Elena Ferrari, who is resident in London, studied at the National Opera Studio. She received a Countess of Munster Scholarship. Elena Ferrari also attended the Arts Educational School’s Drama Course for three years and her career progressed through acting in classical theatre and television to music theatre and finally to performing opera.

Elena Ferrari made her operatic debut as Musetta in the new Phyllida Lloyd production of La Boheme for Opera North to considerable critical acclaim and was invited back to sing Fiordiligi Cosi fan tutte. Other roles for Opera North include Violetta La traviata, Bice Violanta (Korngold), Miss Wordsworth in Phyllida Lloyd’s production of Albert Herring and Donna Elvira in their latest production of Don Giovanni.

For Grange Park Opera she repeated the role of Musetta in a new production and they too invited her back to play Clorinda in a new production of Rossini’s La cenerentola and Gianetta L’elisir d’amore. With Garsington Opera she performed the role of Cinna in a new production of Mozart’s Lucia Silla.and at Opera Holland Park she appeared as Rosalinde in a new production of Die Fledermaus.

For English National Opera Elena Ferrari has appeared as Lauretta Gianni Schicchi and Sister Genevieve Suor Angelica. For English Touring Opera she performed the Countess The Marriage of Figaro and Violetta in a new production of La traviata.

Elena Ferrari sang the leading soprano role of Elsie in the world premier of ‘The Triumph of Spirit over Matter’ by Wim Henderickx in a joint production with La Monnaie, Brussels and Musiektheatre Transparent, Antwerp. Other roles include Tamiri Il re pastore, Donna Anna Don Giovanni, Antonia Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Eltrude Alfred (Thomas Arne) and Mary Hugh the Drover (Vaughan Williams), Tartagliona L’augellino belverde (Jonathan Dove), Lusya Cheryomuski (Shostakovitch), Concepcion L’heure Espagnole, Lillian Happy End (Kurt Weill), Polly Peachum Threepenny Opera and Cunegonde Candide.

Miss Ferrari has a busy concert diary and appeared at the BBC Proms in the Royal Albert Hall singing Jessie Mahagonny Songspiel and German Cabaret Songs and Bice Violanta (Korngold) conducted by Paul Daniel also at the BBC Proms. Her oratorio repertoire includes Gounod’s Cacilienmesse, Elgar’s The Kingdom and the Verdi Requiem.

Miss Ferrari’s recent engagements have included Madame Silberklang Der Schauspieldirektor for TCC Productions, Lisbon, Boulotte in Offenbach’s Barbe Bleu for Grange Park Opera and Mrs Maurrant Street Scene at the Opera de Toulon and with The Opera Group at The Young Vic, which won ‘Best Musical’ in the 2008 Evening Standard Theatre Awards.

Future engagements include further performances as Mrs Maurrant Street Scene at the Opera de Toulon.