Effective period / Period of releases: 1926

Robert Radford (13 May 1874 – 3 March 1933) was an British bass singer.
Born at Nottingham, where he was well known as an accompanist. In 1896 he entered the Royal Academy of Music, gained the Westmoreland Scholarship in the same year, and pursued his studies under Frederick King, Alberto Randegger and others for singing, Battison Haynes for harmony, and Mr. Morton for pianoforte playing. His first important engagement was at the Norwich Festival for 1899, when he had the honour of being associated with such great artists as Madame Albani, Edward Lloyd, and Andrew Black. He has since done service under the auspices of every great choral and orchestral society in the kingdom, besides appearing at the Birmingham, Handel and other festivals.
Mr. Radford's operatic debut took place at Covent Garden in the part of the Commendatore in "Don Giovanni", on the occasion of the special Mozart Cycle in 1904. He has been a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music since 1906.