Elijah - Mendelssohn
2023-11-19 20:00 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | West Road Concert Hall, 11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP, United Kingdom
Ella sings the soprano solos in Mendelssohn’s Elijah.
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY CHORUS
EAST ANGLIA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
DAVID YOUNG conductor
ELLA TAYLOR soprano
FELICITY BUCKLAND mezzo-soprano
MONWABISI LINDI tenor
DAN D’SOUZA baritone
Tickets:
£25, £18, £12 | Concessions: £22.50, £16, £10 | University of Cambridge students: £5

Elektra - Strauss
2024-01-12 19:30 - 21:20, 2024-01-15 19:30 - 21:20, 2024-01-18 19:30 - 21:20, 2024-01-23 19:30 - 21:20, 2024-01-26 19:30 - 21:20, 2024-01-30 19:30 - 21:20 (Europe/London) | Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London, WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom
Ella appears as Fourth Maid in a new production of Strauss’s Elektra at The Royal Opera House, London.

ELEKTRA – Nina Stemme
CHRYSOTHEMIS – Sara Jakubiak
KLYTÄMNESTRA – Karita Mattila
OREST – Łukasz Goliński
ÄGISTH – Charles Workman
OREST’S TUTOR – Michael Mofidian
FIRST MAID – Noa Beinart
SECOND MAID – Veena Akama-Makia
THIRD MAID – Gabrielė Kupšytė
FOURTH MAID – Ella Taylor
FIFTH MAID – Valentina Puskás
OVERSEER – Lee Bisset
YOUNG SERVANT – Michael Gibson
OLD SERVANT – Jeremy White
CHORUS – Royal Opera Chorus
ORCHESTRA – Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

CONDUCTOR – Antonio Pappano
DIRECTOR – Christof Loy
DESIGNER – Johannes Leiacker
LIGHTING DESIGNER – Olaf Winter

The Shell Trial - Ellen Reid
2024-03-16 20:00 - 21:30, 2024-03-18 20:00 - 21:30, 2024-03-19 20:00 - 21:30, 2024-03-21 20:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Nationale Opera en Ballet, Amstel 3, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Ella plays the role of The Activist in the world premiere of Pulitzer Prize winning composer Ellen Reid’s The Shell Trial.
Sung in English
Music Ellen Reid
Libretto Roxie Perkins; based on the play De zaak Shell by Anoek Nuyens, Rebekka de Wit, Frascati Producties and De Nwe Tijd
Musical direction and co-creation Manoj Kamps
Stage direction, concept and co-adaptation Gable Roelofsen and Romy Roelofsen (Het Geluid)
Set design Davy van Gerven
Costume design Greta Goiris and Flora Kruppa
Lighting design Jean Kalman
Video design Wies Hermans
Choreography Winston Ricardo Arnon
Movement director ‘Elders’ Nita Liem
Dramaturgy Willem Bruls, Saar Vandenberghe, Jasmijn van Wijnen
The Government Claire Barnett-Jones
The Consumer Anthony León
The Law / The Artist Lauren Michelle
The CEO Audun Iversen
The Activist Ella Taylor
The Climate refugee Carla Nahadi Babelegoto
The Historian Jasmin White
The Weatherman Erik Slik
The Elementary School Teacher Nikki Treurniet
The Pilot Alexander de Jong
The Fossil Fuel Laborer Allen Michael Jones
The Field Worker Yannis François
Elders
Nita Liem
Ingrid Coleridge
Claudia Tjon Soei Len
Twie Tjoa
Francisca Tan
Raymonde Roebana
Beppy Milder
Patrick Altenberg
William Mettendaf
Linda Grootfaam
Anna Azijnman
Anneroos Burger
Children’s chorus
Watermusic Kinderkoor (Muziekschool Waterland), Noord-Hollands selectiekoor, The Shell trial project chorus, B! Music school en Leerorkest Zuidoost
The members of the The Shell trial project chorus have been selected from different schools in Zuidoost, Noord, Nieuw-West and Almere. All these children are part of a participation project led by Het Geluid.
Academists and members of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Commission by Dutch National Opera, in co-production with Het Geluid (Maastricht), Opera Philadelphia and Bregenz Festival

