Peter Wedd grew up in rural Derbyshire, England. In his late twenties, he entered the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he studied singing with William McAlpine, later continuing at the National Opera Studio in London. From 1999 to 2001, he was a Principal House Tenor at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden.
Recent and upcoming engagements include Siegmund (Die Walküre) at Théâtre de La Monnaie, Longborough Festival Opera, and with Trondheim Symfoniorkester at Olavshallen; the Prince (Rusalka) and Erik (Der fliegende Holländer) at Teatro São Carlos, Lisbon; the title role in Peter Grimes at Teatr Wielki, Warsaw, and the Israeli National Opera, Tel Aviv; Bacchus (Ariadne auf Naxos) and Britten’s War Requiem in Tel Aviv; the title role in Lohengrin at Theater Lübeck; Captain Vere (Billy Budd) at Finnish National Opera, Helsinki (under Hannu Lintu), and at the George Enescu Festival, Romania; and a Wagner Gala with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall.
He has collaborated with conductors including Sir Charles Mackerras, Robin Ticciati, Richard Hickox, and Stefan Soltész, and directors such as Antony McDonald, Arnaud Bernard, Yuval Sharon, and Katie Mitchell.
Alongside singing, he practices the Alexander Technique, yoga, meditation, and is a Reiki practitioner.