Diary


The Resurrection of Christ - Premiere
Sept
20

The Resurrection of Christ - Premiere

Elen is looking forward to returning to St Asaph Cathedral to sing the soprano solos in ‘The Resurrection of Christ’ by Caradog Roberts. Composed in 1911, this will be the first time that the oratorio is performed, 90 years after the North Wales composer’s death.

Elen and the North Wales Choral Union will also perform John Rutter’s ‘Requiem’, in celebration of the composer’s 80th birthday year.

This concert is part of the North Wales International Music Festival.

Elen Lloyd Roberts - Soprano

Samantha Lewis - Mezzo soprano

Chris Why - Tenor

Adam Jarman - Bass

Trystan Lewis - Conductor

North Wales Choral Union and Orchestra

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Castor et Pollux, Rameau
Aug
29

Castor et Pollux, Rameau

Elen joins Utopia Choir for two concert performances of Rameau’s Castor et Pollux at the Salzburger Festspiele.

This is a revival of their sell-out production at the Opéra national de Paris earlier this year.

Conductor - Teodor Currentzis

Director - Peter Sellars

Chorus Master - Vitaly Polonsky

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Castor et Pollux, Rameau
Aug
27

Castor et Pollux, Rameau

Elen joins Utopia Choir for two concert performances of Rameau’s Castor et Pollux at the Salzburger Festspiele.

This is a revival of their sell-out production at the Opéra national de Paris earlier this year.

Conductor - Teodor Currentzis

Director - Peter Sellars

Chorus Master - Vitaly Polonsky

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Bach Inaugural (BWV 11 & 69) at the Bachcelona Festival
Jul
14

Bach Inaugural (BWV 11 & 69) at the Bachcelona Festival

For the culmination of her time as the soprano soloist for the 2025 Salvat Beca Bach Grant, Elen joins the Bachcelona Consort once more for the opening concert of the Bachcelona Festival at the L’auditori de Barcelona.

Salvat Beca Bach Soloists

Elen Lloyd Roberts, soprano
Justina Vaitkute, alto
Héctor Ruiz, tenor
Franco Oportus, baix


Bachcelona Akademie Choir
Bachcelona Consort
Catherine Manson,
concertino
Lluís Vilamajó,
conductor

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Espurnes Barroques Festival with Bachcelona
Jun
8

Espurnes Barroques Festival with Bachcelona

As the soprano soloist of the 2025 Salvat Beca Bach Grant, Elen joins the Bachcelona Consort for a concert of Bach Cantatas as part of the Espurnes Barroques Festival in Catalunya. They will perform Bach Cantatas BWV 87, 108 and 176.

Solistes Salvat Beca Bach
Elen Lloyd Roberts, soprano
Justina Vaitkute, alto
Héctor Ruiz, tenor
Franco Oportus, baix

Bachcelona Consort
Katy Elkin, oboè
Ignacio Ramal, violí
Cristina Altemir, violí
Núria Pujolràs, viola
Guillermo Turina, cello
Daniel Tarrida, clavecí i direcció

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Bach Cantatas Cycle (BWV 87, 108 and 176) with the Bachcelona Consort
Jun
5

Bach Cantatas Cycle (BWV 87, 108 and 176) with the Bachcelona Consort

As the soprano soloist of the 2025 Salvat Beca Bach Grant, Elen joins the Bachcelona Consort for a concert of Bach Cantatas at the Museu de la Musica, Barcelona.

Solistes Salvat Beca Bach
Elen Lloyd Roberts, soprano
Justina Vaitkute, alto
Héctor Ruiz, tenor
Franco Oportus, baix

Bachcelona Consort
Katy Elkin, oboè
Ignacio Ramal, violí
Cristina Altemir, violí
Núria Pujolràs, viola
Guillermo Turina, cello
Daniel Tarrida, clavecí i direcció

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Concert for Peace at the Liceu
Jun
2

Concert for Peace at the Liceu

Alongside her fellow Salvat Beca Bach soloists, Elen will sing the chorus ‘Ich bin die Auferstehung und das Leben’ by Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, conducted by Daniel Tarrida, at this gala concert in aid of the Red Cross at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona. The concert is organised by the Victoria de los Ángeles Foundation and features countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński as its ambassador.

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Baroque Classics with Eboracum Baroque
May
2

Baroque Classics with Eboracum Baroque

Eboracum Baroque are delighted to return to Bury St Edmunds Guildhall for a programme of Baroque Classics. 

The concert will feature famous soprano arias by Handel, Vivaldi and Purcell alongside instrumental music for solo violin, trumpet, cello and harpsichord. Alongside well known tunes from Handel’s Water Music and Bach’s cello suites, there will be lesser known works to enjoy too by Corelli and Scarlatti. 

Elen Lloyd Roberts – Soprano

Alice Poppleton – Violin

Miri Nohl – Cello

Laurence Lyndon Jones – Harpsichord/Organ

Chris Parsons – Trumpet

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Missa Alma Redemptoris Mater with Bach Collegium Barcelona
Apr
13

Missa Alma Redemptoris Mater with Bach Collegium Barcelona

As the soprano soloist of the 2025 Salvat Beca Bach Grant, Elen joins Bach Collegium Barcelona and the Schola Cantorum of the Escolania de Montserrat for a performance of the rarely performed Missa Alma Redemptoris Mater by the Catalan Baroque composer Anselm Viola.

