Jennifer France Winner of the 2018 Critics’ Circle Emerging Talent (Singer) Award

"The excellent cast is dominated by France, by turns glacial, gloriously imperious and exquisite as the Princess."
Tim Ashley, The Guardian

Jennifer France

Patrick Terry Jette Parker Young Artist at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

“…the stars aligned when the stunning young countertenor Patrick Terry dispatched Ruggiero’s sublime numbers ... In two words? Absolutely fabulous.” The Times

Patrick Terry

Catherine Carby "If you want to hear world-class singing, that’s what you’ll get from mezzo-soprano Catherine Carby...” The Independent

Catherine Carby

Anush Hovhannisyan Selected by The Times as
The Face to Watch in Opera 2020

"The thrilling Armenian soprano Anush Hovhannisyan." The Sunday Times

Anush Hovhannisyan

Julien Van Mellaerts Winner of First Prize at the 2017 Kathleen Ferrier Awards, of the 2017 Wigmore Hall / Kohn Foundation International Song Competition, and of the Maureen Forrester Award at the 2018 Concours musical international de Montréal.

Julien Van Mellaerts

Highlights

Featured Artist

Lee Bisset recently made debuts with the Royal Opera, London, as Liza in The Queen of Spades and at the Konzert Theater Bern as Isolde in Tristan und Isolde. This month, she was due to have made her debut as Brünnhilde in Die Walküre for Longborough Festival Opera.

New Recording

Fiona Kimm sings Lady Vernon and Angela Simkin sings Dorcas in Sullivan’s Haddon Hall with the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by John Andrews, now available on Dutton Vocalion CD. Fiona Kimm also sings Widow Jackson in Cellier’s Captain Billy and Lady Bushey in Ford’s Mr Jericho.

New Recording

Stephen Gadd sings Richard Blackford’s Pietà with the Bournemouth Symphony Chorus and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gavin Carr, now available on Nimbus Alliance CD.

News

Congratulations to Timothy Burke, who has been appointed Chorus Director for the Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia.

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