About Siân Griffiths
UK based Mezzo Soprano, Siân Griffiths completed her undergraduate studies in Ancient History from the University of Reading whilst studying singing privately with her current teacher, John Evans. From there she was accepted on to a postgraduate in voice at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and graduated with distinction. In 2019, Siân was accepted onto Guildhall’s Opera course and completed her studies there in summer 2021 before joining the National Opera Studio as a Young Artist, graduating in 2022.
Most recently, Siân performed the role of Mary Fleming in English National Opera’s UK premier of Thea Musgrave’s Mary Queen of Scots and Hermia in Opera North’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Siân’s 2024 performing highlights include making her debut as Orfeo in Biblioteca Alexandrina’s production of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice; performing with the Nürnberger Symphoniker as part of her time at the Internationale Meistersinger Akademie; Soloist in the UK premier of Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s Intonations – a piece for voice, solo violin and string quartet – as part of the Red Violin Festival; and debuting the role of Dorabella in Opera North’s touring production of Così fan tutte.
Previous Opera experience includes Baba the Turk in Verbier Festival’s Atelier Lyrique production of The Rake’s Progress at the Verbier Festival, conducted by James Gaffigan; Jan in the UK premiere of Joby Talbot’s opera Everest at the Barbican Centre with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers; and Dryad in Garsington Opera’s new production of Ariadne auf Naxos, for which she was awarded the Leonard Ingrams Award in recognition of her work during the season.
In 2025, Siân will be returning to perform the role of Dorabella in Opera North’s production of Così fan tutte as part of their collaboration with Nevill Holt Festival.
More to be announced shortly.
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“Siân Griffiths, as Cenerentola, had a suitably contained demureness to her stage presence which contrasted with her wonderfully rich voice. Her opening song was finely phrased, showing off her warm vibrant tones and sense of line. This was a lovely even instrument, going all the way up and down; the ends of the descending scales in her final rondo were superb.”
“Claire Lees, Siân Griffiths and Harriet Eyley were a delightful trio of nymphs.”
(Left to Right) Claire Leese as Naiad, Harriet Eyley as Echo, and Siân as Dryad in Ariadne auf Naxos (2023), Garsington Opera.
Photo by Julian Guidera