Goodall Every Purpose Under the Heaven, Haydn Nelson Mass - Angmering Chorale
2024-04-13 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Arundel Cathedral, London Rd, Arundel, BN18 9AY
Ella sings the soprano solos in Howard Goodall’s Every purpose under the heaven and Haydn’s Nelson Mass.
Ella Taylor – soprano
Samantha Price – mezzo soprano
Gwilym Bowen – tenor
Niall Anderson – bass baritone
Angmering Chorale
Sinfonia of Arun

Song at Wolfson - Ella Taylor and Sholto Kynoch
2024-05-02 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | Wolfson College, Linton Road, Oxford, OX2 6UD, United Kingdom
Ella performs a recital with pianist Sholto Kynoch, pairing the poetry of Paul Verlaine and Edna St Vincent Millay.
Claude Debussy – Ariettes oubliées
I. C’est l’extase langoureuse
II. Il pleure dans mon coeur
III. L’ombres des arbres
IV. Paysages belges (Chevaux de bois)
V. Green
VI. Spleen
Margaret Bonds
Even in the moment
Feast
Hyacinth
I know my mind
What lips my lips have kissed
Reynaldo Hahn
D’une prison
L’heure exquise
Tous deux
Jake Heggie – from Songs and Sonnets to Ophelia
Women have loved before
Now in a silver casket
Spring

Barber Lunchtime Concert - Ella Taylor and Sholto Kynoch
2024-05-03 13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/London) | Elgar Concert Hall, Bramhall Music Building, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom

La Vision de la Reine - Augusta Holmès
2024-05-19 15:00 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | St Mark’s Church, Broomhill, Broomfield Road, Sheffield, S10 2SE, United Kingdom
Ella returns home to Sheffield to perform as a soloist in Augusta Holmès’ La Vision de la Reine with mezzo soprano Anna Huntley, alongside The Abbeydale Singers conducted by Lucy Joy Morris, members of Ensemble 360 and organist Darius Battiwalla.
FAURÉ / MESSAGER Messe des Pêcheurs de Villerville (18′)
FAURÉ Cantique de Jean Racine (6′)
FRANCK Prelude, Fugue and Variation for solo organ (15′)
HOLMÈS La vision de la reine (25’)
An afternoon of glorious choral music.
The Abbeydale Singers perform Cantique de Jean Racine, one of Gabriel Fauré’s most popular works, loved for its beautifully restrained nature and gorgeous harmonies. They are joined by Ensemble 360 for Fauré’s Mass, rarely performed in its entirety, composed in collaboration with his lifelong friend, André Messager, in honour of fishermen from the tiny Normandy village of Villerville.
Organist Darius Battiwalla plays César Franck’s mesmerising Prelude, Fugue and Variation before singers Anna Huntley and Ella Taylor, rising stars of the opera and concert stage, join Ensemble 360 and Abbeydale Singers for the shimmering sounds of the Queen’s Vision by the Irish-French composer Augusta Holmès.

Mozart and folk song
2024-05-20 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/London) | Crucible Playhouse, 55 Norfolk Street, Sheffield, S1 1DA, United Kingdom
Ella returns home to Sheffield to perform as soloist with Ensemble 360 as part of Music in the Round’s May Festival.
MOZART Ach, ich fühl’s! (from The Magic Flute) (5’)
MOZART String Quintet No.4 in G minor K516 (36′)
TRAD. Se solen sjunker (Swedish folksong) (3′)
SCHUBERT Piano Trio No.2 in E flat (44′)
Music in the Round is delighted to welcome Robin Ireland back to the Crucible, a venue he knows so well from his years as violist with the Lindsay String Quartet.
Robin will join Ensemble 360 for one of Mozart’s finest chamber works, his String Quintet in G minor. It’s a work that’s rich in drama, the hallmark of one of the greatest opera composers, and a delicate aria from Mozart’s The Magic Flute will lead straight into the Quintet.
Schubert’s Second Piano Trio was one of the final pieces he completed before his death at the young age of 31. It’s a work of incredible emotional depth, with its most famous melody, frequently used in soundtracks for film and television, inspired by a traditional Swedish folksong.

