Jade McLellan

Programme: Serena Fenwick programme
Discipline: Singer
Voice type: Mezzo soprano
Year: 2025

• education

  • Masters of Music (Vocal and Operatic Studies), Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 2026

  • First Class: BA (Hons) Music (Classical and Opera Studies), Leeds Conservatoire, 2024

• experience

  • Young Artist Showcase, Piano Festival

  • Salzburg week-long masterclass, John Thomasson at the Universit Mozarteum

  • The Mother, Rosie Kat's production of Searching for Mignon Lieder Opera, Leeds Conservatoire

  • The Prince, Sophie Gilpin's production of The Light Princess, Leeds Conservatoire

  • Margaret Markland Choral Bursary, Yorkshire Philharmonic Choir

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“After several years working and living abroad, I initially pursued a career in healthcare before starting my undergraduate opera studies as a more mature student. I am now following my rather eclectic passions, having co-founded the early music group Leodis Consort, run music workshops for children with additional needs and I am currently involved in a number of free-improvisation groups. I also enjoy composing, particularly for ancient and unconventional instruments.

I'm a country girl at heart from a small village in the Yorkshire Dales, where I spent my childhood lambing and hay baling. Beyond opera, I write and perform folk music with my band, enjoy hiking, and am currently learning German as my latest challenge.”