Grace Oliver
Grace Oliver is a 23-year-old soprano currently studying under Sarah Pring and Andrew Matthews-Owen at Trinity Laban Conservatoire as the Morag Noble scholar.
She enjoys a diverse repertoire that spans from early choral music to contemporary songs and operatic works. Presently, Grace serves as a choral scholar with the Old Royal Naval College Chapel Choir, directed by Ralph Allwood, MBE.
In October 2022, she proudly represented Trinity Laban at the Junior Kathleen Ferrier Award. Grace has also gained valuable experience through masterclasses with esteemed musicians such as Ailish Tynan and Andrew West.
In February 2024, she took on the lead role of Cahdla in the premiere of Timothy Mays' contemporary operetta, The Fragments of a Dahlia. Grace frequently performs alongside her piano duo partner, Lucas Saraiva Cunha; together, they reached the finals of both the Elizabeth Schumann Lieder Duo Competition and the Somerset Song Prize in 2024. They are excited to compete in the final of Trinity Laban’s English Song Competition next month.
This past summer, Grace had the opportunity to perform with Opéra de Baugé in productions of Carmen, Don Carlo, and L’elisir d’amore. She will return for the 2025 season for their performances of Don Giovanni, Orphée aux enfers and Der Rosenkavalier.