AURORA BOWKETT
Email: Aurorabowkett@gmail.com,
DOB: 03/03/1991
Aurora Bowkett, soprano, trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She is a strong operatic 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. She has been lucky enough to perform in venues such as Wigmore Hall, Barbican Concert Hall and Milton Court Concert Hall and to participate in Masterclasses with Rosalind Plowright, Nuccia Focile, Mary King, Susan Bickley, Nicky Spence and Susan McCulloch.
Principal Teacher:
David Pollard
(Available as a reference: polpar@aol.com)
Education/Courses
Guildhall School of Music and Drama,
Vocal Workout Program, Royal Academy of Music,
Recent Repertoire Coaches
Peter Robinson
Rosalind Plowright (*available as a reference)
Nuccia Focile (*available as a reference)
Michael Pollock
Elizabeth Rowe
Roles Studied Scenes:
First Lady, Die Zauberflöte – BYO Workshop
Mimi – La Boheme - GSMD
Leonora, Fideleo - GSMD
Magda, The Consul – GSMD
Donna Elvira, Don Giovanni (full role)
Flora – La Traviata (full role)
Fiordelligi – Cosi Fan Tutti (studio learnt only)
Solo Performance Experience
Semi finalist in International Grand Prix, Classical voice - (March 2023)
Semi finalist in Premiere Opera Foundation Competition - December 2022
Loyola Dramatic Voice Symposium – performer – September 2022
Masterclass with Nuccia Focile – September 2022
Role of Donna Elvira – Don Giovanni (Opera Co Pro) May 2022
Role of Flora – La Traviata (North Wales Opera) April 2022
Soloist – Llangollen Eisteddfod July 2022
Masterclass with Rosalind Plowright - November 2021
1st Prize winner – Champion Voice (all ages), Abergavenny Eisteddfod 2019
Soprano Soloist – Swansea Male Voice Choir, June 2019
Solo Recital – Llangollen International Eisteddfod, July 2018
British Art Song Masterclass with Susan Bickley – London Song Festival, November 2017 Schubert Society Masterclass with Nicky Spence – London Song Festival, November 2017 International Voice of the Future, Llangollen International
Eisteddfod, July 2017