Biography

Effie is a soprano, singing teacher and classical music reviewer. She currently writes for Musical Opinion covering concerts in the UK, Europe and online. She has been writing for the magazine since being invited by the late editor and music critic Denby Richards while she was working for the EMI press office on Nigel Kennedy's Four Season’s campaign.Effie studied singing at the Trinity College of Music London with Morag Noble and Lieder with Ilse Wolf. She went on to train with Norman Bailey CBE, and has sung professionally in the UK and Europe. Highlights of her singing career include solo performances at the Hampton Court International Festival London and the Kuopio International Festival Finland. Her operatic roles included Violetta and Fiordiligi. She is married to Ian an opera singer and movement director and they have two grown up sons.

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