Originally from Cumbria, mezzo soprano Anna Elizabeth Cooper is an English National Opera Harewood Artist. For ENO this season she sang Nancy in Albert Herring and covered Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte. Last summer Anna covered Rosina in il barbiere di Siviglia for Longborough Opera Festival. This summer Anna will sing Nancy at the Bucharest Festival for ENO and Lola in Cavalliera Rusticana with the Northern Chamber Orchestra. Previously at ENO, Anna sang Kate in Pirates of Penzance and covered Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro. At Glyndebourne Festival, Anna sang Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Soeur Alice in Barrie Kosky’s production of Dialogues des Carmélites and covered Zweite Dame in Die Zauberflöte. Anna has also performed Olga in Eugene Onegin at Opera Holland Park and has premiered three contemporary roles; Suzanna in Behind God’s Back by Joseph Howard at the Tête-à-Tête Festival, Vindicio in The Duchess of Padua by Ed Lambert on a UK tour for The Music Troupe and Soloist for Kings, Witches, Lovers and Souls by Jen Hartley for Cumbria Opera. Other operatic roles include Concepcion L’heure Espagnole, Lisetta il mondo della luna, Dinah Trouble in Tahiti and Cherubino Le nozze di Figaro, directed by Sir Thomas Allen. On the concert platform Anna has performed as a soloist with the London Symphony Orchestra & Choir, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hallè Orchestra.