Winner of the Ferrier Loveday Song Prize 2026, Eyra Norman is a Malaysian-born British soprano, celebrated for her “sweet soprano tone and natural presence” (The Guardian) in both opera and song.
Recent highlights include her debut as Queen of the Night with the Croatian Opera Academy, becoming a Samling Artist, and winning first prize at the London Song Festival Schubert Song Prize (2024), further establishing her as a rising talent.
Eyra studies with Rosa Mannion. She graduated with Distinction from the Royal College of Music’s Master of Performance programme, studying with Russell Smythe, after completing a first-class Bachelor of Music under Veronica Veysey Campbell. She was awarded the Drake Calleja Trust Scholarship (2023–24), named a Shipston Rising Star (2024), and joined Opera Prelude as a Young Artist in 2025.
Her professional debut came in 2019 as Belinda in “Dido and Aeneas” with the English National Opera and Unicorn Theatre. Since then, she has performed as a soloist at the Royal Opera House (cover), Royal Festival Hall, Wigmore Hall, and Royal Albert Hall. Internationally, she has toured with Stanford University across the US and Italy, and performed for the Prince of Liechtenstein at St. John’s Cathedral in Hong Kong.
Eyra has also worked with Dame Felicity Lott in masterclasses and performed with The Schubert Society of Great Britain and The National Musicians Church. She looks forward to upcoming concerts with Opera Prelude and Festival de la Gente.
