Annabel Kennedy

mezzo-soprano
Biography

Mezzo-soprano Annabel Kennedy recently graduated from the Royal College of Music (RCM), where she studied with Amanda Roocroft and Caroline Dowdle. She is currently a member of the Opernstudio at Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf. Annabel has been a Young Artist with Opera Prelude, Samling Institute, Britten Pears Arts, and Glyndebourne’s Jerwood scheme. At Garsington Opera, she performed Juno (Platée) and covered Cherubino (Le nozze di Figaro). Her operatic roles include Hänsel (Hänsel und Gretel), Minsk Woman (Flight), and L’enfant (L’enfant et les sortilèges) at RCM, and covering Hermia (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) at Glyndebourne. Recent awards include second prize at the IVC Opera & Oratorio Competition, the Singers’ Prize at the ROSL Music Competition, and Press & Junior Jury Prizes at the IVC LiedDuo Competition.