BIOGRAPHY
Freya is a classically trained soprano, theatre director and interdisciplinary maker. Her practice involves leading and performing in innovative artistic projects that tackle societal issues, with a focus on cross-arts collaboration as well as engagement within the community.
Her departure from the traditional classical music industry, towards collaborative and innovative work has enabled her to experiment and find a more authentic voice in her practice, asking questions to do with identity. What does it mean to be a classical singer without the repertoire? To break away from perfectionism and the expectations the classical industry? Can we create a practice that is devoid of egoism? Can we find a practice that is truly authentic without the labels that we are often put in as artists?
One of Freya’s recent projects was The Marriage of Dave with Opera Alive, an innovative piece of music-theatre that sought to reach a new, more diverse audience. The idea was to create a short jukebox performance of arias, duets and ensembles taken from Mozart’s famous opera’s, whilst working closely with a libretto writer to re-contextualise the original text, creating a new storyline that deals with more current societal issues. Read more about this project in the Opera Alive page of this website.
Another recent venture of Freya’s was to co-create Ruby Voices, a new vocal agency business in London. Ruby Voices primarily provides ensembles for events and special occasions, with the intention to develop a pop ensemble that writes and records new music in the future. Her motivation for this was to create a group that encourages change in the music industry, creating fair working conditions for artists, paying union rates and encouraging diverse music making in an otherwise traditional industry.
Freya has worked with dancers and actors at internationally acclaimed dance company Club Guy & Roni, based in Groningen, in cross-arts collaborative projects. She enjoys creating in a group setting, allowing for great freedom and exploration that develops powerful creative output.
Freya was co-producer for a socially motivated project entitled COMMON GROUND II in which art students from European universities travelled to Groningen, The Netherlands for a week of talks, workshops, activities and more. During the week she gave a short talk about her work, provided students with essential information when necessary, solved technical issues and more.
Freya was accepted on a week long physical theatre creators residency with Temper Theatre company lead by acclaimed director Rich Rusk. In groups we explored how we can tell stories through movement and shape. We were each given the opportunity to direct our own group ideas, allowing for great autonomy and creative satisfaction.
Freya is an experienced choral singer, having completed a choral scholarship at St Martin-in-the-fields in London in 2017-18, then joining their professional pool of singers, St Martins’ Voices. She enjoys being invited back to the church every Christmas to perform as Mary in the nativity performance, and as a soloist in the Passion drama at Easter. St Martin’s has a strong desire to rehabilitate the homeless, and in these performances she works alongside congregation members who have experienced homelessness in their lives. This makes the performance even more important and meaningful, so she is always grateful to be asked back.
Freya began her professional career on the West End stage at the age of 11 with a solo role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical The Woman in White. She always loved singing from an early age, and discovered opera and directing whilst studying for her undergraduate degree in Music at The University of Manchester. She performed as Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance, and directed The Mikado and Acis & Galatea.
Her other notable roles include Oscar in Un Ballo in Maschera and Adele in Die Fledermaus, both with Harrow Opera.
Freya is currently studying for a masters in music (New Audiences & Innovative Practice) at The Prins Claus Conservatorium in Groningen, The Netherlands until June 2025, and hopes to continue to innovate in the arts and drive social change, an important task in today’s society.