

Mezzo Soprano
Samantha Lewis
Mezzo Soprano

Mezzo-soprano Samantha Lewis has been praised for her inspirational emotive singing that has left audiences spellbound; audience member Alan Bain, following a performance of Karl Jenkins’s The Armed Man at Leicester De Montford Hall described Samantha’s singing as ‘The absolute highlight of the evening…the story telling of the voice in English is terribly important…in which Samantha’s performance was so good’. Classical Music daily reviews Samantha's 'Cendrillon' as: Cinders comes up with the most spectacular singing, at best in higher register, into the stratosphere. It was in those aery heights that Samantha shone most: truly astounding moments where her voice unveiled its really distinctive quality.
Samantha is a recent Masters and APD graduate of The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire; Previously, she trained in Veterinary Science at Harper Adams University. Upon graduating with distinction, she was awarded the Postgraduate Course Prize and the St Clare Barfield Rosebowl for Operatic Distinction 2021. She has been involved in several productions, most recently as ‘Hänsel’ in Humperdink’s opera ‘Hänsel and Gretel, ‘Cendrillon’ in Massenet’s opera, ‘Cendrillon’, Martha in Tchaikovsky’s opera, ‘Iolanta’, Mercédès in Bizet’s opera, Carmen with North Wales Opera Studio, Mary Magdalene in a semi-staged production of Bach’s St. John Passion with Cumbria Opera Group, Dorabella in Mozart’s ‘Così fan tutte’ (Cumbria Opera Group), Cherubino (Scenes) in Mozart’s ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’, La Zelatrice (Scenes) in Puccini’s ‘Suor Angelica’, but also as Mother/Other Mother in Mark-Anthony Turnage’s 'Coraline', and Fanny Price in Dove's 'Mansfield Park'; she also gained a place on The Royal Opera House’s Jette Parker Artist Programme mentorship scheme, and has since been paired with Australian operatic soprano, Lauren Fagen. Samantha also has a vehement passion for art song, winning The Edward Brooke’s English Song Prize in 2019 and also, being a semi-finalist in The London Song Festival 2022. One of her proudest accomplishments was being a Pendine International Voice of the Future semi-finalist last year; she performed both opera and song alongside some British sign language. She is looking forward to exploring this more with Beth Haughan (Piano) whom she regularly works with, touring a programme consisting of composers and poets born or resident, along the famous journey from John O’Groats to Lands End; the heart of this project is to make music and performances more accessible to communities who wouldn’t have the opportunity to experience recitals or productions, whilst also bringing knowledge to their land’s heritage. She is looking forward to touring with The Merry Opera Company in Ireland towards the end of the year, performing in their Staged Messiah tour, and also performing as the ‘Witch’ and ‘Mother’ in Humperdink’s opera ‘Hänsel and Gretel’ next year.