Eleanor Broomfield is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music where she graduated with honours on both the Undergraduate and Preparatory Opera courses. She is also a former member of the Handel House Talent Scheme.
Recently, Eleanor has performed Dew Fairy/Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel at Opera Holland Park on their Young Artist Programme. Hermia/Purcell’s The Fairy Queen at Longborough Opera as an Emerging Artist. La Fortune/Campra’s Le Carnaval de Venise with Vache Baroque. She also covered Tytania in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Nevill Holt Opera as a Young Artist.
Other operatic experience includes Bridesmaid/Weber’s Der Freischütz with Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment conducted by Sir Mark Elder. First Witch/Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas at The Grange. Sandmann/Dew Fairy Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel for Longborough Playground Opera. Belinda/Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas with the Pro Anima Orchestra. Eleanor has also toured with the Merry Opera Company, performing their staged production of the Messiah. As well as covering Juno/Melanto/Monteverdi’s The Return of Ulysses and Amor/Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice for Longborough Opera. Most recently, Eleanor made her debut with the English National Ballet in their production of Les Noces at Sadler’s Wells. As well as covering the role of Adina in Longborough’s Playground production of L’elisir d’amore. She also performed as a step out soloist and part of the ensemble in the 2025 UK premier of Wahnfried.
Concert performances include Haydn Heiligmesse (City of London Choir/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) at Cadogan Hall, Haydn Kleineorgel Messe/Mozart Laudate Dominum K339 (Cambridge Philharmonic Society) at St John's Chapel, Bach Christmas Oratorio (Oxford Harmonic Choir/Orchestra of Stowe Opera) at Oxford Town Hall, M.Haydn Requiem (Arun Choral Society) at Arundel Cathedral, Handel Messiah (Cheltenham Bach Choir) (Orchestra of the Swan) (Guernsey Orchestral Society), Mass in C Minor Mozart (Woodstock Choral Society) St John Passion (English Symphony Orchestra), Poulenc Gloria (English String Orchestra), Haydn Nelson Mass (Stratford-upon-Avon Choral Society/Central England Camerata), Bach Magnificat (Hanover Choir) CPE Bach Magnificat (Regency Sinfonia) Haydn The Creation (Wantage Choral Society) and Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle (Wendover Choral Society).
Baroque music makes up a large part of Eleanor’s repertoire and she has worked extensively with Philippe Herreweghe and Jane Glover as part of the Academy/Kohn Bach Cantata series. She also enjoys working regularly with the Instruments of Time and Truth, performing lesser known baroque music.
Eleanor takes great joy in performing song and has given recitals at The Queen's Gallery Buckingham Palace, Italian Cultural Institute, Oxford Lieder Festival with Toby Spence and Ryan Wigglesworth, the East India Club and Chipping Campden Music Festival. She has also held a creative residency at The Red House, Aldeburgh.