Emma Bell

Emma Bell

Soprano, Emma Bell is at the  forefront of the younger sopranos of her generation.  She studied at the Royal Academy of Music and at the National Opera Studio and won the Kathleen Ferrier Prize in 1998. She subsequently sang the title role in Handel's RODELINDA for Glyndebourne Festival and Touring Operas, at the Chatelet and the Royal Festival Hall with Sir Charles Mackerras, Harry Bicket, William Christie and Emmanuel Haim and appeared with Opera North, Grange Park and Garsington Festivals. She made her European debut with the Lausanne Opera.

She has given many recitals with Andrew West, Julius Drake, Malcolm Martineau and Roger Vignoles in the Wigmore Hall and for the Bath, Brighton, Buxton and Leamington Festivals. In 1999 she was made a BBC New Generation Artist and is now a frequent radio broadcaster. She sang in the opening concert of the BBC 2001 Promenade Concerts conducted by Leonard Slatkin.  In 2002 she joined the Komische Opera in Berlin where her roles include Contessa in FIGARO, Micaela in CARMEN and Pamina in ZAUBERFLOTE. 2003 saw her debut at the Geneva Opera in THE TURN OF THE SCREW conducted by Jeffrey Tate and concerts with the OSR in Geneva and the Bayersiche Rundfunk. 2004 plans included the title role in ALCINA for the Komische in Berlin, the title role in RODELINDA for Glyndebourne Festival with Haim, a BBC Prom with the English Concert and Manze and Merab in concert performances and a recording of SAUL with Rene Jacobs.

2005 engagements include Vitella in a new production of LA CLEMENZA DI TITO for ENO, her USA debut in the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center and her debut at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden as Leonore in MASKARADE.

Future plans include RODELINDA in Bilbao, London's Barbican and the Konzerthaus, Vienna, Vitellia for the Opera de Montreal with Labardie, Rossini's STABAT MATER with the Accademia di Santa Cecilia and Pappano, Agathe DER FREISCHUTZ for the Komische, Berlin a return to the Proms for ALEXANDER's FEAST and the JOHANNES PASSION with Haim at the Chatelet. In 2008 she will sing the Countess in LE NOZZE DI FIGARO for the Liceu, Barcelona.

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