Countertenor Hugh Cutting rose to prominence on the Baroque opera scene early in his life. While still a student at the Royal College of Music in London, he appeared with such major ensembles as The English Concert and Les Arts Florissants and released an album with top countertenor Iestyn Davies. Cutting began his musical career as a boy chorister with the Choir of New College, Oxford. After graduating, he appeared on the BBC Early Music Show, performing lute songs. In 2020, Cutting was heard on an album of Michael Finnissy's Pious Anthems & Voluntaries. In 2021, Cutting joined Davies and the ensemble Fretwork on the album Lamento, featuring duets by German composers.