Diary
Mass Alma Redemptoris Mater
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 Mass 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
Mass Alma Redemptoris Mater
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 Mass 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
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
Petite Messe Solennelle, Rossini
Elen sings the soprano solos in Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle with the Berkhamsted Choral Society under the direction of Graham Wili.
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 as part of the Espurnes Barroques Festival in Catalunya.
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
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
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
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])
Festival de Música Antigua Sevilla
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 Antigua 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])
Sastamala Gregoriana Early Music Festival
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])
The Indian Queen, Purcell with Utopia
Elen joins Utopia Choir for a concert performance of Purcell’s The Indian Queen at De Singel, Antwerp.
Conductor - Teodor Currentzis
Director - Peter Sellars
Chorus Master - Vitaly Polonsky
The Indian Queen, Purcell with Utopia
Elen joins Utopia Choir for a concert performance of Purcell’s The Indian Queen at the Berlin Philharmonie.
Conductor - Teodor Currentzis
Director - Peter Sellars
Chorus Master - Vitaly Polonsky
The Indian Queen, Purcell with Utopia
Elen joins Utopia Choir for a concert performance of Purcell’s The Indian Queen at Eglise Saint-Eustache, Paris.
Conductor - Teodor Currentzis
Director - Peter Sellars
Chorus Master - Vitaly Polonsky
Castor et Pollux, Rameau with Utopia
Elen joins the Utopia Choir for Rameau’s Castor et Pollux at the Opéra national de Paris.
January 20th, 23rd, 25th, 28th, 30th
February 1st, 7th, 11th, 13th, 15th, 19th, 23rd
Conductor - Teodor Currentzis
Director - Peter Sellars
Chorus Master - Vitaly Polonsky
Extraordinary Christmas by the Salvat Foundation
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 Vaitkuté, 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
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.
Georgian Ball, York Georgian Festival
Elen sang as the soprano soloist with Eboracum Baroque at the York Georgian Ball.
Carnival! A Garden Concert with Mid Wales Opera
Elen was the soprano soloist at this garden concert with Mid Wales Opera at Gregynog Hall.
Musical Director/Pianist - Charlotte Forrest
Soprano - Elen Lloyd Roberts
Tenor - Robyn Lyn Evans
Baritone - James Cleverton
Purcell and a Picnic with Eboracum Baroque
Elen was a soprano soloist at this garden concert with Eboracum Baroque.
B minor mass, Bach
Elen was the soprano soloist for Bach’s B minor mass with Eye Bach Choir.
The Apostles, Elgar
Elen was the soprano soloist in Elgar’s The Apostles with the St Asaph Choral Society.
The Creation, Haydn
Elen joined the chorus of Scherzo Ensemble for their semi-staged performance of Haydn’s Creation.
St John Passion, Bach
Elen was the soprano soloist for Bach’s St John Passion with the Tremeirchion Bach Choir and Orchestra.
Macbeth, Verdi with Mid Wales Opera
Elen performed the role of A Witch and joined the chorus of Mid Wales Opera in this tour of Verdi’s Macbeth.
2nd March - Theatr Hafren, Newtown
7th March - Theatr y Werin, Aberystwyth Arts Centre
9th March - Pontio, Bangor
12th March - William Aston Hall, Wrexham
14th March - Riverfront Theatre, Newtown
16th March - Courtyard Theatre, Hereford
19th March - Theatr Ffwrnes, Llanelli
21st March - Torch Theatre, Milford Haven
23rd March - Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon
Conductor - Jonathan Lyness
Director - Richard Studer
Messiah, Handel
Elen was a soprano soloist and ensemble member for Eboracum Baroque’s performance of Handel’s Messiah.
Baroque Festive Favourites with Eboracum Baroque
Elen was a soprano soloist and consort member in this concert of Baroque Christmas favourites with Eboracum Baroque, including Part 1 of Handel’s Messiah and Porpora’s cantata for soprano, Stelle Lucide.
Oratorio de Noël, Saint-Saëns
Elen was the soprano soloist in Saint-Saëns’ Oratorio de Noël with St Asaph Choral Society.
Messiah, Handel
Elen was a soprano soloist and ensemble member in Eboracum Baroque’s performance of Handel’s Messiah.
A Baroque Christmas with Eboracum Baroque
Elen was the soprano soloist in this concert of Baroque Christmas favourites with Eboracum Baroque.
A Baroque Christmas with Eboracum Baroque
Elen was the soprano soloist in this concert of Baroque Christmas favourites with Eboracum Baroque.