Grace Oliver

Grace Oliver is a soprano currently studying for a Master’s degree at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, where she is a Guildhall Scholar. She enjoys a wide-ranging repertoire spanning early choral music, contemporary song, and opera.

Grace began singing at the age of eight as a chorister at Middlesbrough Cathedral under the direction of Tim Harrison. During her time there, she was appointed Head Chorister and later Soprano Scholar.

Whilst studying for her undergraduate degree at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, Grace was selected to represent the institution at the Junior Kathleen Ferrier Award. In February 2024, she sang the lead role of Cahdla in the premiere of The Fragments of a Dahlia. In the 2025 season, she performed with Opéra de Baugé, appearing as Flora in Orphée aux enfers, Orphan in Der Rosenkavalier, and in the ensemble of Don Giovanni. At Guildhall, she has performed the title role in Handel’s Deidamia and Contessa Almaviva in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro as part of Guildhall’s Opera Scenes. Her concert engagements have included soprano soloist in Brahms’s Ein deutsches Requiem, Bach’s St John Passion and Handel’s Messiah.

An active recitalist, Grace regularly performs in song duos with pianists and has participated in the Song Guild under the direction of Graham Johnson. She has been a finalist in the Elizabeth Schumann Lieder Duo Competition, Trinity Laban English Song Competition, and the Somerset Song Prize.