'Scottish soprano Eleanor Dennis (stood out) singing the title role of the grief-stricken
queen. Statuesque and restrained in manner, yet always expressive, she has a voice resplendent in
colour, with great reserves of stamina, a rich tone and the flexibility to deal
with all the tricky coloratura ornament Handel throws at her. If all goes to
plan she has a marvellous future. I'm not sure I can recall one who so
obviously deserves to be a star.' - Fiona Maddocks, Observer, March 2011
Eleanor Dennis is a young soprano from the North-East of Scotland. She is currently a Catto Sievewright Charitable Trust scholar at the Royal College of Music International Opera School under the tutelage of Eiddwen Harrhy. She is generously supported by the Musician's Benevolent Fund (being a recipient of a Sybill Tutton Award) the Josephine Baker Trust, the Sir James Caird Travelling Scholarship Trust and the Countess of Munster Musical Trust. She is also a performer on their 2010-11 Recital Scheme. This year she was awarded the RCM Earl of Dalhousie Award, and won the Cuthbert Smith prize at the RCM Lies Askonas Competition.
She is an experienced performer both onstage and in oratorio, having sung at some of the foremost concert venues in London, including the Wigmore Hall, King's Place, Royal Albert Hall, Cadogan Hall, St-Martin's-in-the-Field, The Britten Theatre, St.John's, Smith Square, and The Royal Opera House. She has worked with conductors such as Sir Mark Elder, Ian Page, Sir Charles Mckerras, Bernard Haitink, Ashley Soloman and Michael Rosewell.
Eleanor Dennis is a young soprano from the North-East of Scotland. She is currently a Catto Sievewright Charitable Trust scholar at the Royal College of Music International Opera School under the tutelage of Eiddwen Harrhy. She is generously supported by the Musician's Benevolent Fund (being a recipient of a Sybill Tutton Award) the Josephine Baker Trust, the Sir James Caird Travelling Scholarship Trust and the Countess of Munster Musical Trust. She is also a performer on their 2010-11 Recital Scheme. This year she was awarded the RCM Earl of Dalhousie Award, and won the Cuthbert Smith prize at the RCM Lies Askonas Competition.
She is an experienced performer both onstage and in oratorio, having sung at some of the foremost concert venues in London, including the Wigmore Hall, King's Place, Royal Albert Hall, Cadogan Hall, St-Martin's-in-the-Field, The Britten Theatre, St.John's, Smith Square, and The Royal Opera House. She has worked with conductors such as Sir Mark Elder, Ian Page, Sir Charles Mckerras, Bernard Haitink, Ashley Soloman and Michael Rosewell.
Upcoming performances include:
'Costanze' in Handel's Riccardo Primo, conducted by Laurence Cummings, London Handel Festival, Britten Theatre, RCM, 26th and 28th March 2012
Chorus and cover of the Fox in Janacek's Cunning Little Vixen, Glyndebourne Festival, May-July 2012
'Costanze' in Handel's Riccardo Primo, conducted by Laurence Cummings, London Handel Festival, Britten Theatre, RCM, 26th and 28th March 2012
Chorus and cover of the Fox in Janacek's Cunning Little Vixen, Glyndebourne Festival, May-July 2012
