ENO1920 The Marriage of Figaro: Rowan Pierce

Rowan Pierce

Soprano

Rowan Pierce was awarded the President’s Award by the Prince of Wales at the RCM in 2017. Prizes include both the Song and First Prize at the inaugural Grange Festival International Singing Competition, and she has recently been made a Rising Star of the OAE and an ENO Harewood Artist.

Currently for ENO: Barbarina The Marriage of Figaro

Previously for ENO: Papagena The Magic Flute, Tiny/Young Tree Paul Bunyan

Career Highlights

Opera roles include: Galatea Acis and Galatea (Academy of Ancient Music); Susanna The Marriage of Figaro; Miss Wordsworth Albert Herring.

Recent and future performances include: The Fairy Queen (Academy of Ancient Music; Gabrieli Consort); Belinda Dido and Aeneas (AAM); Bach Mass in B minor (City of London Sinfonia); Strauss songs (BBC Scottish Symphony); The Indian Queen (Opéra de Lille, conducted by Emmanuelle Haïm); Barbarina (Nevill Holt Opera; Grange Festival). Prizes include the Van Someren Godfery Prize, Schubert Society Singer Prize and the President’s Award at the Royal College of Music, as well as winning both the song and main prizes at the Grange Festival’s inaugural singing competition. She was generously supported by the Countess of Munster Award and Midori Nishiura at the RCM.

Last updated: 4th February 2020