Anna Gregg - Biography

Recent Winner of the ‘Deborah Voight Opera Prize’ at the BBC Radio 3 Glenarm Festival of Voice, Anna Gregg is the ‘Northern Ireland Opera Young Opera Voice of 2023’. Anna graduated in 2022 with distinction, from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she studied her BMus(Hons), MMus and MPerf under the tutelage of Sarah Pring. Since graduating Anna has been fortunate to have worked with Opera Collective Ireland and Sestina Music on their award winning production of Handel’s ‘Semele’, conducted by Christian Curnyn. She was also engaged with Sestina’s ‘Music of Celebration’ concert tour, and thoroughly enjoyed Wexford Festival Opera’s season, playing the role of ‘Alice Gibbens James’ in ‘The Master’ (Caruso), as well as chorus roles in ‘La Tempesta’ (Halevy), ‘Lalla-Roukh’ (David), and ‘Armida’ (Dvorák). Anna joined Longborough Festival Opera in their production of ‘L’elisir d’amore’ - Donizetti, and covered the principal role of 'Elena' in the world premiere of ‘Elena and Gerardo’ - Bottini, with Random Opera earlier this season. Anna has a particular passion for oratorio, has been fortunate to have sung the soprano solos in the following works with various choral societies in the UK: Mozart - Requiem, Mozart - Vesperae solennes de confessore, Fauré - Requiem, Handel - Messiah - Samson , Franck - Die sieben letzen Wrote Christi am Kreutz, Jommelli - Missa pro Defunctis, Arnesen - Requiem, Rossini - Stabat Mater, Saint Saens - Requiem. Anna was thrilled to be an ‘Associate Artist’ with NI Opera and was delighted to open their summer recital series in July as a soloist, as well as being a soloist in their 'Salon Series' concerts. She was recently thrilled to play the role of ‘Gabriel’ in a staged production of Hadyn’s ‘Creation’ with the Scherzo Ensemble (Longhope Opera) and is looking forward to playing the role of ‘Lucia’ in Britten’s ‘Rape of Lucretia’ with British Youth Opera this season.