About

Born in Belfast, Emma Morwood studied at the University of Edinburgh and the Royal Northern College of Music, where she was a major award winner. Now based in Edinburgh, Emma performs all over the UK and Europe.

Emma has performed with leading orchestras and conductors across Europe, including Akadamie für Alte Musik, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Irish National Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia, Prussian Chamber Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Christian Curnyn, Maxim Emelyanychev, David Hill, Eivind Gullberg Jensen, Vasily Petrenko, Clark Rundell, Daniele Rustioni, and Alexander Soddy.

On the operatic stage, Emma has undertaken leading roles across the UK and Ireland to great critical acclaim (see national reviews in ‘News’ section). Her operatic roles include Claudia in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi with Opera Up Close in a UK tour; Italian Singer in Strauss' Capriccio with the Philharmonia at Edinburgh International Festival; Despina in Irish National Opera (INO) production of Mozart's Cosí fan tutte; the lead role of Iris Robinson in Abomination: a DUP Opera by Conor Mitchell, with the Belfast Ensemble; and Musetta in Northern Ireland Opera's (NIO) critically acclaimed production of La bohème.

Recordings include Douglas Knehan's Concerto No.2 with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and the soundtrack of Oscar nominated movie '45 Years'.

Emma is the inaugural Associate Opera Artist for Edinburgh International Festival and is active in music education, designing and delivering outreach projects to introduce young people to opera. She is also the vocal coach for the Scottish Chamber Orchestra Chorus.

Alongside her musical career, Emma is a qualified paraglider pilot. She has two children, Lucas and Orla, and enjoys indoor bouldering, open water swimming, and dressmaking.