westcott

Miranda Westcott read music at Birmingham University and studied performing on English National Opera’s course ‘The Knack’. Her studies continued with Jacqueline Bremar and in 2004 she joined the Guildhall School of Music and Drama gaining a distinction on the M.Mus course with Robert Dean as her teacher who she continues to work with.

Miranda joined the Royal Opera House Chorus in 2005 making her solo debut as Bridesmaid in 'Le nozze di Figaro' 2006 and recently sang the role of Glasha ('Katya Kabanova'). She left the chorus in November 2007 to pursue her career as a soloist.

Opera roles include Smeaton ‘Anna Bolena’, La Nourrice (Milhaud's ‘Médée’ UK premiere), Tisbe ‘Cenerentola’, Juno ‘Semele’, Glasha 'Katya Kabanova, Suzuki, Olga and Dido.

As well as the Royal Opera House, Miranda has performed with Grange Park Opera, Opera Holland Park, Riverside Opera, Surrey Opera British Youth Opera and in the Salzburg Easter Festival.

Her Oratorio and Recital experience has taken her from the Tower of London to Vondel Park in Amsterdam via the Wigmore Hall.

CONTACT	BIOGRAPHY		NEWS
mirapand@yahoo.co.uk +44 7813 448 328 *Finalist in Jette Parker Young Artist Programme* Miranda reached the final round of auditions, 11 singers from over 250 applicants with only 3 places offered, Dec 2007	Miranda Westcott read music at Birmingham University and studied performing on English National Opera’s course ‘The Knack’. Her studies continued with Jacqueline Bremar and in 2004 she joined the Guildhall School of Music and Drama gaining a distinction on the M.Mus course with Robert Dean as her teacher who she continues to work with. Miranda joined the Royal Opera House Chorus in 2005 making her solo debut as Bridesmaid in 'Le nozze di Figaro' 2006 and recently sang the role of Glasha ('Katya Kabanova'). She left the chorus in November 2007 to pursue her career as a soloist. Opera roles include Smeaton ‘Anna Bolena’, La Nourrice (Milhaud's ‘Médée’ UK premiere), Tisbe ‘Cenerentola’, Juno ‘Semele’, Glasha 'Katya Kabanova, Suzuki, Olga and Dido. As well as the Royal Opera House, Miranda has performed with Grange Park Opera, Opera Holland Park, Riverside Opera, Surrey Opera British Youth Opera and in the Salzburg Easter Festival. Her Oratorio and Recital experience has taken her from the Tower of London to Vondel Park in Amsterdam via the Wigmore Hall.		*Six Poems by Marina Tsvetayeva, Op 143 Shostakovich* Crush Room recital, Royal Opera House with Mark Packwood (piano), Yvonne Barclay (soprano) & Tom Winthorpe (trombone) 25 February 2008 *Sparkeion - Thespis* The first professional recreation since 1872 of Thespis, the original "lost" collaboration between Gilbert & Sullivan. Director Anthony Baker, Music Director Timothy Henty at Normansfield. 3 performances only 8/9 March 2008 0208 943 3849 *Rosie - The Barber of Savile Row* Director Lynn Binstock, Conductor Chris Taylor Tunbridge Wells/Southborough 24, 25, 26 April 2008 Greenwich Theatre 8, 9, 10, May 2008 Norwich Playhouse 6, 7 June 2008 *Statira* (cover) - L'incoronazione di Dario Garsington Opera, Director David Freeman, Conductor Lawrence Cummings June 2008

