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British Mezzo-soprano Rachael Lloyd continues to enjoy success in the UK and is also establishing herself as an artist in mainland Europe. Recent engagements include Miss Jessel _The Turn of the Screw_ with English National Opera at Regents Park, the title-role _Carmen_ at the Royal Albert Hall for Raymond Gubbay, Pitti-Sing _The Mikado_ and Woman/Mother _The Day After_ at English National Opera, Sister _The House Taken Over_ at Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Aristea _L'Olimpiade_ for the Buxton Festival, Amastre _Serse_ for English Touring Opera, Maddalena _Rigoletto_ for Iford Arts, her German debut in the title-role _Dido and Aeneas_ for TPT Theater Thüringen in Gera, Cornelia _Giulio Cesare in Egitto_ for the Glyndebourne Festival and Meg Page _Falstaff_ for Glyndebourne on Tour.

At the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Ms. Lloyd has sung Kate Pinkerton _Madama Butterfly_, Alisa in a new production of _Lucia di Lammermoor_ directed by Katie Mitchell and conducted by Daniel Oren and Woman _4:48 Psychosis_. Upcoming engagements include Selene _Berenice_ at the Royal Opera House, Woman _4:48 Psychosis_ with the Prototype Festival (NYC),  Dido _Dido and Aeneas_ and Aglaonice _Orphée_ at English National Opera and Grimgerde _Die Walküre_ with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

Appearances on the concert platform include Ravel’s _Trois Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé_ and Karl Jenkins’ _The Armed Man – A Mass for Peace_ with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and appears regularly with La Nuova Musica.  As a recitalist, Rachael was invited to perform Schumann’s _Frauenliebe und Leben_ and Elgar’s _Sea Pictures_ at the Lille Opera House. Rachael is featured on recordings of works by Claudio Monteverdi, Giulio Caccini and John Dowland with La Nuova Musica, Jenkins’ _The Armed Man_ with the London Philharmonic Orchestra on Virgin and sings the title-role DIDO & AENEAS with the Armonico Consort on Signum Classics.