Paul Esswood

English countertenor and conductor
Person human Q1351901
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Paul Esswood

Summary

Paul Esswood is a human[1]. He was born in West Bridgford[2]. He was born on June 6, 1942[3]. He worked as an opera singer[4] and conductor[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Paul Esswood's place of birth was West Bridgford[2].
  • Paul Esswood was born on June 6, 1942[3].
  • Paul Esswood held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Paul Esswood worked as an opera singer[4].
  • Paul Esswood worked as a conductor[5].
  • Paul Esswood was educated at Royal College of Music[8].
  • Paul Esswood is recorded as male[9].
  • Paul Esswood's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Paul Esswood's Commons category is recorded as Paul Esswood[11].
  • Paul Esswood's voice type is recorded as countertenor[12].
  • Paul Esswood's given name is recorded as Paul[13].
  • Paul Esswood's official website is recorded as http://www.esswood.co.uk[14].
  • Paul Esswood's instrument is recorded as voice[15].
  • Paul Esswood's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[16].
  • Paul Esswood's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].
  • Paul Esswood's start of work period is recorded as 1971[18].
  • Paul Esswood's documentation files at is recorded as SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts[19].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[20]

  • Country: GB[21]

  • Began / founded: 1942-06-06[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ed68efbd-0b61-4513-9651-51ffb1f6ea76[23]

Body

Origins and Family

Paul Esswood was born in West Bridgford[2]. He was born on June 6, 1942[3].

Education

Paul Esswood was educated at Royal College of Music[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include opera singer[4] and conductor[5].

Why It Matters

Paul Esswood ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Where was Paul Esswood born?

Paul Esswood's place of birth was West Bridgford[2].

What did Paul Esswood do for work?

Paul Esswood worked as opera singer[4] and conductor[5].

Where did Paul Esswood go to school?

Paul Esswood was educated at Royal College of Music[8].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . id.loc.gov. id.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation opera singer, conductor
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P106]]: [[Q2865819]], см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P106]]"
  2. 21d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of human
    Place of birth West Bridgford
    Occupation
    Start of work period +1971-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1871]]: cnp00677238, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257929|batch #257929]]"
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