Louisa Baker

Louisa Baker is a young mezzo-soprano from Lincoln, Lincolnshire, studying at the Royal College of Music in London. Her studies at the college are supported by the Douglas and Hilda Simmonds scholarship. Louisa has performed several times in Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln’s most celebrated venue. Her most notable performance there was her solo aria for the Lincolnshire Police Christmas Service in 2014, singing from Bach’s Weinacht’s Oratorium, and she was delighted to be invited back the following year. In 2016 Louisa was the recipient of the Rotary Club of Lincoln Trophy, after receiving full marks at the Lincoln Music and Drama Festival. In June 2017 Louisa performed opera scenes with the company ‘Opera Britain’ as Mozart’s 3rd lady (Die Zauberflöte) and understudy for Purcell’s Dido (Dido and Aeneas). Most recently Louisa sang as the alto soloist for the Lincoln Choral Society's performance of Haydn's Paukenmesse in Lincoln Cathedral.