Antonia Thwaites is an English-Egyptian soprano from the Isle of Wight. She began her specialist vocal training at Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester and later graduated from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance with First Class Honours in 2022.

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Whilst studying, she spent six months at the Conservatorio di Musica G.B. Martini in Bologna studying the Bel canto tradition with Francesca Pedaci and further improved her spoken Italian. Operatic roles and scenes include: 'Zweiter Knabe’ - Die Zauberflöte, 'Zerlina' - Don Giovanni, 'Susanna' - Le Nozze di Figaro, 'Suor Angelica’ - Suor Angelica, 'Echo’ - Ariadne auf Naxos, ‘First Woman’ - Ruth (Philip Hagemann), 'Suor Genovieffa' - Suor Angelica. She has also sung chorus in operas such as La Traviata and La Boheme and Die Zauberflöte. Recital venues include the Bangalore International Centre, Pune Music Society (India) and The National Liberal Club (London).

 

Antonia is passionate about vocal pedagogy and runs an active teaching practice. She completed her Post-Graduate studies at The Voice Study Centre - University of Wales Trinity St David in 2025, gaining Distinction in Vocal Pedagogy with a particular research focus on vocal health and tongue-tie in singers.