Another dynamic talk from Grace about the once-in-a-lifetime experience of cycling for charity through Kenya's national parks.
Views: 2 | Enquiries: 0Grace studied Classics at King’s College London and worked in PR and communications before taking an opera lesson at the age of 31.
Receiving multiple awards at the Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival, she completed her vocal training at the Associated Studios.
Grace has performed roles including Dido and the Sorceress in Dido & Aeneas, Romeo in I Capuleti e i Montecchi, and Witch/Mother in Hansel & Gretel. Her operatic work includes performances with Opera de Baugé – where she was awarded the Gil-Rodriguez Scholarship – and Dorset Opera Festival, as well as concerts with Oxford University Sinfonietta and City of Bristol Choir.
Grace has created comedy music shows, with support from Dorchester Arts and Lighthouse, Poole. Ballgowns & Bib Shorts – the musical memoir of an opera-singing triathlete – toured the UK, to include Edinburgh Fringe, in 2026.
Grace is also a prolific public speaker who has divulged the Confessions of an off-duty opera singer to more than 60 groups and organisations.
A three-time IRONMAN finisher, Grace has raced in France, Spain and Switzerland, cycled 500km through Kenya’s national parks, and competed in trail marathons and ultra events.
Grace’s adventures in endurance sport underpin Train Antiope – practices designed to help women strengthen mind, body and voice through connection with their inner warrior.
Grace is a visual artist, creating mostly figurative drawings and paintings that explore movement, femininity and archetypal strength.
She lives with her husband and two cats in Dorset, where she finds inspiration – and a playground – in nature and the elements.
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