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{{Short description|English operatic soprano}}
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'''Sarah Fox''' (born 19 September 1973) is an English operatic [[soprano]] who has performed at several of the world's leading opera houses, notably the [[Royal Opera House|Royal Opera House Covent Garden]].

Fox was born in [[Giggleswick]], [[Settle, North Yorkshire|Settle]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]]. She was educated at [[Royal Holloway, University of London]] ([[BMus]], 1995)<ref Name = "RHC Higher">Royal Holloway College, ''Higher Magazine No.17'', autumn 2012, retrieved 24 November 2012</ref> and the [[Royal College of Music]] in London. She won the [[Kathleen Ferrier Award]]<ref>[http://www.ferrierawards.org.uk/main/winners.asp List of Kathleen Ferrier Award winners] at www.ferrierawards.org.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2009.</ref> in 1997 and the [[John Christie (Glyndebourne)|John Christie Award]] in 2000. She was awarded an [[Honorary fellow|Honorary Fellowship]] from Royal Holloway in May 2012.<ref Name = "RHC Higher"/>

== Career==
In 2000, Fox made her debut for the [[Glyndebourne Festival]] as Karolka (''[[Jenufa]]''), returning in 2002 as Zerlina (''[[Don Giovanni]]'') and in 2003 as Susanna (''[[Le nozze di Figaro]]''). Of her Susanna in ''[[Le Nozze di Figaro]]'' at the Glyndebourne Festival Barbarina Diana, writing in ''Il giornale della musica'' described her performance at Glyndebourne as "a delight for the eye and heart, whose voice, fresh and crystal clear is blessed with a rare beauty accompanied by a strong musicality: 'Deh vieni' interpreted without affectation, directed to her beloved, takes your breath away".<ref>Translated from the original Italian: ''"[...] la Susanna di Sarah Fox, una delizia per l'occhio e per il cuore, la cui voce, fresca e di limpidezza cristallina, è dotata di una rara bellezza, ed è accompagnata da una struggente musicalità: 'Deh vieni', interpretato senza affettazioni e diretto all'innamorato, lascia il teatro con il fiato sospeso."'' in Diana, Barbara, [http://www.giornaledellamusica.it/rol/?id=1235 Sesso e politica? No, metateatro...], ''Il giornale della musica'', July 2003. Retrieved 15 March 2008.</ref>

With Glyndebourne on tour she has sung Marzelline (''[[Fidelio]]'') and Miss Wordsworth (''[[Albert Herring]]''). In 2004, she made her debut with the [[Royal Opera House|Royal Opera Covent Garden]] as Woglinde ([[Das Rheingold]]), returning to the house in 2005 as Waldvogel (''[[Siegfried (opera)|Siegfried]]'') and in 2006 as Woglinde (''[[Götterdämmerung]]''). In 2007 she sang Zerlina (''Don Giovanni'') and Woglinde (''Das Rheingold'' and ''Götterdämmerung''; in 2008, Lucy Lockitt in ''[[The Beggars Opera]]'' and in 2009, Asteria in Handel's "Tamerlano." Further British engagements include Ann Page (''[[Sir John in Love]]'') with [[English National Opera]], Merab (''[[Saul (Handel)|Saul]]''), Musetta and Mimi (La Bohème) with [[Opera North]], and Servilia (''[[La clemenza di Tito]]'') with [[Welsh National Opera]].

At the [[Edinburgh Festival]], her roles have included Iphis (''[[Jephtha (Handel)|Jephtha]]'') and Cleofide (''[[Poro (opera)|Poro]]'').<ref>[http://www.stafford-law.com/fox.htm Biography on agent's website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716125622/http://www.stafford-law.com/fox.htm |date=16 July 2011 }}</ref>

Fox made her international debut as Ilia (''[[Idomeneo]]'') with [[De Vlaamse Opera]]. In 2005, she made her debut with the [[Bayerische Staatsoper]] in [[Munich]] as Michal (''Saul''), returning to the house in 2006 as Eurydice (''[[Orfeo ed Euridice|Orphée et Eurydice]]''). In 2008 and 2009, she sang Asteria in Handel's ''[[Tamerlano]]''. She is scheduled to revive the role opposite [[Plácido Domingo]] at the [[Liceu|Gran Teatre del Liceu]] in [[Barcelona]] in 2011.

She made her debut at the [[Salzburg Festival]] in 2005 as Second Niece (''[[Peter Grimes]]'') and returned to the Festival in 2007 as Woglinde (''Das Rheingold''). Further European engagements include Susanna (''Le nozze di Figaro'') for the [[Royal Danish Opera]], Arianna (''[[Arianna in Creta]]'') for the Nationale Reisoper and Karolka (''Jenufa'') at the [[Deutsche Oper Berlin]]. In 2004, Fox made her North American debut as Zerlina (''Don Giovanni'') at the [[Cincinnati Opera]].

Fox has an extensive concert repertoire and has been particularly associated with the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]], [[The Bach Choir]] and the [[Choir of King's College, Cambridge]]. She has also performed abroad with many of the world's leading orchestras including the San Francisco Symphony, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the Berlin Philharmonic and the Minnesota Orchestra.

In 2009, she performed with the [[City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra]] in Mahler's [[Symphony No. 2 (Mahler)|Symphony No. 2]]; toured throughout Europe and the US in Handel's ''Athalia'' with [[Ivor Bolton]] and the Concerto Koln; and sang in Handel's ''[[Acis and Galatea (Handel)|Acis and Galatea]]'' with the Gabrieli Consort at the Beaune Festival. She also starred in the BBC MGM Prom with [[Thomas Allen (baritone)|Sir Thomas Allen]], [[Seth MacFarlane]], John Wilson and the John Wilson Orchestra in 2009.

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://sfoxylady.com/ Official website]

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