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ELISABETH HETHERINGTON
BIOGRAPHY
Award winning soprano, Elisabeth Hetherington (Toronto, 1992), completed her
Undergraduate Degree in Voice Performance from the University of Toronto, Faculty of
Music, and is now a cum laude graduate from the Masters of Historical Performance at the
Conservatorium van Amsterdam. Praised for her "beautiful and intimate settings of
Monteverdi" (Het Parool, 2017) and the "...delicate singing and presentation of airs de cour
et parodies spirituelles" (El Pais, 2017), since moving to the Netherlands in 2015, Elisabeth
has quickly established herself as an up and coming performer and interpreter of early, as
well as contemporary and modern repertoire throughout Europe.
Managing to effortlessly bridge the gap between early and contemporary music, Elisabeth has
premiered numerous works throughout the Netherlands, Norway and Estonia, and been
featured on the latest CD by Dutch composer Arnold Marinissen performing the work La
Pizia e la Marangona.
Elisabeth has received a great deal of attention for her work in the field of Original
Pronunciation of Elizabethan English – an area seldom explored. Her research into OP has
quickly gained traction and in addition to her busy performing schedule, she has become a
sought after clinician on the subject, giving masterclasses in conservatories around the
Netherlands, as well as appearing as a lecturer in the Utrecht Festival Oude Muziek.
With her ensemble for voice and lute, Duo Serenissima, Elisabeth and Dutch lutenist David
Mackor have had the opportunity to perform in many important festivals around the world,
such as the Utrecht Early Music Festival and the Ravenna Festival and in addition to the
Netherlands, enjoy a busy performance schedule in The United States, Canada, Italy and
Norway.
Elisabeth has recently been chosen as one of the recipients of the Dutch Classical Talent
Award 2019/2020 and is looking forward to a tour through the major concert halls of the
Netherlands. In addition, she has been selected to be an artist in residence for the Dutch
Broadcasting agency Avrotros as a part of their AVROTROS Klassiek Presenteert with whom
she has recently recorded her debut solo album. Elisabeth is greatly looking forward to aseason filled with opera, premieres, lectures and masterclasses and some of the highlights
include King Lear with Holland Opera, touring Bach ontmoet Soefi with
the Nederlands Blazers Ensemble, developing and performing the project Solace with dance
company Leineroebana, completing a solo tour as the winner of the Dutch Classical Talent
Award and engagements and premieres in Estonia, Italy and the United States.