Héloïse Bernard

Often accompanied on the lute by Eric Thomas or Alex McCartney, she is praised for her soprano "full of charm and emotion, asserting a discreetly rhetorical declamation".
Biography
French soprano with a strong taste for baroque and early music and a background in French literature and drama. She performs as a soloist with Spinacino Consort, the Linarol Consort of Viols, The Telling, and is a founding member of Belesama. Described as a "show-stealer" by BBC Music Magazine for her appearance as Iris on the recording of Eccles Semele with the Academy of Ancient Music, conducted by Julian Perkins, she's also featured on Linarol Consort's recording Epitaph for a Green Lover to be released in May 2026.
Often accompanied on the lute by Eric Thomas or Alex McCartney, she is praised for her soprano "full of charm and emotion, asserting a discreetly rhetorical declamation".
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Past programmes

Scots Songs and Fancies of the Renaissance by John Forbes of Aberdeen
Sun, 15 March 2026
St Mary's Church, Aberfoyle
3:00pm
Voluntary donation
Concerts at St Mary Aberfoyle

Sounds of St Cecilia's I
Wed, 7 August 2024
St Cecilia's Hall, Edinburgh
3:00pm
£15 (£12 concession, £5 under-18s)
St Cecilia's Hall





