Students and graduates

Student stories

Jack Dolan

Jack Dolan performing at Garsington Opera 'The Bartered Bride', 2023.

Jack Dolan completed his undergraduate studies at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, graduating with a first-class BMus (Hons) in 2019. He went on to study at the Guildhall School, as a Baroness de Turkheim Opera Scholar.

His freelance career started whilst he was studying at RBC and he has performed with renowned opera companies across the UK such as Garsington, Glyndebourne, English Touring Opera, Scottish Opera and many more. His freelance career also comprises a significant education portfolio, which he was nurtured and encouraged by the L&P department at RBC.

Hannah Morley

Hannah Morley performing in RBC production of 'Hansel and Gretel' (2024)

Hannah Morley studied at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire from 2020–2024. She completed both her Master’s degree in Vocal and Operatic Performance and the Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Performance with distinction. Her studies were generously supported by the Conservatoire’s scholarship scheme, without which her training would not have been possible.

During her time at the Conservatoire, Hannah began her freelance career, frequently performing in oratorio and concert repertoire with choral societies across the UK.

She was also selected for the prestigious Britten Pears Young Artist Programme and The Leeds Lieder Young Artist Programme, and also performed with companies such as Clonter Opera Theatre and St Paul’s Opera.

Since graduating in 2024, Hannah has enjoyed a flourishing freelance career, working with Hampstead Garden Opera, Stanley Arts London, Liberata Collective, and most recently with Opera Cameratina—where she participated in a Holst project under the direction of Royal Ballet & Opera Senior Coach, Susanna Stranders, and in collaboration with renowned mezzo-soprano, Dame Felicity Palmer, resulting in a weekend of the works of Gustav Holst, Imogen Holst and their contemporaries in Aldeburgh, Suffolk.

Currently, Hannah is engaged with the reputable Savonlinna Opera Festival in Finland, performing in the chorus for Verdi’s Macbeth, Puccini’s Turandot, Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov, and Kokkonen’s The Last Temptations.

In August Hannah will travel to the 2025 Bayreuther Festspiele as she has been selected as one of the Richard Wagner Stipediatins, which will give her the opportunity to attend and perform as part of the scholarship programme.

Later that month, she will also take part in the Tosti International Singing Academy on a scholarship, where she will work with internationally acclaimed coaches and artists. In September, Hannah will begin rehearsals for Gothic Opera’s production of Offenbach’s lesser-known opera Die Rheinnixen, a project she is greatly looking forward to