Originally from Canada, Heather Newhouse studied singing at the University of Western Ontario, where she obtained her Bachelor of Music. She then took her Master of Music at London's Guildhall School. The following year, she entered the Conservatoire national de Musique et de Danse (CNSMD) in Lyon, from which she graduated in 2010. In 2012, she won back-to-back prizes at the Concours international de chant baroque de Froville and the Second Prize (as well as the Orchestra and Technicians Prize) at the Concours international de Mâcon.
From 2011 to 2013, she was a member of the Opera Studio of the Opéra National de Lyon. At the Opéra de Lyon, she performed in Die Zauberflöte (Pamina), conducted by Stefano Montanari, and Britten's The Turn of the Screw (Governess), conducted by Kazushi Ono. It was in The Turn of the Screw (Governess) that she made her debut at the Opéra du Rhin, conducted by the late Patrick Davin. She could also be heard in Mozart's Der Schauspieldirektor (Mademoiselle Silberklang), conducted by Leonardo Garcia Alarcon, Campra's L'Europe galante (Céphise), conducted by Sébastien d'Hérin, Mozart's Requiem with the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal conducted by Hervé Niquet, "The French Connection" (a program revolving around the influence of French music in 17th-century England) with the Arion Baroque Orchestra in Montreal.
Her projects for 2024/25 include performances of Folia, a baroque hip-hop ballet created by choreographer Mourad Merzouki, with Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu, which has been touring successfully throughout Europe for several years. She will also be appearing with Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu at the Salle Gaveau in Paris, and for the season-opening concert at the Chapelle de la Trinité in Lyon. Further plans include Bach's Mass in B at the Varna Summer Festival, conducted by Martin Sieghart, Handel's Messiah with Ensemble Arianna, Bonporti cantatas with Ensemble Baroque de Nice, Gilbert Bezzina and a program entitled “London Fog” with Trio Dara as part of the Berlied Festival (Berlin).
Heather Newhouse has been teaching English lyric diction at the CNSMD in Lyon since 2023. She gives masterclasses at the Conservatoire de Mâcon, the Conservatoire Berlioz de Bourgoin-Jallieu and the Conservatoire de Toulon, as well as leading educational projects at the Lycée Saint-Exupéry in Lyon.
October 2024
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