Helen is a London-based lyric soprano recognised for the 'mellifluous', 'alluring', and 'affecting' quality of her vocal tone, her 'arresting stage presence', and the conviction and intensity of her dramatic characterisation. She has extensive experience in contemporary music projects, having been privileged to create the role of Nimue in the world premiere of Keith Beal's opera Merlin, with Hastings Philharmonic; to perform as soloist in the world premiere of Orlando Gough's Bayeux, which was commissioned for the 950th celebration of 1066; to create the role of Ruth in the world premiere of John Whittaker's chamber opera The Three Wayfarers, (Opera Anywhere); to provide solo vocals for the multi-awarding winning short science-fiction film APEX, produced by Numinous Pictures; to create the role of Aisha in the world premiere of Roger Simmonds' Lizzie Strata (Oxfordshire Contemporary Opera); and to cover the role of Aurora in the world premiere of Noah Mosley's opera Aurora, for Bury Court Opera.
Helen has performed fully-staged operatic roles across a range of periods and genres, including: Alcina (Alcina, Handel, Ensemble OrQuesta); Diane (Hippolyte et Aricie, Rameau, Grimeborn Opera Festival); Woodpecker (The Cunning Little Vixen, Janáček, Royal Academy Opera); Pamina (Die Zauberflöte, Mozart, Hastings Philharmonic with Ensemble OrQuesta); Amastre (Xerse, Cavalli, Ensemble OrQuesta, Grimeborn Opera Festival); Despina (Cosi fan tutte, Mozart, Woodhouse Opera Festival); Nerone (L'incoronazione di Poppea, Monteverdi, Ensemble OrQuesta, Cockpit Theatre); Morgana (Alcina, Handel, Secret Opera); Galatea (Acis and Galatea, Handel, Ensemble OrQuesta); Giannetta (L’elisir d'amore, Donizetti, Woodhouse Opera Festival); Barbarina (Le Nozze di Figaro, Mozart, Ensemble OrQuesta); Valletto (L'incoronazione di Poppea, Monteverdi, Hampstead Garden Opera); Calisto (La Calisto, Cavalli, Barefoot Opera and Ensemble OrQuesta); Diane (Hippolyte et Aricie, Rameau, Woodhouse Opera with Ensemble OrQuesta); First Lady (The Magic Flute, Mozart, London Opera Players); and Yum Yum (The Mikado, Gilbert & Sullivan, Opera Anywhere). Helen has recently taken the roles of Tatyana (Eugene Onegin, Tchaikovsky), and Mrs Page (Sir John in Love, Vaughan Williams) in scenes for Royal Academy Opera. Previously, in scenes with Barefoot Opera, Helen has taken the roles of Altisadora (Don Quixote, Purcell); Cleopatra (Guilio Cesare, Handel); Arsemene (Serse, Handel); Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro, Mozart); Zerlina (Don Giovanni, Mozart); Dorabella (Cosi fan tutte, Mozart); and Frasquita (Carmen, Bizet).
As an oratorio soloist, Helen has performed: Poulenc's Gloria (Grange Choral Society); Schubert’s Mass in G & Holst’s Two Psalms (Hastings Philharmonic); Haydn's 'Nelson Mass' (Cardiff University Symphony Chorus and Chamber Orchestra); Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem, Mozart's Requiem in D minor and Poulenc's Stabat Mater (St. John's, Hyde Park); Vaughan Williams’ Serenade to Music and Handel's Dixit Dominus (Epiphoni Consort); Handel's Messiah (Haslemere Symphony Orchestra and Chorus); and Mozart’s Coronation Mass in C major and Fauré’s Requiem (Cardiff University Chamber Choir, and St John's, Hyde Park); and has performed with a number of renowned chamber ensembles for competitions, BBC broadcasts, CD recordings, and concerts, both in the UK and abroad (see Diary Archives).
Recent solo concert performances include: Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle with the Hastings Philharmonic Choir; joining the Lambeth Orchestra and the Dunraven Chamber Choir, taking the roles of the Dew Fairy and Sandman, for a concert performance of Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel; and joining chosen Royal Academy of Music soloists in two recitals under the auspices of the 'Transcending Borders' concert series at the Italian Cultural Institute: in the Austrian recital [II] Helen performed Schoenberg's Vier Lieder, Opus 2 (sample audio), and in the Italian recital [VII] Helen performed the heart-rending aria 'Ebben! ne andrò lontana' (Act I, La Wally, Catalani).
Forthcoming performances include a reprise of the role of Calisto (La Calisto, Cavalli, Ensemble OrQuesta) at the Cockpit Theatre, Wednesday, January 29th - Saturday, February 1st 2020. Helen has a range of exciting projects booked into her diary in 2020, which she looks forward to announcing in due course.
