Rebecca Evans
Overview
Rebecca Evans was born in South Wales and studied at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. She has performed lead roles for opera companies across Europe and America including The Marschallin Der Rosenkavalier (WNO); Contessa Le nozze di Figaro, Mimì La bohème, Pamina Die Zauberflöte, Zerlina Don Giovanni (ROH). She appears regularly in concert, at festivals such as the BBC Proms, and performs with orchestras including the LSO, Hallé and Accademia Santa Cecilia. A Grammy award-winning artist, she has recorded prolifically with Sir Charles Mackerras and Sir John Eliot Gardiner. She is a Trustee of the Colwinston Charitable Trust and patron of several charities, including Shelter Cymru, Tŷ Hapus and Music in Hospitals Wales. Rebecca was awarded a CBE in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours and is also an ambassador for WNO’s Associate Artist programme.
Recent and upcoming engagements: Despina Così fan tutte, Nella Il trittico, Mrs Nerys Price Blaze of Glory! (WNO); Marcellina Le nozze di Figaro (ROH & ENO).
