Born and raised in Leeds, Samling artist Beth was a Young Artist for the Opéra National de Lyon, Les Azuriales Festival and a ENOA/Britten Pears Scholar having completed her studies at the National Opera Studio.

 

Since then she has sung roles in the UK and abroad including Penelope Il ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria at Opéra de Vichy and Opéra de Lyon, L'enfant in L’enfant et les sortilèges at Royal Opera House Muscat and in Hannah Kendall’s The Knife of Dawn at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden.

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Notable oratorio performances have included Vaughan William’s Serenade to Music in the Throne Room of Buckingham Palace, Bach’s St Matthew Passion in Southwark and Coventry Cathedrals, Handel’s Messiah in Lincoln Cathedral, Elgar’s The Music Makers in Guildford and Sheffield Cathedrals, Verdi’s Requiem in Gloucester Cathedral and Mozart’s Requiem at King’s College Cambridge and Colston Hall.

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Beth has participated in masterclasses with Sir Antonio Pappano, Pamela Bullock and Julia Faulkner with Britten Pears, Kristine Opolais at the Royal Opera House, Brigitte Fassbaender at the Wigmore Hall, Sir Thomas Allen, Ann Murray, David Poutney and Roger Vignoles.

 

Having started as a jazz singer, Beth performed in numerous venues across Leeds including Leeds Town Hall. She has also been involved in several musicals taking the parts of Madame Thenardier in Les Miserables, Miss Sherman in Fame, Grace Farrell in Annie, Bet in Oliver! and creating the role of Medusa in contemporary musical Fleeced! by Matthew Pauley and James Golborn.​

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When not singing Beth can be found in the kitchen whipping up a creme brulée, reading a good book in her favourite armchair or watching the cricket at Headingley stadium with her dad.

 

Beth has been generously supported by the Lionel Anthony Charitable Trust, John Lawrence Memorial Trust, Chris and Lorna Bown, Revd John Wates, Chris Ball and the late Commander and Mrs Vigrass.