"A soprano with a smooth, steady tone Esther Shea excelled in the trouser role of Goldenmane"
Seen and Heard
"Esther Shea was both convincing and vocally excellent as Mrs Coyle"
The Arts Desk
"Esther Shea conveyed touching affection through her elegant vocal timbre"
Bachtrack
welcome
Praised for her “smooth, steady tone” (Seen and Heard) and her “elegant vocal timbre” (Bachtrack), soprano Esther Shea is emerging as a compelling young artist across opera, concert and recital performance.
She has just completed her Master of Music at the Royal Northern College of Music with Distinction and is the winner of the RNCM Concerto Competition and the Joyce and Michael Kennedy Award for the Singing of Strauss.
Her operatic roles include The Fox (The Cunning Little Vixen), for which Opera Magazine praised her "confidently restrained" performance, Mrs Coyle (Owen Wingrave), and Nella (Gianni Schicchi), and her recent concert engagements include Strauss' Vier letzte Lieder and Haydn's The Creation. This summer, she joined the chorus in British Youth Opera's production of The Rake's Progress and is looking forward to upcoming performances as Mimì (La Bohème) and Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni).
upcoming engagements
Beethoven's Ah! Perfido with the Tallis Chamber OrchestraSun 25 OctWestleton
Strauss' Vier letzte LiederFri 06 NovRNCM (Royal Northern College of Music)
