Jane Wilkinson

Lancastrian soprano Jane Wilkinson trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, completing a BMus with Honours. She then completed her Graduate Diploma at the Royal College of Music. Whilst at the RCM she won the Godfrey van Someren Competition for English Song and was a runner up in the BBC Radio 3 Kiri Te Kanawa Competition. Her opera career took her to South Africa and Europe on concert tours promoting English Song. Performances have taken place in such venues as Edinburgh Festival Theatre, The Usher Hall, Bridgewater Hall and the Royal Albert Hall. Her operatic performances are extensive ranging from the baroque to the contemporary working some of the major opera houses in the UK and Europe. Jane is an experienced recording artist across a wide array of genres including on four progressive rock albums with Otherworld on Spaceword Records. She is a session singer across all genres working at Abbey Road and Air Studios. She has a passion for working with current composers and developing new vocal repertoire. Jane has premiered four roles in newly commissioned contemporary operas - The Clown of God (Mander), The Ancient Mariner (Mander), These Things Happen (Pease), Hey Jack! (Nasseur) and The Dowagers Oyster (Mander). Pantomime credits include Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Wizard of Oz, Babes in the Wood, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. At present, Jane is a singing tutor at Imperial College London, Brunel University and Laine Theatre Arts. She has a thriving private singing practice in London and enjoys developing voices for future careers. Jane toured internationally with the National Youth Choir of Great Britain and currently conducts New Malden Voices Choir. Jane is a vocal and choral adjudicator for the British and International Federation of Festivals and an examiner for Music Teachers Board Exams.