Biography

British mezzo-soprano Lucy Gibbs made her operatic debut as ‘La Duchessa’ in Respighi’s La bella dormente nel bosco for Royal College of Music International Opera Studio (RCMIOS), directed by Liam Steel. She makes her international debut in the production of Vake Poes; of hoe God verdween at Theater Thalia in Hamburg, directed and written by Lisaboa Houbrechts. Other opera performances include being a member of the National Gilbert & Sullivan company for the 2023 International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival at Buxton Opera House and covering ‘Older Woman’ in Jonathan Dove’s for RCMIOS.

Equally at home on the concert platform, Lucy performed as Alto soloist in J. S. Bach’s Mass in B minor with the Chichester Singers and R. Vaughan Williams’ Mass in G minor with Oxford Bach Choir. Along with pianist Daniel Adipradhana, Lucy was a 2023 young artist for SongEasel, a charity, led by Jocelyn Freeman, bringing song to south-east London. She gave a recital at Blackheath Halls and curated and performed a lunchtime concert at Catford Community Centre. Lucy has been privileged to premiere new music for composers such as Laurence Rosenthal, Jonty Watt, Darren Sng, Asher Joyce, Oscar Ridout and Miguel de la Rosa.

Future performances include Alto soloist with the Oxford Bach Choir in J. S. Bach’s St. John Passion with Instruments of Time & Truth in the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, and performing the role of ‘Sesto’ in G. F. Händel’s Giulio Cesare in Egitto, directed by Tom Goossens and conducted by Frank Agsteribbe with the B’Rock Orchestra in Ghent.

Lucy achieved her Masters in Vocal Performance from the Royal College of Music in London, where she was generously supported by the Robert Lancaster scholarship and the Josephine Baker Trust. She also studied at Merton College, Oxford, where she read Music, and Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester. Lucy is now a student in the 2023-25 cohort of the International Opera Academy in Ghent, Belgium.