Helen Winter

Helen Winter
Soprano
Helen made her debut on the Operatic stage for Opera Holland Park in 2008 and performs ‘Queen of the night’ regularly for Opera Anywhere
Helen Winter was born in Grantham into a very musical family. She studied at Trinity College of Music, London, after which she became a member of the BBC Singers’.
Helen made her debut on the Operatic stage for Opera Holland Park in 2008 singing the role of ‘Barena’ in Janacek’s opera Jenufa. She worked for them for 3 more years singing roles in every opera through their summer seasons. After this she worked for Scottish opera, European Chamber Opera, and Buxton Festival amongst others. Television work has included many advert work, the ITV series Popstar to Operastar, performing with Mexican tenor Rolando Villazon, and starring in the WESTEND production of the Sound of Music LIVE with Cameron Macintosh. She has recorded and released 3 solo albums.
The ‘Queen of the Night’ in Mozart’s Magic Flute has to been Helen’s favourite role to date, she has also performed Mabel in Pirates of Penzance and Yum Yum in Mikado. Alongside her opera career, Helen has a wide experience directing choirs, operetta and music theatre. She is Head of Singing at Repton School in Derbyshire and is in huge demand as a singing teacher around the country. She is also the director of The St John’s Winter Singers based in Grantham.