BioJennifer France has just graduated from the Opera Course at Royal Academy of Music where she won many prizes including the prestigious Patron’s Award that resulted in her solo recital debut at the Wigmore Hall, and was awarded the Principal’s Prize at graduation for exceptional all-round studentship. She is currently studying with Lillian Watson. At RAM, Jennifer was a member of the Song Circle and was a soloist for the Academy/Kohn Foundation Bach Cantata series. Ms. France is also a Samling Scholar and before joining RAM studied at the Royal Northern College of Music with Sandra Dugdale. Roles include Blonde-cover (Die Entführung, Garsington Opera), Rose Maybud-cover (Ruddigore, Opera North), Le Feu and Le Rossignol (L’enfant et les Sortileges, BBC Symphony Orchetsra at the Barbican), Esmerelda (The Bartered Bride, British Youth Opera), Lisetta (La Vera Costanza), Zerbinetta (Ariadne auf Naxos), Madame Herz (Der Schauspieldirektor), Papagena (Die Zauberflöte), Héro (Béatrice et Bénédict) all for Royal Academy Opera. Forthcoming and current engagements include 1st Niece (Peter Grimes) and Tytania – Cover (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) both for Opera North, Marzelline (Fidelio) for Garsington Opera 2014, and a recording of Debussy songs with Malcolm Martineau for Hyperion to be released early next year.