International Prizewinner to give opening recital at Staged Opera Summer Course 2025

Singaporean soprano Shimona Rose is the 2024 Pendine International Voice of the Future. In 2020, she graduated with a Master of Performance with Distinction from the Royal College of Music, studying under Amanda Roocroft. A passionate advocate for both opera and music therapy, Shimona completed a Master of Arts in Music Therapy at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2023, where she continued vocal studies with Theresa Goble. Shimona’s earlier achievements include being named the 2018 Opera Scholar of the Year and winning the 37th Annual Australian National Liederfest. She completed her Bachelor of Music at the Melbourne Conservatorium under Carrie Barr. In December 2022, she made her debut as Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus with the Singapore Lyric Opera at The Esplanade. Her other roles include Anne Trulove in The Rake’s Progress, Nanetta in Falstaff, and Pamina in Die Zauberflöte. She has also performed extensively in oratorios, including Mozart’s Requiem and Orff’s Carmina Burana,  and was a Robert Presley Scholar of the St John’s Fulham Schola Cantorum from 2019-2024.

Website: shimonarose.com