Amy Freston was born in London and trained as a classical dancer before studying at the Royal Northern College of Music. In 2004 she completed the course at the National Opera Studio.
In 2005 she was Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro for Glyndebourne Opera and Despina in Cosi fan tutte for English Touring Opera. She has sung Aminta Il re Pastore and the title role in Acis and Galatea for New Kent Opera directed by Tim Carroll.
She created the roles of Io and Woman Three in Birtwistle's The Io Passion directed by Stephen Langridge at the Aldeburgh, Almeida and Bregenz festivals and Mirror Echo in The Second Mrs Kongwith the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Festival Hall.
In 2005 she was Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro for Glyndebourne Opera and Despina in Cosi fan tutte for English Touring Opera. She has sung Aminta Il re Pastore and the title role in Acis and Galatea for New Kent Opera directed by Tim Carroll.
She created the roles of Io and Woman Three in Birtwistle's The Io Passion directed by Stephen Langridge at the Aldeburgh, Almeida and Bregenz festivals and Mirror Echo in The Second Mrs Kongwith the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Festival Hall.
Current projects include The Philosophers Stone for Garsington, La Belle Helene for English National Opera (Emmanuel Joel and Laurent Pelly) and Orlando for the Early Opera Company (Christian Curnyn and Netia Jones).
For Opera North, Amy will play First Niece in Peter Grimes, Belinda in Dido and Aeneas, and La Musica in Orfeo. Further ahead she sings Miss Wordsworth (Albert Herring) for the Glyndebourne Opera on Tour and Sandman (in Hansel and Gretel) at the Glyndebourne Festival.
In concert Any sings Mozart C minor Mass with Northern Sinfonia and Thomas Zehetmair and makes her debut at the BBC Proms.
For Opera North, Amy will play First Niece in Peter Grimes, Belinda in Dido and Aeneas, and La Musica in Orfeo. Further ahead she sings Miss Wordsworth (Albert Herring) for the Glyndebourne Opera on Tour and Sandman (in Hansel and Gretel) at the Glyndebourne Festival.
In concert Any sings Mozart C minor Mass with Northern Sinfonia and Thomas Zehetmair and makes her debut at the BBC Proms.