Lyric mezzo-soprano Melissa is a versatile soloist and established ensemble singer based in Buckinghamshire. She graduated with a Master’s with Distinction from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, studying under Neil Baker and Kelvin Lim.
Melissa’s oratorio solo credits include Handel’s Messiah and Israel in Egypt, Mozart’s Requiem, Duruflé’s Requiem, Saint-Saëns’ Oratorio de Noël, Vivaldi’s Gloria and Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols. Her recital highlights include performing Britten’s A Charm of Lullabies at Wigmore Hall and songs by Jonathan Dove at Blackheath Halls in the composer's presence.
Her operatic roles include Cherubino (Le Nozze di Figaro), Dorabella (Così fan tutte), Le Prince Charmant (Cendrillon), Zweite Dame (Die Zauberflöte), and La Zelatrice (Suor Angelica). Particularly passionate about contemporary music, she has also performed roles in Ana Sokolović's Svadba, Thea Musgrave's A Christmas Carol, and Tom Smail's Blue Electric.
An experienced ensemble singer, Melissa performs with some of the UK’s leading choirs, including the BBC Singers. Highlights with the group include a performance and recording of Puccini’s La Rondine at the Barbican (alongside Opera Rara and BBC Symphony Orchestra) and a live broadcast of Carols from Temple Church on BBC Radio 3. She has also appeared with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in their community operas: The Fairy Queen: Three Wishes and The Magic Flute and the Bird That Would Be Free. She is a permanent member of the choir at The Royal Military Chapel (The Guards’ Chapel).
Melissa was a choral scholar at King’s College London, where she completed her undergraduate degree in Music and received vocal tuition at the Royal Academy of Music. Alongside her performing career, Melissa teaches at Wycombe Abbey and Godolphin and Latymer, and maintains a private studio in Amersham.
