Jane Burnell

Jane holds an unconditional place at Leeds College of Music for September 2018, to study a Music (Classical) BA Hons degree, specialising in singing. Jane is a member of Leeds Baroque Choir and the Mabgate Ensemble and also held a choral scholarship at Leeds Minster from 2016 - 2017. Alongside a love of singing choral music, Jane enjoys a growing solo career. Notable performances include Haydn Paukenmesse (Wakefield Festival Chorus), Bawtree Rememberance (Portsmouth Festival Chorus), Vivaldi Gloria (Stowmarket Chorale), and Brahms Requiem (Eye Bach Choir). In 2015 Jane was invited to join the prestigious London based Rodolfus Choir, of which she is still an active member. Jane regularly travels to London for concerts and sessions, of which recent involvements include solos for Mozart Requiem and Handel Messiah at Alexandra Palace, and a recording for SKY TV for the Six Nations 2018. Jane studies under Austin Gunn (tenor), and has since started to explore operatic repertoire, particularly the roles of Gilda (Rigoletto) and Despina (Cosi Fan Tutte). Jane’s recent operatic roles include the Second Woman and Belinda in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas with LUUOperaSociety, and Aljosa Skorja. Jane is currently preparing for the title role of Giorgetta in Puccini’s Il Tabarro for 2018