Annabel Kennedy is a 26-year-old Mezzo-Soprano from Devon. She is part of the Royal College of Music’s International Opera Studio as a Siow-Furniss Scholar supported by the Sir Gordon Palmer Scholarship. In addition, Annabel is grateful to be supported by the Josephine Baker Trust, The Drake Calleja Trust, The Munster Trust Award and the Sybil Tutton Opera Awards. Annabel is continuing her studies under the tutelage of Amanda Roocroft and Caroline Dowdle.
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Annabel announced as JERWOOD YOUNG ARTIST for Glyndebourne this summer season…
Annabel will be covering Hermia in Peter Hall’s production of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ as well as singing in the chorus for ‘L’elisir d’amore’, ‘Dialogues des Carmélites’, ‘Semele’ and ‘The Rake’s Progress’.
WINNER OF THE SINGER’S PRIZE AT THE ROYAL OVER-SEAS LEAGUE ANNUAL MUSIC COMPETITION
Together with her pianist Daniel Peter Silcock, Annabel performed in the Royal Over-Seas League Gold Medal Final at Wigmore Hall.
ANNABEL PERFORMS AS 2ND LADY WITH RCMIOS
“The Women were a rich-voiced and formidable trio – each nicely characterised and with more than a hint of ‘Valkyries-in-training’ about them.”
- Classical Source
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RECENT COMPETITION SUCCESS
WINNER SINGER’S PRIZE ROYAL OVER-SEAS LEAGUE ANNUAL MUSIC COMPETITION • WINNER ASHBURNHAM ENGLISH SONG COMPETITION • WINNER BROOKS VAN DER PUMP ENGLISH SONG COMPETITION • WINNER 2022 LIES ASKONAS COMPETITION • WINNER AUDIENCE PRIZE SOMERSET SONG PRIZE • SECOND PRIZE HURN COURT OPERA SINGER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION • FIRST PRIZE RCM CONCERTO COMPETITION • SECOND PRIZE WIGMORE HALL ‘MAUREEN LEHANE VOCAL AWARDS’ COMPETITION • FIRST PRIZE ‘AESS DAME PATRICIA ROUTLEDGE ENGLISH SONG COMPETITION’ • FIRST PRIZE ‘AESS COURTNEY KENNY AWARD’ ENGLISH SONG COMPETITION