14 Facts About Sally Bradshaw

Sally Bradshaw is a British high mezzo-soprano who made a career principally as a Baroque specialist in opera and concerts.

Sally Bradshaw has collaborated with many artists in classical and popular genres.

Sally Bradshaw recorded the role with Nicholas McGegan during the Gottingen Festival production.

Sally Bradshaw has made more than 20 appearances in Germany and Austria in opera, concerts and recordings.

Sally Bradshaw sang Handel's Alcina at the Halle and Berlin Potsdam festivals, a live broadcast of Hasse's Piramo e Tisbe from the Musikverein, Vienna; the live recording of the world premiere of Cestiis Il Pomodoro at the Hofburg, Vienna; concerts and recordings for the International Haydn Festival at Eisenstadt and the premiere of Scarlatti's Gli Equivoci nel Sembiante for the Innsbruck Festival.

Sally Bradshaw performed with baroque groups from London Baroque, to The Parley of Instruments, Opera Restor'd, The Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra, Chiaroscuro, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Tafelmusik, Les Saqueboutiers de Toulouse and many other groups.

Sally Bradshaw has performed vocals for many popular bands, such as Pet Shop Boys, Art of Noise and Marc Almond, as well as on Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells II.

Sally Bradshaw won a drama award at the Edinburgh Festival for the musical play Maria Malibran, "Bright Star in a Dark Sky" which she co-wrote and starred in, singing Bellini and Rossini arias.

Sally Bradshaw is a founding member of the group Words and Music which creates entertainments with readings on particular themes.

Sally Bradshaw teaches regularly at Cambridge University where she is a senior member of Lucy Cavendish.

Sally Bradshaw has run Vocal Summer schools in Malta for the International University there, and run master classes in Florence.

Sally Bradshaw has taught at the Music Academy of the West in Montecito, USA and runs residential courses, notably in the Scottish Highlands and in South West France.

Sally Bradshaw has often spoken on BBC Radio: as panellist in Wordly Wise, In Tune, Matters of Taste and on The Food Programme.

Sally Bradshaw fronted a Channel 4 documentary on deceptions in the food advertising business.