Lorna Anderson
Glasgow-born Lorna Anderson studied initially at the RSAMD with Patricia MacMahon before winning a postgraduate scholarship to the RCM. While still a student, she won a number of awards and competitions and has gone on to enjoy a busy and varied career, appearing in opera, concert and as a recitalist all over the world.
As a renowned performer of the baroque and classical repertoire in particular, she has sung as a soloist with all the major orchestras and ensembles, large and small, in the field including The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Les Arts Florissants, The Sixteen, The English Concert, The King’s Consort, The London Classical Players, La Chapelle Royale and the Academy of Ancient Music under conductors which include William Christie, Harry Christophers, Robert King, Trevor Pinnock, Phillippe Herrweghe, Richard Egarr and Christopher Hogwood. Her contemporary music credits include first performances of works by composers such as John Tavener, Hugh Wood and James MacMillan as well as the role of ‘Joanna’, a modern-day Sheriff of Nottingham, in The Opera Story’s 2019 production of Dani Howard’s ‘Robin Hood’.
Her numerous recordings span musical genres from Handel to Britten and most recently include Debussy, Poulenc and Faure songs with Malcolm Martineau to critical acclaim.
Since 2022, Lorna has been a Vocal Tutor at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, in Glasgow.