Sarah Pring mezzo-soprano

Sarah Pring studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and at the National Opera Studio, where she trained as a soprano. She then went on to work for Glyndebourne, where she was awarded the Sir John Christie Award for roles such as Alice Ford Falstaff in the season and the Esso/Glyndebourne Touring Award for the roles of First Lady Die Zauberflöte, Berta Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Despina Cosi fan Tutte.

Soprano roles also included the title role Princess Ida for English National Opera; for Scottish Opera, Tatyana Eugene Onegin; for Opera North, Concepcion L'Heure Espagnole; and for Wexford Festival Opera, Luciana Comedy of Errors. During the transition from soprano to a mezzo, she sang Niece Peter Grimes at the Châtelet, Paris, English National Opera and at Glyndebourne, and Nymph Rusalka at ENO.

Her mezzo roles include Wellgunde Götterdämmerung and Berta Il Barbiere di Siviglia for the Royal Opera House, Flora La Traviata for Opera North, Madam Larina Evgeny Onegin Berta for Castleward Opera, and Gertrude Stein in the première of Picasso - Out of the Blue (Ian McQueen).

Sarah is an experienced concert artist, having sung with the orchestra of the 18th Century in Lisbon, the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, in numerous music festivals and on BBC radio 2's Friday Night is Music Night. Recital venues include the Purcell Room, St Martin in the Fields and an appearance in the Young Artist's series at the Opera House, Covent Garden.

Recent engagements: Mayor's Wife Jenufa for ENO , Alisa Lucia di Lammermoor for Scottish Opera, Mother Hansel and Gretel for opera North in concert, Enrichetta I Puritani for Chelsea Opera Group, Larina Evgeny Onegin , Lisa Cyrano de Bergerac for ROH, Larina Evgeny Onegin for Opera Holland Park.

Current season/future plans: Trigesta Croesus for Opera North, Larina and Annina La Traviata for the ROH Alisa Lucia di Lammermoor , La Marquise La Fille du Régiment for Opera Holland Park, and her WNO début as Marcellina.

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