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Bethan Langford

Mezzo-soprano

British mezzo-soprano Bethan Langford is a graduate of the Guildhall School Opera Course and the National Opera Studio, and is a former Scottish Opera Emerging Artist.

She is a Yeoman of the Musicians’ Company, a Samling Artist and an alumna of the Verbier Festival Academy. Bethan is a proud past recipient and current panel member of the Elizabeth Eagle-Bott Award from the RNIB and a core company member of the British Paraorchestra.

Career Highlights

Highlights so far include Leila Iolanthe and Hebe HMS Pinafore for English National Opera, the title role in the world premier and national tour of Errollyn Wallen’s The Paradis Files at the Queen Elizabeth Hall for Graeae Theatre Company, The Nature of Why with British Paraorchestra, her debut at the Royal Opera House in Maxwell’s The Lost Thing, Second Lady in Tom Allen’s Magic Flute for Scottish Opera, Angel II in George Benjamin’s Written on Skin with the Melos Sinfonia at The Mariinsky Theatre, Dorabella in Così fan tutte for Bury Court Opera, Third Maid in Elektra under Esa-Pekka Salonen for the Verbier Festival, the Woman in Daniel Saleeb’s outdoor family opera The Promise and Noble Orphan in Richard Jones’ Der Rosenkavalier at the Glyndebourne Festival.

Concert highlights include Smyth Mass in D under Sakari Oramo at the BBC Proms,
Mozart Requiem with the Hallé, Messiah with the Orquesta Ciudad de Granada, De Falla El Amor Brujo with the Orchestra of Scottish Opera at Aberdeen Music Hall and Stravinsky Les Noces with New Movement Collective and Opera Holland Park at Woolwich Works.

She has appeared in recital at the Wigmore Hall, Heidelberger Frühling Festival, Buxton International Festival, International Lied Festival Zeist and Oxford International Song Festival.

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Last updated: 5th November 2024

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