Morgana is a scholarship postgraduate student at the Royal Northern College of Music, working under the guidance of Hilary Summers. During her studies she has won multiple competitions, most notably the Frederic Cox Award for Singing, the Kennedy Award for the Singing of Strauss, and the Williams-Howard Award for singing art songs by composers of African heritage. Born in Bangor, she previously read Music at the University of Leeds, including a year studying voice at the Strasbourg Conservatoire.

 

Whilst at the RNCM, Morgana has performed the role of Marcellina in Le nozze di Figaro, Madame Flora in Menotti’s The Medium, and Fanny Price in Dove’s Mansfield Park. This summer she will perform the title role in Rossini’s La Cenerentola for Longhope Opera in Hampshire and cover multiple roles in Vaughan-Williams’ The Rake’s Progress for British Youth Opera. She will also perform a song recital with her duo partner Winnie Su at the Buxton International Festival and represent the vocal department in the RNCM’s Gold Medal Award, the College’s most prestigious annual award.

 

In 2022 Morgana was a Young Artist at the Buxton International Festival singing in the chorus for Rossini’s La donna del lago, performed the role of Vava in Shostakovich’s Cherry Town, Moscow (WNO Youth Company) and covered the role of Coll for the premiere of Anna Appleby’s Drought (RNCM & BBC Philharmonic).

 

A keen recitalist, Morgana has been a member of the RNCM Songsters throughout her studies and recently performed Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder accompanied by NEW Sinfonia at St Asaph Cathedral. Other recent performances include a lunchtime recital for Leeds Lieder at Leeds Conservatoire, Spanish art songs accompanied by classical guitar at the Instituto Cervantes Manchester, songs of the seasons in a pre-concert recital for the Hallé at Bridgewater Hall, and Sir Stephen Hough’s cycle Herbstlieder accompanied by the composer in concert at the RNCM.   

 

Enthusiastic about making music available and accessible to all, Morgana is a workshop leader for Welsh National Opera and conducts a community choir in Eccles. Morgana’s studies are generously supported by Help Musicians UK, the Annie Ridyard Scholarship, the Oglesby Charitable Trust, the Sir Richard Stapley award and the Clemence Trust.  

 

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