Lucy McAuley

 Biography 

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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

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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 2021 - Glyndebourne Festival Opera

August 2021 - BBC Proms

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