April Elizabeth sings Zing! Went the Strings of my Heart, as made famous by Judy Garland.

Karaoke Version

Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart

The Jewel Song from Faust

Recorded with Leeds Youth Opera in February, 2018.

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Soprano April Elizabeth Grime hails from Lancashire and recently graduated with Distinction in her Masters in Music Performance from the University of Leeds, studying voice with Sarah Estill. Prior to this, April trained and performed with North Wales Opera Studio, and gained her Bachelor’s degree in Music from Bangor University. 

April has established herself as an exciting singing actress, performing a versatile range of roles in recent years; her operatic roles include Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro (Opera Seria), Adina in L'Elisir d’Amore, Climene in L'Egisto, Sister Genevieve in Suor Angelica, Zerlina in Don Giovanni (Opera Seria), Marguerite in Faust (Opera74), Musetta in La Bohème, and most recently Lady Macbeth in Verdi’s Macbeth, both for Leeds Youth Opera.
April’s recent concert performances have taken her to Llangollen International Eisteddfod World Stage, Handel’s Messiah with Salford Choral Society, as soloist for Manchester Light Orchestra and the Orchestra of the Light Music Society, Fauré’s Requiem with Cawthorne Choral Society, concerts with the London Welsh Male Voice Choir, The Creation with The Easingwold Singers, Elgar’s The Spirit of England with The Huddersfield Singers, and recitals at Ripon Cathedral. Future concert engagements include solo Soprano 2 in Mahler's Eighth Symphony with Wrexham Symphony Orchestra at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester.

April is an active singing teacher and also uses her varied performance skills and natural enthusiasm to facilitate music and drama workshops, and lead her own community choir.

April is available for weddings, funerals, corporate events and concerts, and would be delighted to sing at your event.