London-born soprano and educator Raphaela Papadakis studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and Clare College Cambridge, where she won numerous prizes and awards, including First Prize at the National Mozart Competition. 

She has since enjoyed a busy and varied career as an operatic soprano, singing for companies such as the Royal Opera House, Glyndebourne and the Berlin Staatsoper, and specialising in contemporary chamber-music repertoire, performing with such world-class groups as the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective, the Navarra Quartet and Meta4. 

Born in Northern Ireland, Mary is an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music where she originally studied. 

Award-winning Welsh soprano Natalya Romaniw was born in Swansea and owes her surname to her Ukrainian grandfather, who settled in Wales during the Second World War. Natalya studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and was a member of the Houston Grand Opera Studio. She was the first person to ever win both the Loveday Song Prize and first prize at the prestigious Kathleen Ferrier Awards in 2012. Subsequent awards include the Clonter Opera Prize, London Welsh Singer and the Welsh Singers competitions.

Over the last few years, Erica Eloff has steadily built her career on the concert platform to become a sought-after soloist and recitalist. Praised in the media for her vocal authority and technical control, and a voice that is bright and well-produced across its range with great power at the top, she is a passionate and deeply musical performer.