Opera Repertoire
Full Roles Performed
Vanessa - The Baroness (Barber)
Carmen - Carmen/Mercedes (Bizet) (Fre/Eng)
Albert Herring - Florence Pike (Britten)
Turn of the Screw - Mrs Grose (Britten)*
Serse - Arsamenes (Handel) (It)
Hansel & Gretel - Die Hexe, Gertrude (Humperdinck) (Eng)(Ger)
Jenufa - Grandmother Burjya (Janacek) (Eng)
Cunning Little Vixen - Innkeepers Wife /Pi Pasek- (Janacek) (Czech)
Don Giovanni - Donna Elvira (Mozart) (It)
Die Zauberflöte - 3rd Lady (Mozart) (Ger) (Eng)
Orpheus in the Underworld - Diana (Offenbach) (Eng)
Madame Butterfly - Kate Pinkerton / Suzuki** (Puccini) (It)
Dido & Aeneas - Dido*/2nd Witch (Purcell)
Samson & Delilah - Delilah (Saint-Saens) (Eng)
In to the Woods - Cinderella's Stepmother/Granny (Sondheim)
Ariadne auf Naxos - Der Komponist (R. Strauss)
La Traviata - Flora (Verdi) (Eng)
Rigoletto - Maddalena (Verdi)
Il Trovatore - Azucena (Verdi)
*Role performed in full in Concert
** Roles Covered
Roles Performed in Opera Excerpts
Turn of the Screw - Mrs Grose (Britten)
Fidelio - Leonora (Beethoven)
La Calisto - La Natura (Cavalli)
Alcina - Bradamante (Handel)
Cosi fan Tutte - Dorabella (Mozart)
Der Rosenkavalier - Octavian (Strauss)
Roles currently in Preparation/Study:
Jezibaba - Rusalka (Dvorak)
Werther - Charlotte (Massenet)
Cosi fan Tutte - Dorabella (Mozart)
Sorceress - Dido & Aeneas - (Purcell)
Concepcion - L'heure Espagnol (Ravel)
Octavian - Der Rosenkavalier (R. Strauss)
Andromache - King Priam (Tippett)
Amneris - Aida (Verdi)
Ulrica - Ballo in Maschera (Verdi)
Other Arias Performed:
Abscheulicher wo eilst du hin (Leonora) - Fidelio - Beethoven
Je vais mourir - (Didon) - Les Troyens - Berlioz
Quint, Peter Quint (Mrs Grose) - Turn of the Screw - Britten
Dr Jessops Midwife (Florence Pike) - Albert Herring - Britten
Acerba Volutta (La Principessa) - Adriana Lecouvreur - Cilea
O mio Fernando (Leonora) - La Favorita - Donizetti
Crude Furie (Serse) - Serse - Handel
Dopo Notte (Ariodante) - Ariodante - Handel
Sta Nell'Ircana (Ruggiero) - Alcina - Handel
Where Shall I Fly (Dejaneira) - Hercules - Handel
Voi lo sapete O mamma (Santuzza) - Cavalleria Rusticana - Mascagni
Va, laisse couler mes larmes (Charlotte) - Werther - Massenet
Smanie Implacabili (Dorabella) - Cosi Fan Tutte - Mozart
Amore un ladroncello (Dorabella) - Cosi Fan Tutte - Mozart
Stella del Marinar (Laura) - La Gioconda - Ponchielli
Oh! la pitoyable aventura (Concepcion) - L'Heure Espagnol - Ravel
Sein wir wieder gut (Der Komponist) - Ariadne auf Naxos - R Strauss
Wie du warst (Octavian) - Der Rosenkavalier - R.Strauss
Entweihte Götter (Ortrud) - Lohengrin - Wagner
Hore mit sinn (Waltraute) - Götterdämmerung - Wagner
Der Manner sippe (Sieglinde) - Die Walkure - Wagner
Wo in Bergen du dich birgst (Fricka) - Die Walkure - Wagner
Concert Repertoire
Song Cycles
Berlioz - Les Nuits d'ete
Brahms - Zigeunerlieder
Elgar - Sea Pictures
Francis-Hoad - One Life Stand
Mahler - Lieder eines Fahrenden Gesellen
Mahler - Ruckert-Lieder*
Rossini - La Regatta Veneziana
Schumann - Frauenliebe und Leben
Wagner - Wesendonck Lieder
Oratorio
Dvorak - Requiem
Bach - St Matthew Passion*, St John Passion, Cantata BWV39
Elgar - Music Makers / Dream of Gerontius / The Kingdom*
Faure - Requiem
Handel - Messiah / Dixit Dominus
Haydn - Maria Theresa Mass, Nelson Mass
Mendelssohn - Elijah
Mozart - Requiem
Pergolessi - Stabat Mater*
Rossini - Petite Messe Solonnelle, Stabat Mater
Tippett - A child of our time*
Verdi - Requiem
Vivaldi - Gloria
Other Works
Horowitz - Lady Macbeth a Scena
McDowel - White Fox Woman (Voice & Oboe)
items in rehearsal are marked with *
Helen also has a varied list of Non-classical and Musical Theatre repertoire. Please ask for more details.
