Artists

We are sorry to announce that Dame Felicity Lott is indisposed and cannot join us for the planned French song masterclass. We are indebted to Ailish Tynan, who has kindly agreed to extend her visit to Leeds, so that she can take this class.

Irish soprano Ailish Tynan came to prominence when she won the 2003 Rosenblatt Recital Song Prize at BBC Cardiff Singer of the World. She was part of the Vilar Young Artist Programme at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and a BBC New Generation Artist, where she actively recorded and performed with BBC Orchestras and in recital.

In the current season, Ailish’s appearances include the Governess in Isabella Bywater’s new production of The Turn of the Screw for English National Opera, a role she will later reprise at the Music in PyeongChang Festival in South Korea and she will appear as Berta in a revival of Il barbiere di Siviglia at the Glyndebourne Festival. She also creates the role of Christine in the World Premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Festen for the Royal Opera directed by Richard Jones. Her concert engagements include Handel’s Messiah at the National Concert Hall, Dublin and Orff’s Carmina Burana at the Royal Festival Hall with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Programme

Ailish Tynan leads a masterclass with students of the Royal Northern College of Music and Leeds Song Young Artists.