Antonia Thwaites is an English - Egyptian classical soprano and singing teacher from the Isle of Wight, where she started her musical studies at the age of nine.
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At sixteen she successfully auditioned for Chetham's School of Music in Manchester where she studied voice and piano for two years. In 2018 she was accepted as a Trinity College London Scholar at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, where she studied under the tutelage of Sophie Grimmer gaining a Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours. During her time at Trinity she also completed a Vocal Performance Diploma making her an Associate of Trinity College London and in her second year she was chosen to compete in the Junior Kathleen Ferrier Awards in Blackburn. In 2022 she performed in Trinity Laban Opera's summer production: Strozzi! and was a finalist in Trinity Laban's English Song Competition with duo partner Francesca Lauri. The pair were also finalists in the British Art Song Competition, earning them a place in a masterclass with Dame Sarah Connolly as part of the 2021 London Song Festival.
In 2021, Antonia studied in Bologna, Italy at the Conservatorio di Musica G.B. Martini under Francesca Pedaci, where she studied
studied ‘Bel Canto’ and improved her spoken Italian. Notably, she was invited to sing in a masterclass with Leone Magiera, known for his extensive work with Pavarotti and Mirella Freni, whilst also studying with Teatro Comunale repetiteur Giorgio D’Alonzo. Later that year, she made her operatic debut performing in Suor Angelica in Switzerland with the Berlin Opera Academy.
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In 2022, Antonia performed the role of ‘Susanna’ in Le Nozze di Figaro at The National Liberal Club London, in an abridgment she arranged and directed herself. More recent operatic performances include 'Narrator One' and ‘Ensemble’ - Ruth (Pegasus Opera Company, 2023),'Echo' - Ariadne auf Naxos (Uncovered Opera Company, 2023), ‘Chorus’ - La Traviata (Instant Opera Company). Recent recital venues include The Bangalore International Centre and Pune Music Society during a concert tour to India (2023), and the National Liberal Club, London (2023/24). Other roles include ‘Zerlina’ Don Giovanni, ‘Suor Genovieffa’ - Suor Angelica, and the title role of the same opera, ‘Suor Angelica’.
Antonia is passionate about vocal education, and alongside private teaching, works at the John Roan School, Greenwich Music School and for Prelude Music Education. During their tour to India, Antonia also gave masterclasses to the vocal students at Christ University Bangalore. She has recently started to study for a Post-Graduate Certificate in Vocal Pedagogy with the University of Wales Trinity St David, with a particular focus on vocal health.
