ANNINA - LA TRAVIATA - OPERA HOLLAND PARK 2022
“…..and Ellie Edmonds even more than that in the easily overlooked part of Annina, looking like someone out of Toulouse-Lautrec and tracing a distinctive musical line with her resinous mezzo.”
- Opera Magazine
“@LaurenAshFagan as Violetta was absolute knockout but also major special mention to @ellie_edmonds as Annina, whose perfect and committed acting was what finally made me cry” - Nancy Durrant, Twitter
“Ellie Edmonds in sparkling support as …Mercédès, the women’s shared scenes had a touch of magic.” - Opera Magazine
“Ellie Edmonds, a mezzo who invariably impresses, made a plausibly youthful Annina…” - Mark Valencia
“..a brilliant touch to the final scene sees Edmonds stepping in..” -Operawire
“Ellie Edmonds’ Annina flickered nervously around the deathbed, a sympathetic presence”
- Dominic Lowe, Backtrack
“Ellie Edmonds was a characterful and sympathetic Annina, one of those performances which made you wish that Verdi had given her more to do.”
-Hughgill, Planet Hughgill
“As Carmen, Ellie Edmonds is a warm and communicative singer. She’s also a fearless actor who dances like a dervish and signals emotions from humour to disgust with her minxy grin and flashing eyes.”
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MERCÉDÈS - CARMEN - OPERA HOLLAND PARK 2022
“Ellie Edmonds is the feisty Mercédès”
- Culture Whisper
“Ellie Edmonds has a rich warm singing voice which she uses crisply. She sails adeptly through all the big numbers and acts convincingly which is especially important in the intimate space of the King’s Head. The absurd hip-hop dance she does to Bizet’s music at the beginning of Act II is a moment to treasure too.”
- Susan Elkin, Lark Reviews
“Ellie edmonds made Annina a real character, inhabiting the whole opera, a fierce mother-hen figure whom you would never cross and who supported Violetta no matter what.”
- Planet Hughgill