Tora Wilson

Tóra began singing as a child in local productions and choirs, before attending the prestigious Birmingham Conservatoire, graduating with a BMus(Hons) in Music and a Postgraduate specialising in Opera. She was privileged to continue her studies in Florence at the Istituto Europeo and was delighted to be awarded the Rae Woodland Scholarship for a Young Singer in 2007. She has enjoyed success in the Ashleyan Opera Prize, The Mario Lanza Prize, toured Italy and France with British Youth Opera, and was privileged to perform at the inauguration of the Second International Arts Festival in Treviso, Italy. As well as performing regularly with a variety of companies, including Silk Opera, Opera Delights and Operamus, and the Hinckley Opera Festival; Tóra has also appeared as an English song, Melodie, Opera and Oratorio soloist with numerous ensembles performing in venues around Europe and the UK. In December of 2009, she took the role of professional Chorus and Chorus Mentor in Graham Vick’s ground breaking production of Othello with Birmingham Opera Company, which was featured in the BBC’s Verdi Festival in February 2011. Tóra has recently been focusing on her career as a solo performer, enchanting audiences at recitals and corporate events with her diverse mix of opera, classical crossover and popular music. She has also written her own cabaret, which she is looking to perform around the UK, combining her appealing sense of humour with music that will have you humming all the way home.