will be singing Figaro in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro at Garsington during June and July 2005.
Kate Brian (currently at RNCM), sang Mimi at the Mananan (Manx) International Festival in August/September 2004.
Doreen Curran sang Cherubino with Savoy Opera in Spring 2004 and will be singing Cherubino in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro at Garsington during June and July 2005.
Elizabeth Donovan is an Associate Artist with Welsh National Opera with whom she has sung Second Flowermaiden in Parsifal, Echo in Ariadne auf Naxos and will sing First Lady in The Magic Flute in May 2005, as well as covering a number of principal roles.
Charlotte Ellett is an Associate Artist with Welsh National Opera with whom she sang Frasquita in the 2003/4 season WNO tour of Carmen. She is currently singing Musetta in English Touring Opera’s Autumn tour of La boheme.
Amy Freston joined the National Opera Studio course 2003/2004, and was released to perform in the world premiere of Harrison Birtwistle’s chamber opera The Passion of Io (Aldeburgh/Almeida Opera Festivals, June/July 2004. She has been covering roles at Opera North and will sing Cherubino with Glyndebourne on Tour in 2005.
Annie Gill is enjoying her first season with Les jeunes Voix du Rhin, the studio for young singers run by L’Opera national du Rhin, based in Colmar. She is scheduled to sing with the main company in a production of Lulu opening in January 2005.
Alexander Grove has just completed a tour with Mid-Wales Opera, singing Borsa in Rigoletto. Earlier in 2004 he appeared with Stowe Opera, singing Remendado in Carmen and toured with The Opera Group in productions of Weill’s Mahagonny, Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti and the world premiere of Tim Coker’s Faceless Suit, Walking not Driving. In Summer 2004, Alexander also had the opportunity to study for several days with Nicolai Gedda, in particular the role of Tamino.
Karina Lucas is a member of the National Opera Studio Course for 2004/5. She sang Dorabella in Grange Park Opera’s production of Cosi fan tutte in Summer 2004.
Flora McIntosh (major PMF Scholar 2003/4) was engaged to sing the role of Orestes in La Belle Helene with Savoy Opera. She has made a demo CD and will be covering the role of Dorabella with English Touring Opera in Spring 2005.
Dominica Matthews, current major PMF Scholar at the RNCM, has won the Clonter Audience Prize in Cheshire and was runner up for the Clonter Opera Prize for her role as Suzuki in Madama Butterfly at the Britten Theatre (RCM), London. She will sing the title role in La Cenerentola at the RNCM in March 2005.
Claire Ormshaw sang Papagena in Glyndebourne’s new production of Die Zauberflote, 2004, and then with L’Opera de Paris. She returns in the role for Glyndebourne’s 2005 Festival where she will also cover the roles of Clorinda La Cenerentola) and Tina in Flight. She sang Amor in Opera North’s new production of Orfeo ed Euridice at the 2004 Edinburgh Festival and on tour.
Martin Snell will make his debut in 2005 at the Bayreuth Festival in two minor roles in Lohengrin and Tristan Isolde. He will be singing Sparafucile in Verdi's Rigoletto and Ned in Joplin's Treemonisha in Lucerne, Gremin in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin at the theatre in St Gallen, followed by Nick Shadow in Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress at the Lucerne Festival.
Andrew Sritheran completed a year with the National Opera Studio, singing Werther in the NOS Showcase 2004. He sang Pinkerton with Opera North and with Clonter Opera and was engaged to perform with Savoy Opera (prior to cancellation of its Autumn 2004 season).
