Sophie Bevan (soprano)
Sophie Bevan graduated from the Benjamin Britten International Opera School in 2007 where she studied as a Countess of Munster Trust award holder, Karaviotis Scholar and MBF award holder with Lillian Watson. During her time there she performed the title role in Monteverdi's L'Incoronazione di Poppea and Susanna Le Nozze di Figaro. As an undergraduate Sophie studied at the Royal College of Music as a Foundation Scholar and during her time there was awarded an ABRSM scholarship, won the Junior Kathleen Ferrier competition, the RCM Concerto competition, a Miriam Licette award for French song and on leaving the RCM was awarded the Queen Mother Rose Bowl Award for excelling in music which was presented to her by his Royal Highness The Prince of Wales.
Sophie sings and records a wide range of concert repertoire both nationally and internationally and she has worked with conductors including Simon Halsey, Ed Gardner, Laurence Cummings, Paul McCreesh, Harry Christophers, Phillipe Herreweghe, Sir Neville Marriner and Sir Charles Mackerras. She is also passionate about her recital work most recently performing a programme of Schubert at the Concertgebouw Kleine Zaal with Malcom Martineau and making her Wigmore Hall recital début with Sebastian Wybrew in January of this year to general critical acclaim.
Sophie's operatic roles include Dido (Dido and Aeneas), Pamina (The Magic Flute), Mabel (The Pirates of Penzance), Cathleen (Riders to the Sea), Clorinda (La Cenerentola), Zerlina (Don Giovanni), Costanza (Riccardo I) and the title role in Rodelinda. Her most recent operatic roles include Xenia in the new production of Boris Godunov, Despina (Cosi fan tutte) and soprano solos (Messiah) for English National Opera; Barbarina in Le Nozze di Figaro with Welsh National Opera; Alinda in Vivaldi's L'Incoronazione di Dario, Susanna (Le Nozze Di Figaro) for Garsington Opera, and Polissena (Radamisto) with the ENO and most recently Yum-Yum in Jonathan Miller's production of The MIkado also at ENO.
Amongst other engagements this year, Sophie will perform Pamina (The Magic Flute) at Garsington's new venue Wormsley; tour to Halle with Harry Picket and the English Concert in June and to Boston with Harry Christophers and the Handel and Haydn Society in December.