Wendy Silvester

British mezzo-soprano Wendy Silvester, has been celebrated by critics for her ‘impressive’ and ‘brave’ stage presence. In recent years, she has been a finalist in the Mastersingers UK Wagner Vocal Competition, and the Neapolitan Masters Vocal Competition; performed the role of Fenena (Nabucco) in concert productions with both Uncovered Opera and St. Paul’s Opera; made her debut at the Wagner in Vermont festival as Waltraute (Die Walküre) whilst also covering Fricka (Das Rheingold; Die Walküre) and singing Waltraute (Götterdämmerung) and Ortrud (Lohengrin) in concert; won an Off West End Award for Opera Performance (Ensemble) as part of HGO London’s The Cunning Little Vixen, where she played the Forester’s Wife and the Owl; directed, and played Waltraute, in an adaptation of Götterdämmerung