STAGE EXPERIENCE
Roles Schwertleite Die Walkure (cover) - Royal Opera House, director Keith Warner, conductor Antonio Pappano, September / October 2007 Cherubino *Le nozze di Figaro* - Chequer Mead Theatre East Grinstead, The Capitol Horsham and Epsom Playhouse, director Ashley Dean, conductor Jonathan Butcher, September 2007 Glasha Katya Kabanova - Royal Opera House, director Sir Trevor Nunn, conductor Sir Charles Mackerras, June 2007 Geneviève *Pelléas et Mélisande* (cover) - Royal Opera House, director Stanislas Nordey, conductor Sir Simon Rattle, May 2007 Olga Eugene Onegin - Richmond Theatre, London, director Elaine Tyler-Hall, conductor Timothy Burke/Simon Toyne, March 2007 Cousin Madame Butterfly - Royal Opera House, director Moshe Leiser & Patrice Caurier, conductor Nicola Luisotti, February/March 2007, director Francesca Zambello, conductor Semyon Bychkov Masha Queen of Spades - (cover) Royal Opera House, director Franncesca Zambello, conductor Semyon Bychkov Second Bridesmaid Le nozze di Figaro - (cover) Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, director David McVicar, conductor Antonio Pappano, Jan/Feb & June/July 2006 Smeaton Anna Bolena - (cover) Tower of London Music Festival, director Tom Hawkes, conductor Alexander Ingram, July 2005 Signora Fabien Vollo di Notte (Dallapiccola) - concert performance at GSMD, conductor Francesco Cilluffo, July 2005 La Nourrice Médée (Milhaud) - Opera Up Close, British Premiere, director Russell Plows, conductor Stephen Drummer, June 2005 *Mutter The Crocodile* - concert performance at GSMD premiering Llywelyn ap Myrddin's opera, conductor Timothy Burke, May 2005 Tisbe Cinderella -** The Minatour Music Theatre, director Stuart Barker, conductor Leo Hussain, December 2004 Juno Semele - (cover) BYO, director Annilese Miskimmon, conductor Christian Curnyn, September 2004 Suzuki Madame Butterfly - Court Productions, director Margaret Powell, conductor Simon Toyne, July 2004 Olga Eugene Onegin - Southgate College Opera, director Stuart Barker, conductor Neil Cloake, May 2004 Dido Dido and Aeneas - Vision Opera, director Stuart Barker, conductor Katrine Reimars, December 2003 Third Boy The Magic Flute - (cover) BYO, director Chris Cowell, conductor Noel Davies, August 2003 The Drummer The Kaiser of Atlantis - Opera Up Close, director Russell Plows, conductor William Carslake, May 2003 Chief Hen, Woodpecker & Innkeeper's Wife The Cunning Little Vixen - Surrey Opera, director William Relton, conductor Jonathan Butcher, February 2003 Third Boy The Magic Flute - AAC Opera for All, director Ash Kahn, conductor Derek Carden, November 2002 Head Matron On Thee We Feed - English National Opera Studio, director Rupert Gould, conductor Jonathan Gill, July 2001 Chorus Royal Opera House - Chorus Master Renato Balsadonna - full time chorus October 2005 - October 2007 Salzburg Festival - Peter Grimes, March/April 2005 Grange Park Opera - The Enchantress & Wonderful Town, Summer 2004 BYO - The Magic Flute, August 2003 Grange Park Opera - La Bohème, Le Roi Malgré Lui & Iolanthe, June/July 2003 BYO - Il nozze di Figaro & Orpheus in the Underworld, August 2002 Opera Holland Park - Les Pêcheurs de Perles, June 2002 TV Opera (produced by Tiger Aspect) - Goodbye to the People's Princess, May 2002 English National Opera - St John's Passion, March 2002 Forward Opera - Falstaff, February 2002
ORATORIO
Mozart **Requiem, Purcell Te Deum & Jubilate - East Grinstead Choral Society, 29 March 2008 Elgar Dream of Gerontius - Tiffin Oratorio Choir, 1 December 2007 Britten Rejoice in the Lamb - St Paul's Church Covent Garden, 2007 Bach St John's Passion - Wombourne Choral Society, 31 March 2007 Mozart Requiem & Litaniae Lauretanae** - Highgate Choral Society All Hallows Church, London 14 October 2006 Handel Messiah - Kidderminster Choral Society, Kidderminster Town Hall, September 2005 Mozart Solumn Vespers - Southampton Choral Society, June 2005 Haydn Nelson Mass - Southampton Choral Society, June 2004 Bach Cantata BWV 106 'Actus Tragicus' - Crivelli Players, Kingston upon Thames, May 2005 Duruflé *Requiem* - St Ives Choral Society, September 2003 Handel Messiah - Sinfonia da Chiesa, Horsham, September 2003 Mendelssohn Elijah - University of Birmingham, March 1998 Elgar *The Music Makers* - Millfield School, Somerset, July 1996 Tipett *A Child of Our Time* - University of Birmingham, December 1995
REVIEWS
"Miranda Westcott as Cherubino was a delight to see and hear, with body movement and characterisation just perfect for the role." Roy Goodall - Words and Music - November/December 2008 "... Westcott completed her recital with Manuel de Falla's Seven popular Spanish songs in the transcription by Miguel Llobet. The Spanish idiom very clearly suits her, and the songs were presented with stylish aplomb ..." Serena Fenwick - Musical Pointers - September 2005 http://www.musicalpointers.co.uk/reviews/liveevents/Westcott.htm "The French words were frequently swamped by the accompaniment although the odd phrase emerged clearly especially from Miranda Westcott." Patrick O'Connor - Opera - August 2005 "Sian Jones and Miranda Westcott as the ugly sisters prove the old truth that the devil always gets the best lines, seething and pouting their way across the stage. Cinderella's unwavering goodness and humility is constantly undermined by the sisters to great comic effect - hilarious!" Dawn King - Islington Tribune - December 2004 "Miranda Westcott emphasized Olga's shallowness in her teasing of Tatyana and Lensky and her ample mezzo served the character well." Elizabeth Millard - Opera - July 2004 "Queen Dido was well sung by Miranda Westcott, the tone rich and smokey." Alex Galera, www.OperaTalent.co.uk, December 2003 "The most assertive and confident performance came from Miranda Westcott as the Drummer, her role as sexy vamp being complimented by the richness of her voice, especially in the slow passages placed high in her range." Margaret Davies - Opera - May 2003 "The Music is not always easy on the ear, but there were some strong performances particularly from Miranda Westcott who plays the Drummer and Charne Rochford, the Harlequin" Gaby Wine, The Jewish Chronicle, March 2003
PHOTO GALLERY
		Maja in Carmen, Royal Opera House December 2006 / January 2007
		*The first British performance of Milhaud's Médée, with (from above) Pamela Hay, Helen Whittington and Miranda Westcott June 2005*
		*Chorus in Peter Grimes* *Salzburg Festival* *April 2005*
		Hepcat in Wonderful Town Grange Park Opera 2004
		*As the Drummer in The Kaiser of Atlantis* *with Christopher Ovenden as the Soldier* *Opera Up Close* *May 2003*
		Scented Courrier de France Le Roi Malgre Lui Grange Park Opera 2003
		*Orpheus in the Underworld* *British Youth Opera* *2002*

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