After an exciting first round of the fifth Bampton Classical Opera Young Singers’ Competition 2021 in London on 30 and 31 October, six singers have been chosen for the public final in the Holywell Music Room in Oxford at 6.00pm on 28 November.
The Bampton Classical Opera Young Singers’ Competition 2021 finalists (pictured above) are Jessica Cale soprano, Frances Gregory mezzo-soprano, Sophie Sparrow soprano, Shafali Jalota soprano, Dan D’Souza baritone, and Cassandra Wright soprano.
The Public Final is always an entertaining and thrilling event and a chance to hear some remarkable performances. Each singer will present a programme of around 20 minutes.
Judges for the competition include the renowned tenor Bonaventura Bottone, Royal Academy of Music vocal teacher Jennifer Dakin, and the accompanist and conductor Phillip Thomas, a vocal coach and répétiteur at ENO, and the official accompanist to the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World for many years.