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HELEN WINTER
Operatic and Crossover Soprano
They say that "music is the language of the soul", and nothing could be truer for this Musician.
Helen Winter, an inspirational artist, has earned her reputation as a talented musician and skillful performer. From concert work, opera, musicals, studio sessions and more, Helen continues to move audiences around the world with her distinct and enjoyable vocal quality.
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"Music is not what I do, it's who I am!"
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BIOGRAPHY
Music has the power to transport us to another time and place. Helen Winter loves to harness that power with a broad audience of fellow music lovers and passionate musicians alike. Ever since a young age, Helen has found great joy and satisfaction in making music and sharing it with audiences all over the world.
Born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, Helen is an accomplished soloist who has a wide-ranging career in recital work as well as opera, choral, stage performances, teaching and directing.
Hailing from a very musical background and family, she was encouraged to follow her singing ambition and gained her BMus Honours after studying at Trinity College of Music, London, with Professor Susan McCulloch.
After graduating, Helen was a member of the BBC Singers whilst studying at ‘The Knack’, an Opera training course with English National Opera.
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Helen’s operatic roles have included Ninetta in The Love for three Oranges (Prokofiev) for English Pocket Opera; Musician in Manon Lescaut (Puccini); Apparition in Macbeth (Verdi), Barena in Jenufa (Janacek), Voce Interna in L’amore dei tre Re (Montemezzi), and Monterone’s daughter in Rigoletto (Verdi), all for Opera Holland Park; Musetta in La Boheme (Puccini) and Adele in Die Fledermaus (Strauss) in Spain for ‘Singing in Aragon’ with European Chamber Opera and Lucy in The Telephone (Menotti). She has also sung for Scottish Opera, Berlin Komische Opera and many of the British touring companies. Having an extremely wide vocal range, Helen is highly sought after for the role of 'Queen of the Night' in Mozart's Magic Flute, singing it many times throughout the year.
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Recital and Concert work regularly takes her abroad. She has performed all of the major Oratorios and has had the pleasure of working with conductors including Nicholas Cleobury (Britten Sinfonia), Mark Elder (Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment), Nigel Morley (Boston Sinfonia), Peter Robinson (City of London Sinfonia) and Stephen Jackson (BBC Symphony Chorus). Helen has performed in many prestigious venues as a soloist, such as Saint Thomas Kirche (Leipzig), The Royal Festival Hall (London), Symphony Hall (Birmingham) and St. David’s Hall (Cardiff), amongst others.
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Having worked in the West End on several shows with David Grindrod and Andrew Lloyd Webber, she then went on to perform in The Sound Of Music LIVE on ITV produced by David Grindrod. Helen regularly performs Queen of the Night in Mozart’s Magic Flute, for Opera Anywhere on tour around the UK.
In 2018 Helen became Honorary President for Grantham Operatic Society after the death of her beloved Father, Geoffrey Winter, who founded the society in 1957. She is truly dedicated to keep his work, music and legacy alive in everything she does including his choir 'The St. John's Winter Singers', of which she is Musical Director. www.thewintersingers.com
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Helen is an extremely experienced vocal teacher and language coach. She has been singing teacher at several schools in London and the South of England and was Head of Singing at Repton School, Derbyshire until 2024.
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Helen is managed by Gilbert & Payne Artists http://www.gilbertandpayne.com/artist/page/3/
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All music can be found on Spotify and iTunes