Elen Lloyd Roberts - Soprano

Justina Vaitkute - Mezzo-soprano

Héctor Ruiz - Tenor

Franco Oportus - Bass

Pau Jorquera - Conductor

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Missa Alma Redemptoris Mater with Bach Collegium Barcelona
Apr
12

Missa Alma Redemptoris Mater with Bach Collegium Barcelona

As the soprano soloist of the 2025 Salvat Beca Bach Grant, Elen joins Bach Collegium Barcelona and the Schola Cantorum of the Escolania de Montserrat for a performance of the rarely performed Missa Alma Redemptoris Mater by the Catalan Baroque composer Anselm Viola.

Elen Lloyd Roberts - Soprano

Justina Vaitkute - Mezzo-soprano

Héctor Ruiz - Tenor

Franco Oportus - Bass

Pau Jorquera - Conductor

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Bach Cantatas Cycle (BWV 1, 92 and 127) with the Bachcelona Consort
Mar
25

Bach Cantatas Cycle (BWV 1, 92 and 127) with the Bachcelona Consort

As the soprano soloist of the 2025 Salvat Beca Bach Grant, Elen joins the Bachcelona Consort for a concert of Bach and his contemporaries at the Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau in Barcelona.

Elen Lloyd Roberts - Soprano

Justina Vaitkute - Mezzo-soprano

Héctor Ruiz - Tenor

Franco Oportus - Bass

Daniel Tarrida - Conductor

Bach: Primavera 1725 

Diálogo de J.S.Bach con Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow (1663, Leipzig – 1712, Halle)

A través del coral Herr Jesu Christ, wahr’ Mensch und Gott (Cantata BWV 127 [1725])

Diálogo de J.S.Bach con Georg Philipp Telemann (1681, Magdeburg – 1767, Hamburg)

A través del coral Wie schön leucht uns der Morgenstern (Cantata BWV 1 [1725])

Diálogo de J.S.Bach con Christoph Graupner (1683, Kirchberg – 1760, Darmstadt)

A través del coral Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn (Cantata BWV 92 [1725])

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Festival de Música Àntigua Sevilla with Bachcelona
Mar
23

Festival de Música Àntigua Sevilla with Bachcelona

As the soprano soloist of the 2025 Salvat Beca Bach Grant, Elen joins the Bachcelona Consort for a concert of Bach and his contemporaries at the Festival de Música Àntigua Sevilla.

Elen Lloyd Roberts - Soprano

Justina Vaitkute - Mezzo-soprano

Héctor Ruiz - Tenor

Franco Oportus - Bass

Daniel Tarrida - Conductor

Bach: Primavera 1725 

Diálogo de J.S.Bach con Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow (1663, Leipzig – 1712, Halle)

A través del coral Herr Jesu Christ, wahr’ Mensch und Gott (Cantata BWV 127 [1725])

Diálogo de J.S.Bach con Georg Philipp Telemann (1681, Magdeburg – 1767, Hamburg)

A través del coral Wie schön leucht uns der Morgenstern (Cantata BWV 1 [1725])

Diálogo de J.S.Bach con Christoph Graupner (1683, Kirchberg – 1760, Darmstadt)

A través del coral Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn (Cantata BWV 92 [1725])

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Sastamala Gregoriana Early Music Festival with Bachcelona
Mar
21

Sastamala Gregoriana Early Music Festival with Bachcelona

As the soprano soloist of the 2025 Salvat Beca Bach Grant, Elen joins the Bachcelona Consort for a concert of Bach and his contemporaries at the Sastamala Gregoriana Early Music Festival in Finland.

Elen Lloyd Roberts - Soprano

Justina Vaitkute - Mezzo-soprano

Héctor Ruiz - Tenor

Franco Oportus - Bass

Daniel Tarrida - Conductor

Bach: Primavera 1725 

Diálogo de J.S.Bach con Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow (1663, Leipzig – 1712, Halle)

A través del coral Herr Jesu Christ, wahr’ Mensch und Gott (Cantata BWV 127 [1725])

Diálogo de J.S.Bach con Georg Philipp Telemann (1681, Magdeburg – 1767, Hamburg)

A través del coral Wie schön leucht uns der Morgenstern (Cantata BWV 1 [1725])

Diálogo de J.S.Bach con Christoph Graupner (1683, Kirchberg – 1760, Darmstadt)

A través del coral Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn (Cantata BWV 92 [1725])

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Extraordinary Christmas by the Salvat Foundation at the Palau de la Música
Dec
12

Extraordinary Christmas by the Salvat Foundation at the Palau de la Música

The Salvat Foundation presents the soloists who have received the Salvat Bach Scholarship in a concert in which Laurence Cummings conducts the Bach Collegium Barcelona in a selection of cantatas at the Palau de la Música Catalana.

Solistes de la Salvat Beca Bach 2025
Elen Lloyd Roberts
, soprano
Justina Vaitkute, contralto
Héctor Ruiz, tenor
Franco Oportus, bass
Bach Collegium Barcelona
Adriana Alcaide,
concertino
Pau Jorquera, choir coach
Laurence Cummings, guest Conductor

J. S. Bach
Cantata Ich freue mich in dir, BWV 133
Cantata Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, BWV 123
G. F. Händel
Chandos Anthem No. 9, O Praise the Lord with one consent, HWV 254

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Rough for Opera #19, Second Movement
Sept
12

Rough for Opera #19, Second Movement

Elen sang the role of Anna in the presentation of YNYS, a new Welsh-language opera in development by Sarah Lianne Lewis and Chris Harris. Rough for Opera #19 was a a development and performance platform for librettos and texts for opera.

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Past Performances