Madeline Boreham is a lyric soprano, originally from Northamptonshire. She is generously supported by the Josephine Baker Trust and The Countess of Munster Musical Trust and is a member of the RCM Opera School, studying with Ben Johnson, supported by the Drake Calleja Trust. 

This season, Madeline performed the role of Mimì (La Boheme) with the English National Opera while covering, previously performing with the company in 2019 in Britten’s Noye’s Fludde, which later went on to win an Olivier Award. 

She won 2nd place at the 2024 Kathleen Ferrier Awards is a 2023 Samling Artist. She was a Young Artist at Opera Holland Park, singing Mother (Hansel and Gretel) and has recently performed Countess Almaviva (Marriage of Figaro) with Westminster Opera. Her other opera work at the RCM includes Diana (Orpheus in the Underworld), La Princesse (L’enfant et les sortileges), Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni Tenorio) and Valencienne (The Merry Widow).

In competition, Madeline has seen much success. She was awarded the Audrey Strange Memorial Prize for Promising Young Singer at the 2023 Royal Overseas League Competition and the Schubert Song Prize at the London Song Festival. At the RCM, she has received 1st place for the Lieder Competition, 3rd Place in the Lies Askonas in 2022 and 1st place in this year’s Joan Chissell Schumann Competition.

She is also in demand as a concert soloist, recently singing as a part of a gala concert for Dame Kiri Te Kanawa at Opera Holland Park. In 2022, she performed Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony with Adrian Partington and the RCM Symphony Orchestra and in January 2024, returned to the orchestra alongside Antonio Pappano to perform Strauss.