Lucy McAuley
Biography
Lucy McAuley is a Mezzo-Soprano, originally from Derbyshire.
Lucy studied at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama under the tutelage of Susan Waters.
She completed her Undergraduate degree with a 1st Class Honours in 2014 and her
Postgraduate degree in 2015.
She returned in September 2017 to study on The Guildhall Opera Course.
Lucy was kindly supported by The Haberdashers' Company and The Worshipful Company of Dyers.
Production Experience includes:
Chorus, Berlioz La Damnation de Faust, Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Chorus, Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore, Glyndebourne Festival Tour
Hermia, Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Guildhall School Opera
Dorabella, Mozart’s Così fan tutte, Guildhall School Opera
The Grand Duchess, Berkeley's A Dinner Engagement, Guildhall School Opera
Small Roles, Bernstein's Candide, London Symphony Orchestra, Barbican
Storgé (Cover) Handel’s Jeptha with Iford Arts 2017
Charlotte, Massenet’s Werther, Guildhall Scenes
Cherubino, Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, Guildhall Scenes
Tisbe, Rossini's La Cenerentola, Guildhall Scenes
Soeur Mathilde Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites, Guildhall School Opera
Lady Essex, Britten's Gloriana, Guildhall Scenes
Olga, Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin, Guildhall Scenes
Third Lady, Mozart's Zauberflöte, Guildhall Scenes
The Secretary (Cover), Menotti's The Consul, Guildhall School Opera
Lucretia, The Rape of Lucretia, British Youth Opera scenes
Carmen, Bizet’s Carmen, Guildhall Scenes
Nancy and Mrs Herring, Britten's Albert Herring, Guildhall Scenes
Alto Soloist for:
Janacek - The Diary of One Who Disappeared, Wardsbrook Festival 2015
Mozart's Requiem at the Sheldonian Theatre with the Oxford Philomusica
Handel's Messiah, East Surrey Choral Society
Vivaldi's Gloria for the Ashbourne Festival
Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle with The Holybourne Singers
Pergolesi's Stabat Mater and Handel's Messiah with the East Surrey Choral Society
Wolf's Mörike Lieder, led by Iain Burnside at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Cornelius Cardew's Ode Machines, Rest is Noise Festival, Southbank Centre.
Awards:
Susan Longfield Award at the Guildhall School, 2015.
Stanton Rose Bowl - Ladies Vocal Solo, Ruth Morris Cup - Oratorio Solo, Dawes Cup - Ladies Recital and The Charles Southern Trophy - Highest overall Vocal score, Derby Arts Festival 2014.
Future Events:
Summer 2020 - Glyndebourne Festival Opera