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Hansel and Gretel, 2017. Photo Credit_ R

ABOUT

Irish lyric soprano Fiona Finsbury is based in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, where she is establishing herself as a singer of contemporary operatic and concert repertoire.

Fiona recently made her concert debut of Will Todd's Mass in Blue, and will soon return to the soprano solo in Kate Whitley's contemporary oratorio Our Future Your Hands, which she sung for Buxton International Festival in 2021.

Recent performances include Niña in Ainadamar for Scottish Opera and Welsh National Opera, The Witch in Hansel and Gretel at Nevill Holt, Mother in Lambs at the Royal Opera House, Albina in La Donna Del Lago at Buxton International Festival, Miranda in The Dancing Master at the Buxton International Festival, The Witch in Hansel and Gretel at Opera Holland Park, Nedda in Pagliacci for Iford Arts, Violetta in La Traviata for Opera'r Ddraig, Time in Ein Wintermärchen and Mavie in The 47th Saturday, both for Wexford Festival Opera.

Fiona created the role of Euridice for the world premiere of Nmon Ford's Orfeus at the Young Vic, as well as Hanna in the world premiere of Adam Gorb's The Path To Heaven. She sang the role of Sofia in the British premiere of The Orphans of Koombu at the Buxton Opera House.

 

Other operatic roles performed include Mimì for Hampstead Garden Opera, Tosca and Musetta in Opera Undone at the Trafalgar Studios, and whilst training at the RNCM she sang Gretel, Cendrillon, Métella, and First Niece.

Fiona is a Serena Fenwick Young Artist, a Leverhulme Arts Scholar, an Iford New Generation Artist and a member of the world's only improvising opera company, Impropera.

Prior to studying at the RNCM Fiona was in the West End cast of The Phantom of the Opera for two years, singing the role of Carlotta.  She can be seen in the ITV series 'Victoria', playing the opera singer in the 2017 Christmas Day episode.  

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