Dawn Burns

Mezzo-soprano ! ! ! E: [email protected] M: 07712509397 W: dawnburns.co.uk MA Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (2012-2014) Pg Dip Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (2009-2011) MA (Music) University of Bristol (2008-2009) BA (Music) University of Bristol (2005-2008) ! Chorus Carmen Mid Wales Opera 2014 (director Dr Jonathan Miller, conductor Nicholas Cleobury) The Queen of Spades Grange Park Opera 2014 (revival director Peter Relton, conductor Gianluca Marciano) Peter Grimes Grange Park Opera 2014 (director Jeremy Sams, conductor Stephen Barlow) L'Elisir D'Amore NI Opera 2013 (director Oliver Mears, conductor David Brophy) The Flying Dutchman NI Opera 2013 (director Oliver Mears, conductor Nicholas Chalmers) The Queen of Spades Grange Park Opera 2012 (director Anthony MacDonald, conductor Stephen Barlow) ! Roles Mercedes (cover) Carmen Mid Wales Opera YAP 2014 Second Lady RWCMD 2014 Minskwoman Flight RWCMD 2013 Dido Dido and Aeneas Opera'r Ddraig 2012 Ida RWCMD 2011 Dawn is originally from , . She moved to Cardiff after completing an MA degree in Music at the University of Bristol. She now studies on the MA Opera course at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama under the tutelage of Suzanne Murphy and Stephen Wood. ! Dawn is currently working at Grange Park Opera in the chorus of Peter Grimes and The Queen of Spades, with performances in June and July. She has recently accepted a place on this year's Mid Wales Opera Young Artist Programme, looking at the role of Mercedes in Carmen. She will also perform in the chorus. ! Dawn was NI Opera’s Voice of 2012, a title gained when she won the Festival of Voice competition. During the festival Dawn worked extensively with Kathryn Harries, David Gowland and Oliver Mears and she was subsequently invited to sing alongside Barbara Bonney in a Gala concert in Belfast. She has performed with NI Opera as a recitalist on several occasions. ! Dawn's concert highlights include being a soloist in a televised performance of Bernstein’s Mass at the BBC Proms in August 2012. Dawn is an artist on the Live Music Now scheme.