LUCY FARRIMOND

British lyric soprano Lucy Farrimond has appeared at leading venues across the UK and internationally, including the Royal Albert Hall, Bridgewater Hall, Snape Maltings, St John’s Smith Square, The Stoller Hall, and the British Embassy in Paris. She made her BBC Proms solo debut at the age of 21, performing Haydn’s The Creation with the BBC Philharmonic at the Royal Albert Hall—praised by The Guardian. She has since appeared with orchestras including the Hallé, BBC Philharmonic, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and Orchestre de Chambre du Luxembourg, under conductors such as Sir Mark Elder, Sakari Oramo, Omer Meir Wellber, and David Parry.

Lucy’s recent operatic engagements include Eleonora (Le donne curiose), Bianca (La Rondine), Erste Dame (Die Zauberflöte), Dorinda (Orlando), and Berta (Il barbiere di Siviglia) for Sequenda Opera in Luxembourg. She will soon make her role debut as Rosa in the British premiere of Saint-Saëns’ The Silver Bell with New Sussex Opera. She has also performed operatic excerpts as Mimì, Zerlina, and Gilda for the Musique Cordiale Festival in France. Recent concert highlights include Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, Bernstein’s MASS, and Handel’s Messiah, alongside performances of Vivaldi’s Gloria, Fauré’s Requiem, Haydn’s Nelson Mass and The Creation, and Mozart’s Requiem and Coronation Mass. She has performed with ensembles including the Manchester and London Concert Orchestras and appeared as a soloist for Raymond Gubbay Live in major UK concert halls. An acclaimed recitalist, Lucy has appeared at the C. Bechstein Centre, Parbold Douglas Music, and cathedrals across the UK. 

A graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music, where she studied with Jane Irwin, Lucy was a finalist in the RNCM's Williams-Howard Competition, receiving the Amanda Ira Aldridge Honourable Mention Prize. Other notable awards include First Prize (International Category) in Michigan's George Shirley Competition and the prize for 'Singing Excellence' at Chetham's School of Music. 

Alongside her performing career, Lucy is a committed educator and advocate for accessibility in opera. She has served as Event Manager for the National Student Opera Society, is a trustee of Wigan Music Society, and hosts the podcast All Things Opera. A polyglot with a passion for language, she also works as a supporting actress for television and film, and is an accomplished composer, with works broadcast on BBC television.