HEATHER LUPTON
ROBERT CLARK
LUKE SINCLAIR
Heather was born in Sydney
where she learnt piano from an
early age. She studied music at
University of Western Sydney
where she majored in
composition as well as receiving
private vocal tuition. She moved
to Manchester in 2007 to pursue
postgraduate vocal studies at the
Royal Northern College of Music
where she studied with David
Maxwell Anderson and Debbie
Rees. During her time there she
studied and performed, roles
such as Maman in L’enfant et
les Sortilèges, The Prioress in
Dialogue of the Carmelites,
Hansel in Hansel and Gretel, Feodor Boris Godunov and Mistress
Quickly in Falstaff. Since leaving
college she has performed a
variety of roles including Nicklaus
in The Tales of Hoffman, Ulrica in
A Masked Ball and Maddalena in
Rigoletto. Most recently she has
performed the role of Smeton in
Anna Bolena and Orfeo in Orfeo
ed Euridice.
Robert began singing whilst at
Wells Cathedral school. After
a gap year spent furthering his
singing development with the
baritone Gavin Carr, he began his
training at the Guildhall school of
Music and Drama. During his first
two years of study, Robert
appeared as a soloist with a
number of choral societies,
performing works by Gabrielli,
Purcell, Bach, Handel, Haydn,
Faure, Durufle and Goodall.
He also sang the role of Peter and
was a member of the 16-strong
chorus in Jonathan Miller’s
production of Bach’s Matthew
Passion at the National Theatre.
Robert is currently taking a
year out where he continues to
perform as a soloist with various
choral societies as well as
singing with the Old Royal Naval
Chapel, Greenwich.
He will recommence his training
at the Guildhall from September
2013 where he will continue to
study with the renowned counter
tenor Andrew Watts.
Luke grew up in Oxfordshire and
graduated with a history degree
from Bristol University in 2010. He
now studies on the Masters Vocal
Performance course at the Royal
Conservatoire of Scotland under the
tutelage of Scott Johnson, where he is
generously supported by the Sir Richard Stapley Trust. He will continue his
training at the Alexander Gibson Opera
School at the RCS later this year. Luke
has been engaged as a soloist in a
number of oratorio works including
Rossini’s Stabat Mater at Ayr Town
Hall, Goodall’s Requiem and Haydn’s
The Seven Last Words of Christ at
the Portaferry Proms, Mendelssohn’s
Elijah at St. George’s Bristol, Mozart’s
Requiem at St. John’s Tisbury and with
Greenock Philharmonic and Handel’s
Messiah at Perth Cathedral.
Operatic roles include Don Jose
Carmen and Des Grieux Manon (RCS
Scenes), Lucano Poppea and 1st Priest
Die Zauberflöte and Pedro Betrothal in
a Monastery (RCS), Lysander/Snout A
Midsummer Night’s Dream (Co-opera
Co), Damon Acis and Galatea and Don
Basilio/Don Curzio The Marriage of
Figaro (Winterbourne Opera) and Don
Ottavio Don Giovanni (Bristol Operatic
Society).
Upcoming engagements include Blues
Singer Paul Bunyan (British Youth
Opera), Spärlich Die lustigen Weiber
von Windsor (RCS) and Alfredo La
Traviata (RCS Scenes).
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