Since her very first taste of the profession, understudying I Fagiolini’s immersive theatre production Betrayal in 2015, Elspeth has been captured by the dual art forms of music and drama, and has since pursued this pairing in her work ardently, in both traditional opera as well as newly devised works.
She has played Sophie in the staged Bach St Matthew/ Sophie Scholl Passion, from theatre maker and director Ross McGregor with the Deutscher Chor London, Southwark Cathedral 2022; Sirena in Francesca Caccini’s opera La Liberazione di Ruggiero, Brighton Early Music Festival (BREMF) 2021; Cupid in Marco da Gagliano’s Daphne, BREMF 2020; and understudying Charlie in Anna Appleby’s Drought with the BBC Philharmonic 2022.
Elspeth is also a sought after soloist of the baroque repertoire, having performed at some of the countries top festivals and venues; Bach Lutheran Mass in F, Rachel Podger & Brecon Baroque 2022; Bach Cantata BWV51, The Hampstead Collective 2020; Handel The Messiah, Snape Maltings 2017; MacMillan Seven Last Words from the Cross, The Britten Sinfonia, The Barbican 2016.
Living out her passion for one-to-a-part ensemble singing, Elspeth is a member of I Fagiolini, The Marian Consort and Musica Secreta. She also sings with The Sixteen, Arcangelo, The Britten Sinfonia Voices, Eric Ericsons Kammarkör in Sweden, Mogens Dahl Kammerkor in Denmark and The Netherlands Radio Choir.
Elspeth Mairwen Piggott 