Aurora Bowkett, Soprano

Professional operatic soprano, Aurora Bowkett is strong stage performer, with a passion for the craft, who has followed in the Welsh tradition of competing at Eisteddfods and performing with male voice choirs.

Trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, she has been lucky enough to perform in venues such as Wigmore Hall, Barbican Concert Hall, Milton Court Concert Hall, Gottlieb Hall (Chicago) and Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall (New Orleans) both as a student and professional.

She made her role debut with Brent Opera as Leonora in Il Trovetore following her debut as Donna Elvira in 2022 with Opera Co Productions and Michaela in 2023 with North Wales Opera.

She was selected to perform in the final rounds of the critically acclaimed Hans Gabor Belvedere competition 2023, as well as a semi-finalist in International Grand Prix and the Premiere Opera Foundation Competition.

She has performed in multiple public masterclasses with famous singers and organisations internationally. From Opera Caledonia in June 2023 with David Gowland (YAP Royal Opera House), Derek Clarke (Scottish Opera) and acclaimed coach Elizabeth Rowe, to Malta with Miriam Gauci in August 2024. She sang for Greer Grimsley in New Orleans and Nuccia Focile, Mary King, Susan Bickley, Nicky Spence and Susan McCulloch in London UK.