Biography

Bethany Halliday is best known for her recording of Will Todd’s Mass in Blue which was released on the Signum Classics label in 2006. Described as ‘An addictive listen’ by the Daily Express, Bethany premiered Mass in Blue at The Cambridge Corn Exchange in 2003 and has continued to perform the work frequently since that time. Venues have included the St-Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London Barbican, The Sage Gateshead, Durham Cathedral, Snape Maltings, Wakefield Cathedral and she has also appeared on Radio 3 performing live excerpts in discussion with Sean Rafferty on In Tune.

Bethany enjoys a wide range of performing throughout the UK including opera, oratorio and jazz. She was awarded the English National Opera Lillian Baylis Bursary for young singers and also won the William Cox memorial scholarship. Bethany has recently been performing with the Royal Opera House, Opera Genesis workshopping a new opera

Future plans include Northern Proms at Gibside with the English Sinfonia this summer, the release of the Will Todd Trio’s new album ‘Songs of Light’ which features vocals by Bethany, headlining a night at ‘Pizza in the Park’ in the autumn with the trio, extra chorus work with ENO and the premiere of a newly commissioned Requiem at St Johns Smith Square in March 2009 as well as numerous performances of Mass in Blue up and down the country.

June 2008