Joshua Ellicott is an artist, acknowledged for his beautiful voice, subtlety of communication and his heart-rending and passionate performances. He vigorously eschews confining himself to one area of classical music and his interests cover many areas of sung repertoire, excelling in early music, Romantic repertoire as well as contemporary compositions, in opera, concert and recital....
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CD Recording: Handel Samson (title role), Dunedin Consort, CKD 599, October 2019
"In this new recording, tenor Joshua Ellicott sings that scene with a probing inwardness. Handel’s setting is treated less as an operatic portrayal, more the intimate heart of an evolving religious drama."
Richard Fairman, Financial Times****