At the 2015 Kathleen Ferrier Awards, Gemma won both First Prize and the Song Prize with Duo Partner Sebastian Wybrew. The pair were also awarded the Jean Meikle Duo Prize at the 2017 Wigmore Hall International Song Competition. Gemma completed her studies at the Royal College of Music International Opera School and continues to work closely with vocal teacher Rosa Mannion and coach Simon Lepper.
In operatic repertoire, Gemma has played many roles including Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte), Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni); Gretel (Hänsel und Gretel); Rosalinde (Die Fledermaus); First Lady (Die Zauberflöte); and Annina (La Traviata). An active recitalist, she has appeared in prestigious venues such as Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall and St John’s Smith Square. Also a graduate of the Solti Accademia and Oxenfoord International Summer School, Gemma has taken part in masterclasses with Leo Nucci, Barbara Frittoli, Richard Bonynge, Sarah Connolly, Claudio Desderi, Edith Wiens, Susan Bullock, Patricia MacMahon and Joan Rodgers, and renowned accompanists Roger Vignoles, Robin Bowman and Malcolm Martineau.
Grants
CMIM Grant for the unranked finalist
$2,000offered by Maurice Deschamps, Peter and Hélène Hunt et Joseph Rouleau and Peter Symcox
Program
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