'Celena Bridge is mellifluous and intense as Virtu and Lucano'
Yehuda Shapiro, The Stage-review of L'Incoronazione di Poppea with Ensemble Orquesta
‘...exquisitely feminine, coquettish yet completely soulful soprano, with a wonderfully disciplined voice conveying every nuance required of her destined career...’
Arthur Duncan, review of Zerlina, Don Giovanni
“…her voice soaring majestically over the rest of the texture. The performance was a triumph.”
Mike Wheeler – ArtsBeat, review on Tavener’s Requiem Fragments
Celena graduated with honours from the Royal Academy of Music and was the recipient of the prestigious ‘Rutson Memorial Prize’. In 2017, she completed her training with English National Opera on their celebrated Young Artist Opera Works programme.
Professionally Celena has worked for a number of leading UK opera companies, including English National Opera, West Green House Opera, Opera Della Luna and Iford Arts. Since 2018 Celena has also toured Europe with her two solo shows ‘La Scala to the Savoy’ and ‘From Stage and Screen’. Celena has a busy concert schedule, performing in some of the UK’s leading classical music concert venues, highlights including The Royal Albert Hall, St Georges, Hannover Square and St Paul’s Cathedral.
In film, Celena played the role of an opera singer in Stephen Poliakoff's film 'Capturing Mary' starring Dame Maggie Smith, Ruth Wilson and David Walliams, recording the soundtrack at Abbey Road Studios, London.