Welsh Soprano Elin Pritchard is a graduate of the Alexander Gibson Opera School at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and of the National Opera Studio. She is also a Samling Artist. Her roles have included Micaëla Carmen (Mid Wales Opera), Female Chorus The Rape of Lucretia (British Youth Opera), Miss Jessel The Turn of the Screw, Nella Gianni Schicchi, Giorgetta Il tabarro, Stella I Gioielli della Madonna and Musetta La bohème (Opera Holland Park), Lucia Lucia di Lammermoor (Buxton Festival Opera), Fiordiligi Così fan tutte (Den Jyske Opera), Donna Elvira Don Giovanni (Finnish National Opera, Scottish Opera and Opera Project) and Anne Trulove The Rake’s Progress and Violetta La traviata (Scottish Opera). Recent and future engagements include Kupava The Snow Maiden and Nedda Pagliacci (Opera North), Violetta and Tatyana Eugene Onegin (Den Jyske Opera), Tosca (English Touring Opera), Alice Falstaff (The Grange Festival), Miss Jessel (English National Opera at the Regent’s Park Theatre), Adalgisa Norma (Chelsea Opera Group) and Marie Daughter of the Regiment (Opera della Luna at the Buxton Festival and at Wilton’s Music Hall).
Only a few months ago we thought Mid Wales Opera was finished. Now, thanks to a funding lifeline from Powys County Council, we are within touching distance of having a sustainable plan to keep on producing live and local opera across Wales for at least three years.