JANE BURNELL
SOPRANO
"A standout performance"
“Strong performance[s], especially from Jane Burnell”
"[OOZING] ENERGY AND POSITIVITY"
"A standout performance"
“Impressing in [a] smaller role”
"[OOZING] ENERGY AND POSITIVITY"
Jane wins 2nd prize & audience prize at the 2026 International Handel singing competition
British/Irish Soprano Jane Burnell is a Master's graduate from the Royal Northern College of Music where she studied under the tutelage of international Soprano, Linda Richardson.
Next season Jane joins the new Opera Studio at Royal Swedish Opera for seasons 26/27 & 27/28. Roles TBA soon.
She won 1st Prize at the Eastbourne International Singing Competition (2025), and 2nd Prize and Audience Prize at the International Handel Singing Competition (2026) at the London Handel Feastival.
This season Jane makes a role debut as Mademoiselle Silberklang The Impresario (Mozart) with Buxton International Festival, and returns to Wexford Festival Opera as a member of the 2025 Wexford Factory.
British/Irish Soprano Jane Burnell is a Master's graduate from the Royal Northern College of Music where she studied under the tutelage of international Soprano, Linda Richardson. The recent 2023/2024 season saw her professional debut as Gasparina La Canterina (Haydn) and Giovanna Ernani (Verdi) for Buxton International Festival, and Jane begins the 2024/2025 season by joining Wexford Festival Opera this autumn to perform the role of Molly Allgood Lady Gregory in America and Chorus Le maschere.