An Evening of Don Juan - Ella Taylor and Jocelyn Freeman
2024-05-31 19:00 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | St Catherine’s Church, 102a Pepys Road, Telegraph Hill, London, SE15 5SG, United Kingdom
The course of Lord Byron’s epic poem Don Juan is plotted through song, featuring prize-winning soprano Ella Taylor with SongEasel Artistic Director Jocelyn Freeman (piano). The programme will be crowned by two specially composed songs by Emily Hazrati set to texts by Dr Joseph Spence in a varied and eclectic programme of works, featuring some of the genre’s best-loved gems to celebrate the bicentenary of Byron’s death. With many thanks to PRS Foundation and Fidelio Charitable Trust for their generous support of this event.
Ticket prices: £10 students, over 65s, and low income. Under 16s free
Early Bird: £5/£12/£30 for side, centre and front seating. Full price: £7.50/£15/£35
Nearest stations: Nunhead and Brockley (10mins walk)

The End of the World - Joe Hisaishi
2024-07-31 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Tokyo) | Suntory Hall, 1 Chome 31-1 Akasaka, Tokyo, 107-0052, Japan
Ella appears as a soloist in Joe Hisaishi’s piece The End of the World.

Performers
Cond: Joe Hisaishi
Cho: The Philharmonic Chorus of Tokyo
Future Orchestra Classics, and others

Programme
J. Hisaishi: The End of the World
Reich: The Desert Music (1984 Original Complete Ver.) [Japan Premier]

Tickets
S ¥12,000 A ¥10,000 B ¥8,000 C ¥6,000 D ¥4,000
Booking opens on April 26, 2024

The End of the World - Joe Hisaishi
2024-08-01 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Tokyo) | Suntory Hall, 1 Chome 31-1 Akasaka, Tokyo, 107-0052, Japan
Ella is the soloist in Joe Hisaishi’s The End of the World

Performers
Cond: Joe Hisaishi
Cho: The Philharmonic Chorus of Tokyo
Future Orchestra Classics, and others

Programme
J. Hisaishi: The End of the World
Reich: The Desert Music (1984 Original Complete Ver.) [Japan Premier]

Tickets
S ¥12,000 A ¥10,000 B ¥8,000 C ¥6,000 D ¥4,000
Booking opens on April 26, 2024

Mahler Symphony No. 2 at Bold Tendencies
2024-09-14 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Bold Tendencies, 95a Rye Lane, Levels 7 - 10, London, SE15 4ST
Ella is the soprano soloist in Mahler’s beautiful Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” for the closing night of the Bold Tendencies Festival in Peckham.
“We close the season with Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 2 ‘Resurrection’, presented by the Philharmonia Orchestra and Philharmonia Chorus, led by brilliant young Greek conductor Nefeli Chadouli in her first ever UK appearance. Mahler’s monumental work for orchestra and voices offers a universal message, the search for sustainable purpose and meaning amidst human suffering. As the world trembles and fractures a massed, otherworldly chorus sings in primal light, “Rise again, yes, rise again you will!”. The event will take place in the distinguished presence of Marina Mahler, Mahler’s granddaughter and president of the Mahler Foundation.
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) is one of the most significant composers of the 20th century, whose symphonies remain a high point of orchestral writing to this day.
Athens-born Nefeli Chadouli (b. 1993) holds a prestigious Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship (Associate Fellow 2024-26); and is currently completing her MA in Orchestral Conducting at Universität de Kunste Berlin. She is the permanent conductor of Berlin’s Babylon Orchester; and founder of the Youth Orchestra “Periklis Koukos” at the National Conservatory of Greece.”

