Rosa Sparks ︱ About

Rosa is currently studying for her Masters at the Royal Northern College of Music, under the tutelage of Elizabeth Ritchie, having recently graduated with a First Class (Hons) Degree from the Royal Welsh College of Music.

Her operatic experience to date includes the roles of Belinda (Dido and Aeneas), Yum Yum (The Mikado), First Lady and Papagena (The Magic Flute), and Miss Havisham (Miss Havisham’s Wedding Night). She has performed with Welsh National Opera in their Young Company production of Cherry Town Moscow, directed by Daisy Evans, and performed as part of the Street Chorus in the RNCM’s 50th Anniversary production of Bernstein’s Mass. She also originated the leading role of ‘The Soprano’ in Interrupted, a modern comedic opera which premiered at the 2022 Atmospheres Festival.

Rosa will next perform with Opera North as Emmie, in their upcoming production of Albert Herring.

Rosa is an accomplished choral and consort singer. She regularly performs with professional consorts; Kantos, The Swan Consort and Exodus, and has worked under the baton of Harry Christophers, as part of Genesis Sixteen, The Sixteen’s young artist programme. Recent solo oratorio work includes Handel’s Messiah and Mozart’s Exsultate, Jubilate

Rosa is a member of the RNCM Songsters, with whom she has performed in a variety of concerts and recitals. In 2022, she won first prize in the John Ireland Song Prize competition, administered by the John Ireland Trust.

Rosa’s studies are generously supported by The Wavendon Foundation and The Helen Rachael Mackaness Trust, to whom she is deeply grateful.

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