Francesca Chiejina Soprano

Nigerian-American soprano Francesca Khan, Gianna Rolandi, Joyce DiDonato, Chiejina is a recent graduate of the Brigitte Fassbänder, Edith Wiens and Jette Parker Young Artists Programme Felicity Lott. Competition successes at the Royal Opera House, Covent include reaching the finals of the Garden, where her roles included inaugural Glyndebourne Opera Cup in Countess Ceprano , Lady-in- 2018, the semi-finals in the National Waiting Macbeth, Voice from Heaven Mozart Competition and winning the Don Carlo, and Ines Il trovatore. She GSMD English Song Prize, the GSMD also sang Micaëla La tragèdie de Aria Prize, as well as second prize in Carmen at Wilton’s Music Hall, the Classical Singer Competition. She Melantho/Love The Return of Ulysses was also a finalist in the 2017 Kathleen at the Roundhouse, and the soprano Ferrier Awards. She has received solos in Gorecki’s Third Symphony for Loveday, Marianne Falke, Maurice H the world premiere of a new work by and Evangeline L Dumesnil, George renowned choreographer Crystal Pite Shirley Voice and Willis-Patterson for The Royal Ballet, and covered Scholarships. Ifigenia Oreste, Antonia Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Giannetta L’elisir Chiejina previously studied at the “...even though it’s d’amore, and Arbate Midridate, re di University of Michigan with Martha Ponto. Sheil and James Paterson, and at the virtually the first thing Guildhall School of Music and Drama we hear, it’s hard to forget In the 2020-21 season she sings Miss with Sue McCulloch. Jessel The Turn of the Screw for the radiance of Francesca OperaGlass Works, Freia Das Rheingold for Birmingham Opera Valid for use until 1 August 2021 Chiejina’s Clara when she Company and Anne Trulove The For updated versions please contact delivers her peachy Rake’s Progress for Blackheath Halls [email protected] Opera. She also sings Handel’s Summertime.” Messiah at the and

Schubert’s Winterreise in recital at Neil Fisher, The Times Blackheath Halls.

Recent highlights include her debut with Capella Cracoviensis as Aldimira Sigismondo and her house and role debut as Clara at Grange Park Opera.

Other recent performances include her debut with the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal (Serena Porgy and Bess); Vaughan Williams’ Serenade to Music at the Last Night of the BBC Proms; Cio-Cio San (scenes) at Guildhall School of Music and Drama; and Pamina Die Zauberflöte, Berta Il barbiere di Siviglia, Countess Le nozze di Figaro (scenes) and Alice Ford (scenes), all at the University of Michigan.

Chiejina has participated in masterclasses with Martin Katz, Kamal

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