In September 2019 Helen commenced her second year of study for a Master of Arts in Performance at the Royal Academy of Music, under the tutelage of Nuccia Focile and Iain Ledingham. She is one of just three sopranos selected this year to join the Academy's prestigious Preparatory Opera Course. Helen also benefits from private teaching with the Brazilian baritone and opera director, Marcio da Silva, and has been privileged to participate in masterclasses given by distinguished opera singers such as Isobel Buchanan and Toby Spence. She is grateful for the ongoing support of the William Gibbs Educational Trust and the Josephine Baker Trust. Helen's undergraduate studies in music took place at Cardiff University, where she held the David Lloyd Vocal Scholarship, was awarded the Geraint Evans Prize for outstanding recital performance, and performed regularly as a soloist with the Cardiff University Chamber Choir. Helen is an alumna of Wells Cathedral School, one of the UK's five specialist music schools, where she was awarded a 'special provisions' music place in the sixth form.
Helen has performed fully-staged operatic roles across a range of periods and genres, including: Alcina (Alcina, Handel, Ensemble OrQuesta); Diane (Hippolyte et Aricie, Rameau, Grimeborn Opera Festival); Woodpecker (The Cunning Little Vixen, Janáček, Royal Academy Opera); Pamina (Die Zauberflöte, Mozart, Hastings Philharmonic with Ensemble OrQuesta); Amastre (Xerse, Cavalli, Ensemble OrQuesta, Grimeborn Opera Festival); Despina (Cosi fan tutte, Mozart, Woodhouse Opera Festival); Nerone (L'incoronazione di Poppea, Monteverdi, Ensemble OrQuesta, Cockpit Theatre); Morgana (Alcina, Handel, Secret Opera); Galatea (Acis and Galatea, Handel, Ensemble OrQuesta); Giannetta (L’elisir d'amore, Donizetti, Woodhouse Opera Festival); Barbarina (Le Nozze di Figaro, Mozart, Ensemble OrQuesta); Valletto (L'incoronazione di Poppea, Monteverdi, Hampstead Garden Opera); Calisto (La Calisto, Cavalli, Barefoot Opera and Ensemble OrQuesta); Diane (Hippolyte et Aricie, Rameau, Woodhouse Opera with Ensemble OrQuesta); First Lady (The Magic Flute, Mozart, London Opera Players); and Yum Yum (The Mikado, Gilbert & Sullivan, Opera Anywhere). Helen has recently taken the roles of Tatyana (Eugene Onegin, Tchaikovsky), and Mrs Page (Sir John in Love, Vaughan Williams) in scenes for Royal Academy Opera. Previously, in scenes with Barefoot Opera, Helen has taken the roles of Altisadora (Don Quixote, Purcell); Cleopatra (Guilio Cesare, Handel); Arsemene (Serse, Handel); Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro, Mozart); Zerlina (Don Giovanni, Mozart); Dorabella (Cosi fan tutte, Mozart); and Frasquita (Carmen, Bizet).
As an oratorio soloist, Helen has performed: Poulenc's Gloria (Grange Choral Society); Schubert’s Mass in G & Holst’s Two Psalms (Hastings Philharmonic); Haydn's 'Nelson Mass' (Cardiff University Symphony Chorus and Chamber Orchestra); Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem, Mozart's Requiem in D minor and Poulenc's Stabat Mater (St. John's, Hyde Park); Vaughan Williams’ Serenade to Music and Handel's Dixit Dominus (Epiphoni Consort); Handel's Messiah (Haslemere Symphony Orchestra and Chorus); and Mozart’s Coronation Mass in C major and Fauré’s Requiem (Cardiff University Chamber Choir, and St John's, Hyde Park); and has performed with a number of renowned chamber ensembles for competitions, BBC broadcasts, CD recordings, and concerts, both in the UK and abroad (see Diary Archives).
Recent solo concert performances include: Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle with the Hastings Philharmonic Choir; joining the Lambeth Orchestra and the Dunraven Chamber Choir, taking the roles of the Dew Fairy and Sandman, for a concert performance of Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel; and joining chosen Royal Academy of Music soloists in two recitals under the auspices of the 'Transcending Borders' concert series at the Italian Cultural Institute: in the Austrian recital [II] Helen performed Schoenberg's Vier Lieder, Opus 2 (sample audio), and in the Italian recital [VII] Helen performed the heart-rending aria 'Ebben! ne andrò lontana' (Act I, La Wally, Catalani).
Forthcoming performances include a reprise of the role of Calisto (La Calisto, Cavalli, Ensemble OrQuesta) at the Cockpit Theatre, Wednesday, January 29th - Saturday, February 1st 2020. Helen has a range of exciting projects booked into her diary in 2020, which she looks forward to announcing in due course.
In September 2019 Helen commenced her second year of study for a Master of Arts in Performance at the Royal Academy of Music, under the tutelage of Nuccia Focile and Iain Ledingham. She is one of just three sopranos selected this year to join the Academy's prestigious Preparatory Opera Course. Helen also benefits from private teaching with the Brazilian baritone and opera director, Marcio da Silva, and has been privileged to participate in masterclasses given by distinguished opera singers such as Isobel Buchanan and Toby Spence. She is grateful for the ongoing support of the William Gibbs Educational Trust and the Josephine Baker Trust. Helen's undergraduate studies in music took place at Cardiff University, where she held the David Lloyd Vocal Scholarship, was awarded the Geraint Evans Prize for outstanding recital performance, and performed regularly as a soloist with the Cardiff University Chamber Choir. Helen is an alumna of Wells Cathedral School, one of the UK's five specialist music schools, where she was awarded a 'special provisions' music place in the sixth form.
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