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"Esther Shea was both convincing and vocally excellent as Mrs Coyle"
The Arts Desk
about
Esther Shea is from Jersey in the Channel Islands and is studying for her Master of Music in vocal studies and opera at the Royal Northern College of Music under the tutelage of Elizabeth Ritchie.
She is the 2025 winner of both The Joyce and Michael Kennedy Award for the Singing of Strauss and The Williams Howard Prize.
Her operatic roles include Mrs Coyle (Owen Wingrave), Dido in (Dido and Aeneas) and Youka (L'étoile), with upcoming performances as Ninette (L’amour des trois oranges) and Ilia (Idomeneo).
On the concert platform, Esther has performed Mozart’s C Minor Mass, Mendelssohn’s Symphony No.2, Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem and Bach's B Minor Mass.
31st August 2025
Bolton Parish Church
19:30
Esther will be singing the roles of the Queen of Sheba and First Harlot in a performance of Handel's Solomon with Bolton Festival Choir and Symphony Orchestra.
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16th October 2025
Carol Nash Recital Room RNCM
18:30
Esther will be singing the role of Ilia in an abridged version of Mozart's Idomeneo.
9th December 2025
RNCM Opera Theatre
19:30
Esther will be singing the role of Ninette in RNCM Opera's performance of Prokofiev's L'amour des trois oranges.
9th December 2025
RNCM Opera Theatre
19:30
Esther will be singing the role of Ninette in RNCM Opera's performance of Prokofiev's L'amour des trois oranges.
upcoming engagements
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