East Sussex born, Eleanor graduated from the Masters course at Royal College of Music with Distinction in 2017 under the tutelage of Janis Kelly and Caroline Dowdle, where she was generously supported by a Martin Harris Award and a Charles Branchini Award, the Josephine Baker Trust, Friends of Music in Mayfield, The Lake House Charitable Foundation and the Tom Cocklin Memorial Trust. She earned a First Class Honours Bachelors degree from Royal Northern College of Music in 2015.
Recent engagements include Josephine HMS Pinafore (ENO), Yum Yum The Mikado (Opera Della Luna), Raina The Chocolate Soldier (IF Opera, Wilton's Music Hall), Papagena & cover 1st Lady The Magic Flute (Wild Arts), Sandman/Dew Fairy Hansel and Gretel (David Ross Education Trust), Mary Crawford Mansfield Park with Waterperry Opera Festival, cover Phyllis Iolanthe (ENO), Delia and cover Contessa di Folleville Il Viaggio a Reims (ETO), alongside creating the role of Lola The Wish Gatherer, one of ETO’s Learning and Participation operas touring to schools and theatres across the country.
Eleanor was a finalist in the Royal Overseas League Annual Music Competition in 2018, the Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards in 2017 at Wigmore Hall, and won First Prize in the RCM Lieder Competition in 2017 where she also won the Ted Moss and Bertha Taylor-Stach Prize. She was a Young Artist at Opera Holland Park in 2017 and was a Swing in Phantom of the Opera in London’s West End from 2019-2020.
Eleanor Sanderson-Nash brings a bright, spirited Raina to the heart of the piece.
Eleanor Sanderson-Nash was a spirited and excitable Raina Petkoff, torn between duty and the undoubtedly strong attraction she feels for the unexpected refugee in her bedroom
As Raina, Eleanor Sanderson Nash leans into sweetness and steeliness as every good Shavian heroine should.
Eleanor Sanderson Nash lends Raina a presence that is lively and luminous, at the heart of the work.
Especial mention should be made of ‘The Sun Whose Rays’, which was sung to perfection by Eleanor Sanderson-Nash, as was ‘Tit-Willow’. Both sang their third verses in pianissimo yet their voices carried across the audience’s appreciative silence.
Eleanor Sanderson Nash was bright and strong in her portrayal as Josephine
His duet: “Pa…pa…pa…” with the wonderful Eleanor Sanderson-Nash playing Papagena was another of the night’s undoubted highlights - the pair combining beautifully
His Papagena was Eleanor Sanderson-Nash, brilliantly comedic too and their voices meshed beautifully
Papageno’s love interest Papagena is in contrast a comedy role and Eleanor Sanderson-Nash brings a gentle light touch. She first appears as the old lady whom Papageno teases, dressed unflatteringly in a hessian sack. What a transformation as she then reappears in a frou-frou of lime green chiffon to have great fun with the Pa-pa-pa patter song with Papagena, her bubbly soprano declaring their love, looking forward to their future life together, and lots of children!