John Whitworth (1921-2013) was an English countertenor, associated with early music and British vocal performance. He worked in the period when countertenor singing was regaining public prominence.

In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Purcell’s Come Ye Sons of Art with Alfred Deller, Anthony Lewis and the St Anthony Singers.

Whitworth’s singing belongs to the early-music revival world, where clarity, balance and a particular vocal colour helped reshape Purcell performance.

His page is justified by repertory and historical context. Whitworth adds another countertenor glimmer to the Deller-Purcell shelf.