 In 1975, Rolfe Johnson made his Glyndebourne debut, singing the role of Lensky in "Eugene Onegin", for which he won the John Christie Award.In 1978 he made his first appearance with English National Opera, as Tamino in "The Magic Flute".In the course of a long and varied career he performed in Handel's oratorios, sang the role of Evangelist in J. S. Bach's "St John Passion" and "St Matthew Passion", and sang solos in Haydn's "The Seasons" and "The Creation".