Rhian Lois

Welsh soprano Rhian Lois has performed to great acclaim on the English National Opera stage in roles such as Adele Die Fledermaus, Nerine in Charpentier’s Medea and Atalanta Xerxes. In 2015 she made her Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, debut as Papagena, and in summer 2016 she made her North American debut as Zerlina in Santa Fe.

Current highlights include major role and house debuts: Nanetta in Verdi Falstaff with Grange Festival, and Valencienne in Lehar The Merry Widow. She will also perform in concert at the International Enescu Festival. Future highlights include a major Handel role debut with The English Concert and her role debut as Despina Così fan tutte.

2017/18 was a season of major debuts, with a house debut at Grand Théâtre de Genève as Angelika in the European premiere of Figaro Gets a Divorce, and two role debuts at English National Opera as Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro and Governess in The Turn of the Screw.

Recent highlights include two role debuts at English National Opera as Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro and Governess in The Turn of the Screw; Susanna and Barbarina Le Nozze di Figaro, the world premiere of Figaro gets a Divorce, and the Adele Die Fledermaus for Welsh National Opera. Concert performances included a recital for the International Opera Awards Foundation as well as a performance at the Royal Albert Hall alongside Kings College Cambridge Choir as part of the Raymond Gubbay Christmas Festival.