“These characters come alive in Charlston’s flexible mezzo, surely one of the most exciting voices in the new generation of British singers…” (Gramophone)

Winner of the London Handel Competition for 2018, Helen was a founder participant of the Rising Star of the Enlightenment’s programme, working alongside the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment frequently as a soloist. She is a member of Les Arts Florissants Young Artist Programme (Jardin des Voix) for 2021/22 with whom she will sing the role of Rosmira (Handel Partenope) in a tour across Europe. Helen is a BBC New Generation Artist and a 2018 City Music Foundation Artist. Her much praised CD Battle Cry won the 2023 BBC Music Magazine Vocal Award.