthems
Handel: Chandos Anthems
Arcangelo / Jonathan Cohen
Purcell: Hail! Bright Cecilia
Purcell: Hail! Bright Cecilia
Le Poeme Harmonique / Vincent Dumestre
My Days: Orlando Gibbons and Nico Muhly
My Days: Orlando Gibbons and Nico Muhly
Fretwork / Iestyn Davies
In Chains of Gold, Vol. 3
In Chains of Gold, Vol. 3
Magdalena Consort / Fretwork / His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts
Handel: Dixit Dominus
Handel: Dixit Dominus
RIAS Kammerchor Berlin / Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin / Justin Doyle
Schutz: Da Pacem
Schutz: Da Pacem
Ricercar Consort / Philippe Pierlot
Rolle: St. Luke Passion
Rolle: St. Luke Passion
Kolner Akademie / Michael Alexander Willens
Buxtehude: Salvator Mundi
Buxtehude: Salvator Mundi
Ricercar Consort / Philippe Pierlot
Handel: La Resurrezione
Handel: La Resurrezione
The English Concert / Harry Bicket
Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
Accademia Bizantina / Ottavio Dantone
Purcell: Royal Welcome Songs for King Charles II, Vol. IV
Purcell: Royal Welcome Songs for King Charles II, Vol. IV
The Sixteen / Harry Christophers
Bach: Ich habe genug (Cantatas BWV 32, 82 & 106)
Bach: Ich habe genug (Cantatas BWV 32, 82 & 106)
Dunedin Consort / John Butt
In Chains of Gold, Vol. 2
In Chains of Gold, Vol. 2
Magdalena Consort / Fretwork / His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts
Handel: Semele
Handel: Semele
English Baroque Soloists / Monteverdi Choir / Gardiner
Handel: Samson
Handel: Samson
Dunedin Consort / John Butt
Love is come again
Love is come again
Monteverdi Choir / Gardiner
L'Apocalypse (Bach, Buxtehude, Geist)
L'Apocalypse (Bach, Buxtehude, Geist)
Trondheim Barokk / Sigiswald Kuijken
Lotti: Crucifixus
Lotti: Crucifixus
The Syred Consort / Orchestra of St Paul's / Ben Palmer
Bach: Magnificat in E-flat & Missa in F
Bach: Magnificat in E-flat & Missa in F
English Baroque Soloists / Monteverdi Choir / Gardiner
Bach: St Matthew Passion
Bach: St Matthew Passion
English Baroque Soloists / Monteverdi Choir / Gardiner

Upcoming Highlights

  • February 2026
    Da Pacem (Schütz) with Ricercar Consort (Philippe Pierlot)
  • February 2026
    Chandos Anthems (Handel) with The English Concert (Kristian Bezuidenhout)
  • March 2026
    St John Passion with Monteverdi Choir (Peter Whelan)

Reviews

  • Haydn Die Schöpfung – Les Arts Florissants / William Christie
    The English tenor Hugo Hymas brought poignant vocal colors and melting tenderness to his performance.
    New York Times, 16 November 2018
  • Purcell Ode to St Cecilia’s Day – Freiburg Baroque / Kristian Bezuidenhout
    If I had to pick out one sublime moment it would be tenor Hugo Hymas’s rendition of Beauty thou Scene of Love in Purcell’s Ode.
    The Telegraph, 23 November 2022
  • Buxtehude ‘Salvator Mundi’ disc – Ricercar Consort / Philippe Pierlot
    A stunning moment of elation and the contemplation of eternity, borne by the radiant voice and remarkably eloquent phrasing of tenor Hugo Hymas.
    Le Figaro, 8 April 2023
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