Helen Field remains one of the most versatile and distinguished artists of her generation. Recent roles include Marcellina Le nozze di Figaro at La Monnaie, Salome for Welsh National Opera and Gräfin (Soldaten) in Germany and New York. Her international appearances have included the Governess in Britten The turn of the Screw in Cologne, Dresden, Montpellier, Amsterdam, Schwetzingen and Barcelona; Gilda Rigoletto at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York; Cio-Cio San Madama Butterfly at the Deutsche Oper Berlin; Desdemona Otello in Brussels; Aithra (Aegyptisch Helena) at Avery Fisher Hall and Jenufa in Liege, Düsseldorf and Toronto. Born in North Wales, Helen Field studied at the Royal College of Music, London. She began her career as a recitalist and in operatic roles including, "Vixen", Mimi, Tatyana, Jennifer (Midsummer Marriage) and Marguerite (Faust). She received 2 Olivier nominations for outstanding operatic achievement. She has sung Salome in Brussels, Santa Fe, Los Angeles, Covent Garden, Hamburg, Hong Kong, Nürnberg, Scottish Opera, Holland, Frankfurt and Toronto. As a keen contemporary music artist she has been involved in many significant world-premieres, including Tippet New Year, Birtwistle The second Mrs Kong for Glyndebourne, James McMillan Ines de Castro. Elsewhere on the concert platform, she has appeared with many of the world's major orchestras, including Strauss Vier Letzte Lieder with Gunther Wand in Hamburg and at the BBC Proms and Mahler Symphony No. 4 at the Schauspielhaus in Berlin opening.