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Anna Goodhew studied singing at Guildhall School of Music & Drama. She achieved a BMus (1st class honours) with a Concert Recital Diploma in 2010 and won a scholarship to continue onto the Guildhall Artist Masters the following year. Whilst there, Anna took part in masterclasses taken by Julius Drake, Graham Johnson, Catherine Wyn Rogers, Dame Josephine Barstow, Sally Burgess, Graham Clark and Susan McCollogh. Awards include the Singer’s Prize at the Gerald Moore Award (2012), 2nd Prize at Guildhall’s English song Prize (2011) and finalist in Guildhall’s Susan Longfield Award (2011).
Anna made her operatic debut at the age of 19, singing the role of Barbarina in Opera Brava’s production of The Marriage of Figaro. Since then she has appeared as Pamina and Erste Dame in Die Zauberflöte (Pavillion Opera), Belinda in Dido and Aeneas (Opera Lyrica), Micaela in Carmen (Opera South East), Juliet in Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet (Riverside opera),Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Eurydice in Glück’s Orfeo ed Eurydice and the title role of Massenet’s Cendrillon (Act 3 only) at Zêzere Arts Festival, Portugal, Blumenmädchen in Parsifal (Fulham Opera) and Chorus in Dialogue des Carmélites (Guildhall School). Roles performed with Guildhall’s Opera Ensemble include Fiordiligi in Cosí Fan Tutte, Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Title role in Arabella and First Lady in Die Zauberflöte. |
Anna is in high demand for concert work; highlights being Jonathan Miller’s staged production of St Matthew Passion at The National Theatre and sang a recital of Mozart song in the Barbican Hall. Other concert work includes Handel’s Theodora, Handel’s Messiah, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, Parry’s Magnificat, Schubert’s Mass in G Michal in Handel’s Saul, Dvorak Mass in D and Lad’s in their Hundreds; a dramatised song performance directed by Iain Burnside which toured in London and to the English Song Festival in Ludlow. Anna has sung live several times on BBC radio 3’s In Tune programme.
In 2016, Anna took a step away from the performing world to focus her energy on raising her young family. As a passionate believer in music education she began creating music classes and concerts for under 5s and their families, which led to her work as a baby music instructor for Busylizzy (Online/Richmond&Twickenham/Elmbridge). Alongside these classes she enjoys teaching singing and piano at two local prep schools.
In 2021 Anna made her return to performing with the Lydbrook Band for their Last night of the proms and since then has returned to the opera stage as Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus (Guildford Opera Company), Violetta in La Traviata (Brent Opera) and Contessa in Le Nozze di Figaro (DEBUT). Future engagements for 2023 include Clorinda in La Cenerentola (GOC) and Mimi (cover) in La Boheme (DEBUT).
In 2016, Anna took a step away from the performing world to focus her energy on raising her young family. As a passionate believer in music education she began creating music classes and concerts for under 5s and their families, which led to her work as a baby music instructor for Busylizzy (Online/Richmond&Twickenham/Elmbridge). Alongside these classes she enjoys teaching singing and piano at two local prep schools.
In 2021 Anna made her return to performing with the Lydbrook Band for their Last night of the proms and since then has returned to the opera stage as Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus (Guildford Opera Company), Violetta in La Traviata (Brent Opera) and Contessa in Le Nozze di Figaro (DEBUT). Future engagements for 2023 include Clorinda in La Cenerentola (GOC) and Mimi (cover) in La Boheme (DEBUT).
