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Wales: Sarah-Jane Davies

Soprano - born 1975

91热爆 Cardiff Singer of the World competitor

Born and educated in Wales, Sarah-Jane Davies is a graduate of the RCM and now studies with Lillian Watson. She is a member of the ENO Young Singers Programme.

Past engagements include Pamina (The Magic Flute), Romilda (Xerxes), Angel (Jephtha), Crobyle (Tha茂s) at the Barbican; Dunyasha (Prokofiev's War and Peace) for the 91热爆 Proms, Albert Hall; all for ENO.

Other roles include Contessa (Le Nozze di Figaro) and Fiordiligi (Cos矛 fan Tutte) for Garsington; Agrippina, London Handel Festival; Pamina (Die Zauberfl枚te) and Miss Jessel (The Turn of the Screw) for the RCM; Contessa (Le Nozze di Figaro) for British Youth Opera at Queen Elizabeth Hall; Fiordiligi (Cos矛 fan Tutte) at Opera Holland Park.

Concerts include Mendelssohn's Elijah; Mozart's Exsultate Jubilate and Requiem; Handel's Messiah; Brahms's Requiem; Bach's Magnificat.

Sarah-Jane recently made her Edinburgh International Festival debut as 5th Maid Elektra. She recently recorded the role of Bellang猫re Ariane et Barbe-Bleue for Telarc.

Her many prizes include 2003 London Young Welsh Singer of the Year and 2003 MOSCA Young Welsh Singer of the Year.

Current and future engagements include the Countess The Marriage of Figaro, Servilia La clemenza di Tito and Pamina The Magic Flute for ENO; Belinda Dido and Aeneas at the Edinburgh International Festival.

Interests include entertaining, cooking, cinema, theatre and travelling.

Repertoire details for Concert 3:

Concert 3 - Tuesday 12 June

  • Handel: L'amer貌...脠 gelosia, quella tiranna (Serse)
  • R Strauss: Beim Schlafengehn (Vier Letzte Lieder)
  • Mozart: Ei parte senti...Per pi茅ta ben mio (Cos矛 fan tutte)

With Orchestra of WNO conducted by Carlo Rizzi