Performance of The Jewel Song by Rhian Lewis

Joan Rodgers has appeared in recital throughout Europe and the USA, including London, Paris, Vienna, Amsterdam, Moscow and New York, and in concert with conductors including Solti, Barenboim, Mehta, Rattle, Harnoncourt, Mackerras, Ashkenazy and Salonen. She is a frequent guest at the BBC Proms. Her operatic engagements have included regular appearances at the Royal Opera House, English National Opera, Glyndebourne, and other leading companies in Britain, Europe and the USA.

Joan Rodgers' many recordings include Mozart's da Ponte trilogy with Daniel Barenboim and the Berlin Philharmonic, The Turn of the Screw (Virgin), solo discs of Tchaikovsky, Mozart and Wolf (Hyperion), The Creation (Philips), Rachmaninov songs with Howard Shelley (Chandos), and a Hyperion disc of songs by Prokofiev, Mussorgsky, Shostakovich and Britten. She received the Royal Philharmonic Society Award as Singer of the Year for 1997, and the 1997 Evening Standard Award for outstanding performance in opera. Joan Rodgers was awarded the CBE in the 2001 New Year's Honours List.

In her Singing Masterclass, Joan brings all of that stage and recording experience directly to students, working closely on technique, language, interpretation and stagecraft. You'll hear how a great song or aria is built, line by line, and learn how to bring that same artistry and detail to your own singing.