Belinda Evans - Soprano
BA(Hons)Music
PGDip Vocal Performance
Lyric coloratura sopranoBelinda Evans is from the UK, and was born and raised in the Westcountry. Belinda obtained a Vocal Diploma at the Welsh College of Music and Drama following a BA(Hons) Music Degree from Bath Spa University College, where she studied with Ian Comboy. She now studies with Laura Sarti.
Now based in London and working as a freelance opera singer, she is permanent Soprano of The Choir of the Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks, London, and also teaches singing in schools and colleges in London.
Most Recent Operatic Roles include:¨
• Frasquita, Carmen, New Devon Opera, July 2011
• Fiordiligi, Così fan Tutte, Savannah Philharmonic, USA, January 2011
• Rosina, The Barber of Seville, Opera Up Close, November 2010
• Mimì, La bohème, Opera Up Close, Dec 2009-Feb 2011 (*Olivier Award winning production*)
• Musetta, La bohème New Devon Opera, July 2009
• Valencienne, Die Lustige Witwe, Pavilion Opera, July 2008
Belinda also has a busy concert diary with recent solo engagements at Symphony Hall Birmingham, Birmingham NIA, Sherborne Abbey and Bristol Cathedral for a rare performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Requiem. Belinda was also Soprano Soloist for two Anniversary Performances of Verdi’s Requiem. Autumn 2006 saw Belinda complete a run of The Phantom of the Opera in London’s West End following her success when she was chosen from over 6000 hopefuls as a Finalist in the BBC TV series ‘How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?’. In 2003 she represented England singing the National Anthem at The Rugby World Cup in Australia, and has since sung at the BBC Sports Personality 50th Programmeand at Wembley Arena.
Competition successes include second prizewinner at both the Great Elm Vocal Awards, Frome, adjudicated by Dame Joan Sutherland, and the St. John’s Solo Singing Competition, London, and she was a Semi Finalist in this year’s prestigious Handel Competition. Forthcoming engagements include African Sanctus, Colston Hall, Bristol, and Belinda is thrilled to have been invited back to Savannah Philharmonic in Spring 2012.