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Grace is a lyric mezzo-soprano and a Meisner-trained actor.​​

 

Her recent roles at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland are Dorabella* in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, and Hänsel* in Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel. At the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire: 1st Spirit in Massenet's CendrillonAnn Wood in Stephen McNeff's Banished, Erika* in Barber's Vanessa and Paquette* in Bernstein's Candide.

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In June 2023, Grace made her concert debut as the soloist in Michael Wolters' world premiere of  'for John Baldessari and/or Gary Lineker'.​

 

Throughout her career, Grace has gained traction with roles in local operetta and musical theatre productions, including Queen of the Fairies in Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe and The Beggar Woman in Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd.

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Hertfordshire-born, Grace is currently studying with Elizabeth McCormack at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. She graduated with a BMus (Hons) from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in 2024. ​​

 

Grace spent a year training in Film and Television Performance at the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, studying Meisner with Steve Perlmutter, Stanislavsky with Ruth Nerken, Improv with Judith Searcy and the Suzuki Method with Donnie Mather. She began her classical voice training in 2018 with bass-baritone Aidan Smith and supported Aidan in establishing the Cheltenham Vocal Academy in 2019.​ 

 

Grace enjoys exploring the connection between visual art and music within New Music Theatre, particularly the work of Gerhard Richter and John Cage.

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