Elizabeth Hardman

Elizabeth Hardman is a full-lyric soprano based in Leeds and originally from Manchester. Recent operatic roles include Silvia (Mascagni’s Zanetto), Flora (Dove’s The Enchanted Pig), Rosalinde (J. Strauss’ Die Fledermaus), cover Mrs Page (Vaughan-Williams’ Sir John in Love), and Semele (Handel’s Semele).

This season has seen Elizabeth’s Glyndebourne debut, performing in a new production of Wagner’s Parsifal (Robin Ticciati / Jetske Mijnssen). She has also performed as Saffi (J. Strauss’ Der Zigeunerbaron), Paquette/Cunegonde (Bernstein’s Candide), Mrs Grose (Britten’s Turn of the Screw), Melia (Mozart’s Apollo et Hyacinthus), and Dido (Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas).

Elizabeth is an alumna of King’s College London (BMus, 1st with hons) and University of Leeds (MMus, Distinction) where she received two awards for music performance, and studied with the support of the Head of School Excellence scholarship. She is also a Europe winner of the International Music Grand Prix. Elizabeth is currently studying with John Evans, and has previously completed workshops and masterclasses with British Youth Opera and as part of the Serena Fenwick Programme out of the National Opera Studio in London.Recent concerts include performances with West Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra, Leeds Haydn Players, and Leeds Symphony Orchestra. Elizabeth is also currently doing a PhD on the gender diversity of composers on the UK concert scene, funded by the Open-Oxford-Cambridge Doctoral Training Partnership.

She also heads a creative agency covering graphic design, copywriting, illustration, web design, and consultancy: Claque Creative (claquecreative.com | @ClaqueCreative)

Recent repertoire

Qui la voce (Elvira, Bellini’s I Puritani), Non mi dir (Donna Anna, Mozart’s Don Giovanni), Ah! crudel, il pianto mio (Armida, Handel’s Rinaldo), Song to the Moon (Rusalka, Dvorak’s Rusalka), Donde lieta and Mi chiamano Mimi (Mimi, Puccini’s La boheme), Embroidery aria (Ellen, Britten’s Peter Grimes), Glück, das mir verblieb (Marietta, Korngold’s Die tote Stadt), Und ob die Wolke (Agathe, Weber’s Der Freischütz). Roles in preparation include Mimi (La boheme) and Countess (Le nozze di Figaro).

Photography by Ben Reason