Biography

Born in Shropshire, British mezzo-soprano Lucy Gibbs recently made her European operatic debut as ‘Diane’ in Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride for Opera Ballet Vlaanderen. In the same year, she performed for LaGeste in Vake Poes; of hoe God verdween at the Thalia Theater, Hamburg, directed by Lisaboa Houbrechts. Her other recent operatic roles were ‘L’enfant’ in Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges for Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, and as 'Sesto' in a performance of Händel’s Giulio Cesare in Egitto with B'Rock Orchestra. For the Royal College of Music Opera, Lucy’s roles included ‘La Duchessa’ in Respighi’s La bella dormente nel bosco and covering ‘Un Pâtre’ in Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges, and covering ‘Older Woman’ in Jonathan Dove’s Flight.

In 2024, Lucy participated in l’Académie Ravel as part of the Festival Ravel in St Jean-de-Luz, and was a SongEasel young artist, alongside Daniel Adipradhana, and a member of the 10th cohort of Genesis Sixteen. She has also participated in public masterclasses with Anne Sophie von Otter, Michael Chance, Sasha Cooke, Dorothea Röschmann, Véronique Gens and Keval Shah.

Lucy was a member of the ensemble of the National Gilbert & Sullivan Company and performed in The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado, and The Yeoman of the Guard for the Buxton International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival in 2023. She was also a member of the ensemble for RCM opera in Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld, Respighi’s La bella dormente nel bosco, and Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges.

On the concert stage, Lucy has performed as a soloist in Bach’s St. John Passion with the Oxford Bach Choir and Bach’s Mass in B minor with the Chichester Singers. Lucy has a passion for performing contemporary music and collaborating with composers. She has premiered works by Laurence Rosenthal, Oscar Ridout, Miguel de la Rosa, Pedro González Álvarez, Asher Joyce, Jonty Watt and Darren Sng.

Upcoming performances include ‘Flora’ in Dove’s The Enchanted Pig with the International Opera Academy and SPECTRA ensemble; ‘Maman’, ‘La libellule’ & ‘La tasse chinoise’ in Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges in collaboration with the Festival Ravel in Ciboure, and a concert showcasing Hanns Eisler’s ‘Hollywood Songbook’ in the LullyZaal, Opera Gent.

Lucy graduated with distinction from the Royal College of Music in London, where she was gratefully supported by the Robert Lancaster scholarship and the Josephine Baker Trust. Prior to that, she read Music at Merton College, Oxford, where she was also a choral scholar in the Choir of Merton College, Oxford. Lucy is part of the 2023-25 cohort of the International Opera Academy in Ghent, Belgium.