Bethan Terry is a lyric-coloratura soprano based in London, with Yorkshire roots.
Bethan’s professional engagements range from full-scale operas to intimate recitals. Most recently, in July, she made her debut in the role of Belinda in Somerset Opera’s innovative production of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. Other highlights from the past year include Haydn’s Nelson Mass and Bach’s Magnificat in the iconic Ely Cathedral. With her regular duo partner, Francesca Lauri, Bethan was selected to perform a public Young Artist Audition Recital in Trinity College as part of the Oxford Lieder Festival.
Bethan’s recent appearances also include: Fiordiligi in Mozart’s Così fan tutte (North Wales Opera Studio); Young Artist at Leeds Lieder Festival 2023; Clonter Opera’s Spring Opera Showcase in 2023; a series of recitals in Italy, with pianist Francesca Lauri; a tour of Merry Opera’s staged Messiah; and a special BBC Immersion concert of George Walker’s art songs, led by Alison Buchanan and broadcast on Radio 3. Bethan is currently an artist on the Josephine Baker Trust Scheme. In competitions, Bethan was a finalist in Hurn Court Opera’s Singer of the Year Competition 2023, London Song Festival’s Schubert Prize 2023 and Somerset Song Prize 2022, as well as a semi-finalist in the Royal Overseas League 2024.
Among her upcoming performances, Bethan will debut the role of Rosalinde in Merry Opera’s 2025 tour of Die Fledermaus. Bethan is delighted to have been invited back for Clonter Opera’s 50th Anniversary Gala Celebration this November.
Bethan was a Junior Fellow at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, where she also completed her master’s and was taught by Janice Chapman and Marie Vassiliou; her undergraduate was at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance, where Bethan studied with Sophie Grimmer.