Byron and Don Juan at the Oxford International Song Festival
2024-10-18 13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/London) | Holywell Music Room, Holywell Street, Oxford, OX1 3SD, United Kingdom
Ella returns to the Oxford International Song Festival for a lunchtime recital programme around the theme of Byron’s epic poem Don Juan, while also reflecting on the themes of Byron’s life in general.

Ariadne auf Naxos - Strauss
2025-01-26 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-01-29 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-02-05 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-02-08 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-02-13 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-02-16 15:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Staatsoper Hamburg, Grosse Theaterstrasse 25, Hamburg, 20354, Germany
Ella makes their debut at the Staatsoper Hamburg singing the role of Komponist in Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos.

Director: Dmitri Tcherniakov
Conductor: Kent Nagano
Costume designer: Elena Zaytseva
Lighting designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
Dramaturgy: Tatiana Werestchagina, Michael Sangkuhl, Dr Angela Beuerle
Assistant director: Thorsten Cölle
Assistant set designer: Danila Travin
Major-Domo: Wolfram Koch
Music teacher: Martin Gantner
Composer: Ella Taylor
Tenor/Bacchus: Jamez McCorkle
Dance master: Peter Tantsits
Wig maker: Grzegorz Pelutis
A lackey: Hubert Kowalczyk
Zerbinetta: Nadezhda Pavlova
Primadonna/Ariadne: Anja Kampe
Harlekin: Björn Bürger
Scaramuccio: Florian Panzieri
Truffaldino: Stephan Bootz
Brighella: Daniel Kluge
Naiad: Olivia Warburton
Dryad: Aebh Kelly
Echo: Marie Maidowski
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg

Classic FM Hall of Fame with the CBSO
2025-03-21 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2EA, United Kingdom
Ella performs as soprano soloist in the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra’s event.
THE DEFINITIVE COUNTDOWN OF BRITAIN’S FAVOURITES!
You love them, so we play them! The Classic FM Hall of Fame is the definitive countdown of Britain’s favourite classical music. Nessun Dorma, Un bel di, Lord of the Rings and Sleeping Beauty… admit it, you’re humming them already! Classic FM’s John Suchet hosts, as conductor Ben Palmer and the full CBSO present a whole evening of great melodies.

Cosi fan tutte - Mozart
2025-06-06 17:00 - 21:30, 2025-06-08 15:00 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | Nevill Holt Festival, Nevill Holt Theatre, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8EG, United Kingdom
Ella sings Fiordiligi in this production of Cosi fan Tutte at Nevill Holt Festival. This production is double cast.
A fresh take on love, deception & disguise.
This visually stunning new production of Mozart’s Così fan tutte from Nevill Holt Festival and Opera North, brings you a world where nothing is quite as it seems. Love, loyalty, and control are put to the test. Directed by Cecilia Stinton, this reimagined classic explores shifting perspectives and hidden truths—leaving us questioning: Who’s really in control? Who’s watching whom?
When the cunning Don Alfonso challenges two young couples to test their love, a whirlwind of mischief, disguises, and seduction ensues. Can love withstand temptation, or will the bet prove that faithfulness is just an illusion?
Under the baton of Chris Hopkins, this production brings Mozart’s exquisite score to life, featuring a stellar cast.

Charlie Drummond
FIORDILIGI

Ella Taylor
FIORDILIGI

Siân Griffiths
DORABELLA

Heather Lowe
DORABELLA

Stuart Jackson
FERRANDO

Egor Zhuravskii
FERRANDO

Seán Boylan
GUGLIELMO

Andrew Randall
GUGLIELMO

Gillene Butterfield
DESPINA

Claire Lees
DESPINA

William Dazeley
DON ALFONSO
