Samantha Oxborough

Mezzo-Soprano Samantha Oxborough is a recent Royal Birmingham Conservatoire graduate with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Studies with a First class Honours and a post graduate certificate. She was a 2019/2020 at the National Opera Studio as a young artist. She has just sung the National Anthem at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony. She studies with Christine Cairns. Samantha has been involved in the Conservatoire's operas since her arrival. She proudly sang in the chorus of The Dialogues Des Carmelites directed by Michael Barry and her full main roles include Métella – La Vie Parisienne – Offenbach,  Cherubino - The Marriage of Figaro, Maurya - Riders to the Sea, and Patricia in Michael Wolters world premier of Ava's Wedding. She has also taken part in the Conservatoire's Opera Scenes as Carmen, Octavian (Der Rosenkavalier), Quickly (Falstaff), Lucretia (Rape of Lucretia) and Suzuki (Madame Butterfly).  Samantha was awarded The Snt. Clare Barfield Memorial Bowl for Operatic Distinction received from Julian Lloyd Webber in June 2016 and has just been awarded first place in the Cecil Drew Oratorio prize, Edward Brooks Lieder prize, the Conservatoire Singing Prize, joint first in the Ashleyan Opera prize and second place in the Doris Newton Music club prize. She was also a finalist in the Leamington prize and the THSH prize.  In 2015, chosen by Head of Department Julian Pike, Samantha represented the Conservatoire at the Kathleen Ferrier Bursary. Competing against students from all the major UK Conservatoire's, she was the only female finalist and attained third place. In September 2017, Samantha proudly sang as a soloist in a concert in Kineton organised by Roderick Williams for the Woman's institute. She also sang as Zerlina in the duet 'La Ci Darem' - Mozart with Roderick as Don Giovanni.  On the same day she won the Geraint Morris Award. As a result Samantha was a soloist at the Festival of Massed Choirs in the Royal Albert Hall, London in May 2018. Samantha is also a committed member of the Conservatoire Folk Ensemble, a 50 piece professional touring band in which she sings and plays her euphonium.