Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
References
Certification
Affiliations
Timeline
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Deborah Davison

Deborah Davison

St Albans,Hertfordshire

Summary

Opera singer with over 30 years experience of stage performances, recitals and concerts. Private piano and singing teacher, preparing pupils for exams, competitions and school concerts. Experience in adjudicating music competitions at all levels.

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work history

Mezzo Chorister

English National Opera
London
08.1996 - Current

Extra Chorus Mezzo

Royal Opera House
London
05.2024 - 06.2024

Chorister

Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Lewes, East Sussex
04.1994 - 08.1996

Private Teaching Studio

Piano and Singing Teacher
St Albans, Hertfordshire
03.1992 - Current

Farrow Music Competition Adjudicator

Mill Hill School
London
01.2025 - 01.2025

ABRSM Theory Exam Invigilator

Royal Grammar School
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
03.2020 - 03.2020

Loughborough Singing Competition Adjudicator

Loughborough Schools
Loughborough , Leicestershire
02.2019 - 02.2019

Fanny Davies Music Competition Adjudicator

Francis Holland School
London
02.2016 - 02.2016

Education

Advanced Opera Course -

Royal Academy/Royal College of Music
London
09/1992 - 06/1994

Postgraduate Diploma - Advanced Studies, Singing

Royal Academy of Music
London
09/1990 - 06/1992

BMus (Hons) Course -

Cardiff University
Wales
09/1987 - 06/1990

Skills

  • Performing under pressure
  • Collaborating with colleagues to produce high quality work together
  • Confident stage performer
  • Communicating and engaging with an audience
  • Multitasking under pressure
  • Excellent vocal projection
  • Over 30 years experience of encouraging music-making in young people
  • Preparing pupils for exams and competitions and reassuring nervous candidates

Accomplishments

Equity Union Representative ENO Chorus 2014-2020

(Awarded Lifetime Membership for distinguished service)

Finalist in Richard Tauber Prize (Wigmore Hall)

Blythe-Buesst Opera Prize (RAM)

Sir Geraint Evans Prize (RAM)

Open Scholarship to Royal Academy of Music

References

References available upon request.

Certification

Advanced Certificate (Singing) - Royal Academy of Music

LRAM Teaching Diploma (with Distinction) - Royal Academy of Music

ARCM Performing Diploma - Royal College of Music

BMus (Hons) - Cardiff University, Wales

Affiliations

  • Teaching piano, attending concerts, visiting art galleries, crochet and crafting

Timeline

Farrow Music Competition Adjudicator

Mill Hill School
01.2025 - 01.2025

Extra Chorus Mezzo

Royal Opera House
05.2024 - 06.2024

ABRSM Theory Exam Invigilator

Royal Grammar School
03.2020 - 03.2020

Loughborough Singing Competition Adjudicator

Loughborough Schools
02.2019 - 02.2019

Fanny Davies Music Competition Adjudicator

Francis Holland School
02.2016 - 02.2016

Mezzo Chorister

English National Opera
08.1996 - Current

Chorister

Glyndebourne Festival Opera
04.1994 - 08.1996

Private Teaching Studio

Piano and Singing Teacher
03.1992 - Current

Advanced Opera Course -

Royal Academy/Royal College of Music
09/1992 - 06/1994

Postgraduate Diploma - Advanced Studies, Singing

Royal Academy of Music
09/1990 - 06/1992

BMus (Hons) Course -

Cardiff University
09/1987 - 06/1990
Deborah Davison