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Cecilia Eleri Smiga - Soprano Born in Wrexham. She studied at the Flanders Operastudio in Belgium, at the Zürich International Opera Studio, and the RNCM in Manchester. Opera roles include: Carlotta in Phantom of the Opera in the West End; Fiordiligi in Mozart's Cosi fan tutte for Flanders Opera in Gent and Antwerp; Tosca and Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni and Mimi -La Boheme for Daylight Opera Dublin and Rosina Barber of Seville in Provence. Cecilia has performed in many oratorios in Britain & Switzerland, which include Haydn's Nelson Mass with the Manchester Camerata; Handel's Messiah; Mozart's Requiem and Verdi's Requiem in Canterbury Cathedral in the presence of Archbishop Rowan Williams. Concerts include soloist at the Opera House in Antwerp and Amsterdam; Zürich Opera House Gala Concerts; Promenade Concerts at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester; a recital for the Lord Mayor of Dublin; Soloist at The Lord Mayor of Cork's Annual Concerts; Recently, Cecilia appeared in St David's Hall, Cardiff, in a gala concert in aid of NSPCC Wales. Cecilia was a finalist in the Competizione dell Opera International Singing Competition in Dresden; Finalist in The Welsh Singer of the Year Competition in St David's Hall; the winner of the Towyn Roberts Young Singers Scholarship at the National Eisteddfod of Wales; Winner of the London and Manchester Welsh Singer of the Year prize. Cecilia is in great demand as a Musical Director, Adjudicator, Vocal and Performing Arts Coach, and her pupils have won major singing and Musical Theatre Competitions throughout Wales. |
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