Anna Gillingham

Anna studies on the opera course at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She is the winner of the Paul Hamburger Prize 2011 and the Miriam Licette Prize 2012 administered by the Musicians’ Benevolent Fund.  Anna made her debut in the Barbican Hall performing a recital of songs by Bernstein. She returned to perform Lament of Mary, Queen of Scots by James MacMillan with the composer present.  She has sung in the Oxford Lieder, City of London and Cheltenham Festivals, the Barbican Pit Theatre, at LSO St. Lukes and for In Tune on Radio 3.  Anna made her professional opera debut with Garsington Opera in 2011 (chorus) and returned in 2012 to sing Manuelita in La Périchole by Offenbach. Previous to commencing at Guildhall, Anna read Music at Queens’ College, Cambridge and graduated with a Double First in 2010. Anna is grateful to Dr. and Mrs. Padfield, Serena Fenwick, The Leverhulme Trust and The Worshipful Company of Weavers for their generous support.