Rowena is a freelance soprano hailing from Kent. A versatile singer, she is as comfortable on the stage in an operatic role as she is in a choral or consort setting. She graduated with an honours degree in Music at Durham University.
Her operatic roles include The Queen of the Night in Mozart’s ‘Magic Flute’, and Tytania in Benjamin Britten’s ‘A Midsummer Nights Dream’, both with the Durham Operatic Ensemble. .
Rowena is a concert soloist, with engagements including Bach’s St John Passion, Handel’s Messiah, Mozart’s Requiem and Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle to name a few. She has given solo recitals in a wide range of styles, including Purcell, Brahms, Britten, and Rachmaninoff.
Rowena is also an experienced choral and consort singer. She sings with Commotio, the acclaimed contemporary choral ensemble based in Oxford, dedicated to performing and promoting modern choral music. She also regularly performs in cathedrals across the UK, including with the Matthaeus Consort at St Paul’s and Southwark Cathedrals, and with the Gundulf Consort in Rochester and Canterbury Cathedrals, as well as internationally at Himmerod Abbey, Germany.