Elise is a soprano, linguist and teacher.In 2015, Elise co-founded ELM Performance Ltd, an agency through which she performs, produces shows, hires musicians, and collaborates with educators, providing high-quality services in the fields of education, languages, and music. Viva Voce Ltd manages Elise's busy schedule. For enquiries, please email director@vv-now.com.Elise is passionate about helping her peers sing in French. She teaches French for Singers and Phonetics at Trinity Laban. Additionally, she developed an app called Readit ELM, which provides singers with recordings and videos to help them emulate native French pronunciations. Elise regularly coaches ensembles, including the BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus, Echo Choir, and various opera companies such as Nevill Holt, Dulwich Opera, as well as numerous amateur groups.Elise briefly attended Goldsmiths University before going on to Trinity College of Music, where she graduated with a First Class Bachelor’s degree in Performance. She spent her third year on an Erasmus programme in Trieste, at a conservatoire where she later enrolled as a regular student and subsequently became a member of staff.Recognising the foundational role music has played in her development, Elise dedicates much of her time to teaching children, starting as early as possible. She runs a nursery rhyme session at the Institut Français du Royaume-Uni (Baby Comptines) and conducts music classes in bilingual nurseries (La Petite Ruche, Le Jardin de Dyvrande, etc.). She also leads workshops on opera at the Lycée Français and produces educational concerts, such as "Peter and the Wolf" and "The Carnival of the Animals," which are performed in schools (FLAMs and AEFE) and at festivals (Voilà, Musiques en Fête, etc.). To order Elise's piano book, please visit the following link: https://elm-performance.jumpseller.comAs a child, she attended the conservatoire in Angers (Maine-et-Loire) and began singing in professional opera productions at the age of 11, performing with major opera houses such as Bordeaux. Music played a significant role in her school life, where she organised concerts and demonstrated outstanding initiative from a young age.Elise was born in France and moved to the UK to study singing after completing her baccalaureate in philosophy, languages, and literature.
Listed skills include Singing, Music, Opera, Chamber Music, and 13 others.