Sarah Gilford
Soprano Sarah Gilford is Juliette in the Norwegian premiere of The Dead City (Die tote Stadt) by Korngold here in Bergen autumn 2024.
Praised for her crystal-clear voice, British soprano Sarah Gilford is a recent Song Prize finalist at BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2021 and an alumnus of the prestigious Opernstudio at the Bayerische Staatsoper.
For the seasons 2019/21, Gilford was a member of the prestigious Opernstudio at the Bayerische Staatsoper, where most notably she sang the title role in Thomas’ Mignon at the Cuvilliés Theatre, Giannetta in L’Elisir d’Amore" Taumännchen in Hänsel und Gretel, and Barbarina in Le Nozze di Figaro among other appearances.
In the 2021/2022 season she was a member of the ensemble of Stadttheater Klagenfurt. Here she made her debuts as Ortlinde in Die Walküre, Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, Sopran I in Rihm’s Jakob Lenz, and Gilda in Rigoletto.
In the 2022/2023 season Gilford made her return to the Bayerische Staatsoper as Niece 2 in Britten's Peter Grimes. She also made a number of debuts including her debut as Dalinda in Handel's Ariodante with Il Pomo d'Oro; as a soloist for Mendelssohn's Elijah (Elias) with the Berliner Philharmoniker under the baton of Kirill Petrenko; as Sophie in Werther at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden conducted by Antonio Pappano. She also made her recital debut at Wigmore Hall with Ewa Danilewska.
Gilford began the 2023/24 season at Klagenfurt Stadttheater singing Woglinde in Wagner's Götterdämmerung. Later, she returned to Klagenfurt to perform the soprano solo in Handel's Messiah at the Konzerthaus Klagenfurt. She also made her role debut as Governess in Isabelle Kettle's new production of Britten's Turn of the Screw at the Theatre Royal in Bath.
After singing the role as Juliette in The Dead City here in Bergen, Gilford will be one of the soloists in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in December, with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London.
Main source: Johanna Herbst Artist Management
Updated September 2024
Listen to Sarah Gilford Cardiff under Singer of the World 2021 – in the role as Ilia in the aria "Padre, germani addio" from the opera Idomeneo by W. A. Mozart:
