Baritone Huw Montague Rendall has signed to the record label Erato.

In a statement, the baritone said he was “deeply honoured to be becoming a part of the Warner/Erato family. Their vast collection of recordings has been a tremendous spring of inspiration for me over the years. I am thrilled to collaborate with this exceptional team for my debut album Contemplation and to have the opportunity to contribute to their remarkable collection.”

President of Warner Classics & Erato Alain Lanceron added, “Huw is as exceptional for the beauty of his voice as for his impeccable sense of style. Over the six years since I first heard him perform on the operatic stage, I have been struck on every occasion by the way he seems to have both the text and the musical idiom in his blood. As becomes clear from Contemplation, he brings a sense of authenticity to everything he performs, whether in German, French, Italian or English.”

The partnership will begin with Montague Rendall’s debut album, “Contemplation,” which was recorded with the Orchestre de l’Opéra de Rouen Normandie under its music director Ben Glassberg.

The album slated for a September 2024 release, will feature songs & arias by Mozart, Gounod, Mahler, Korngold, Britten, and Richard Rodgers.

Montague Rendall is an alumnus of London’s Royal College of Music and Zurich’s International Opera Studio and has performed with the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Lyric Opera of Chicago and Paris Opéra. He won Best Newcomer by Germany’s Oper! Awards.