Madeleine Bradbury Rance is a young dramatic soprano with a diverse musical background who has won particular acclaim for her portrayals of strong women in a wide range of operatic settings. Madeleine studied at The Purcell School, the Junior Royal Academy of Music, Cambridge University, and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. Operatic roles have included the title role in Hindemidth’s ‘Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen’ with the LA Philharmonic and directed by Simon McBurney; the lead in Ariadne auf Naxos; Abigaille in Nabucco; Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors; the title role in Suor Angelica; Aunt Norris in Jonathan Dove’s Mansfield Park, and Lady Billows in Albert Herring. She was a semi-finalist in the International Elizabeth Connell Prize 2018; a finalist in the Peter Hulsen Award for Orchestral Song 2017; and won the 2018 Schubert Song Prize at the London Song Festival. Madeleine has always championed new music, giving various world premieres and programming contemporary works on themes such as motherhood. Alongside her performing career, Madeleine is passionate about outreach and education work, and has devised, led, and participated in projects in schools, prisons, nurseries and art galleries.