JENNY STAFFORD SOPRANO

“Jenny Stafford Shines as Manon Lescaut.”
- The Telegraph

Jenny Stafford is now firmly established as one of the brightest young talents on the UK opera stage.

In March 2018, she made her major house debut, with Dutch National Opera, as Sarah in James MacMillan’s Clemency. Bachtrack.com praised how her ‘soprano soared in Sarah’s ecstatic music with dramatic intensity’

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Jenny makes her company debut at Nederlandse Reisopera next season as Maria in the world premiere of Elena Langer’s opera To Die For [A Comedy].

11 - 30 April, 2026

‘Committed and musically scrupulous as Manon, Jenny Stafford gains in visceral impact as her voice climbs the stave’

- The Stage

‘Stafford has a lovely gleam to her voice, giving heart and muscle to her arias’

- The Times

‘Whenever Jenny Stafford’s Despina is on hand, the performance gets a lift.’

- Financial Times

‘Jenny Stafford gave a sparkling and youthful rendition of the character that was infused with a liveliness that made her so much more than the stooge of Don Alfonso’

- Opera Wire

  • THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA - BRITTEN

    Touring the UK, 4 October-21 November 2025

    Jenny returns to English Touring Opera as Female Chorus for their production of Britten’s provocative opera The Rape of Lucretia.

    English Touring Opera

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  • DONA NOBIS PACEM - VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

    22 November, 2025

    Jenny sings Dona Nobis Pacem with The North London Chorus.

    St James Church, Muswell Hill

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  • TO DIE FOR [A COMEDY] - ELENA LANGER

    11 - 30 April, 2026

    Jenny sings the role of Maria in the world premiere of Elena Langer’s new opera.

    Nederlandse Reisopera

  • A SEA SYMPHONY - VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

    5 July, 2026

    Jenny returns to the Cambridge Philharmonic to sing Vaughan Williams’ A Sea Symphony.

    Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden

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  • LA BOHEME - PUCCINI

    July 2026

    Jenny covers the role of Mimi at the Royal Ballet & Opera.

    Royal Ballet & Opera, London

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