A thoroughly established artist, Deborah's recent engagements include Stravinsky's Requiem Canticles for Simon Rattle (CBSO) and Andrew Davies (BBCSO), The Dream of Gerontius (New Queens Hall Orchestra), Elijah (Toronto), Mozart's C Minor Mass (Barbican), Britten's Spring Symphony (Cheltenham), Verdi's Requiem (St George's, Windsor), Vivaldi's Gloria (Royal Albert Hall) and De Falla's El Amor Brujo (Classic FM). She sang Haydn's Creation Mass at the 2001 Proms (Parrott/London Mozart Players), toured internationally with Bach's St Matthew Passion (Pinnock/English Concert), took the lead role in Handel's Il Parnasso in Festa (London Handel Society/BBC Radio 3) and performs regularly with the Northern Sinfonia.

Active in the contemporary repertoire, Deborah sang Caroline in Henze's Elegy for young Lovers at 3 days notice (Radio France), premiered Brian Elias's Laments (BBCSO/Otaka/Cheltenham Festival), performed Philip Glass's Satyagraha (RFH) and was a secretary in the London premiere of John Adams' Nixon in China (Nagano/LSO). Her Wigmore Hall debut with viol group Fretwork included George Benjamin's Upon Silence. She recently revisited the Hall in a recital with clarinettist Colin Bradbury.

Her recordings include Arvo Pärt's Stabat Mater, Maxwell Davies' Resurrection, Carl Rütti's Magnificat and the roles of Betty Doxy (The Beggars Opera) and the Converse (Suor Angelica). She also premiered both Rütti's Stabat Mater (St Johns Smith Square) and Magnificat (1999 Proms).

No stranger to opera, Deborah's work includes Mrs Sedley (Peter Grimes) for Richard Hickox and roles in Vanessa, The Bear, Eugene Onegin and Die Fledermaus.

contact : deborah@miles-johnson.co.uk