Jane Burnell

Jane is studying a Masters at the Royal Northern College of Music under the tutelage of Paul Nilon (Tenor). Prior to this, she graduated from Leeds Conservatoire, having studied with Adriana Festeu (Mezzo). Jane is a regular concert soloist, of which notable performances include: Mozart “Exsultate Jubilate”, Handel “Messiah”, Bach “B Minor Mass”, Dvorak “Stabat Mater”, Haydn “Paukenmesse”, Bawtree “Rememberance”, Rutter “Mass of the Children”, Brahms “Requiem” and Mozart “Requiem”. Jane has participated in masterclasses with Lisette Oropesa, Roderick Williams, David Cowan, Martin Pickard, Annette Saunders and Matteo Dalle Fratte. In 2019, Jane was the recipient of the Badoer Dalla Rizza Bursary Fund for Melofonetica, with whom she performed Zerlina (Don Giovanni), in Asolo, Italy. Other roles include: Pamina (The Magic Flute), Adele (Die Fledermaus), Belinda/Second Woman/2nd Witch (Dido and Aeneas), Mabel (cover) (HMS Pinafore) and Fritha (The Snow Goose). Alongside a growing solo career, Jane still has a profound love of choral music and is the Co-Founder of The Meanwood Ensemble; a classical vocal quartet based in Leeds, whose ethos is to bring classical music to new audiences by performing in unusual locations. Jane has also been a member of the Rodolfus Choir for the past 6 years and is regularly involved in performances and recordings for the likes of SKY TV, Katherine Jenkins and Fox Film Themes. Jane is a keen conductor and made her debut in 2021 conducting the LCSU Opera Society x Leeds Conservatoire performances of Dido & Aeneas (Purcell).