Biography

Phoebe Curcher is a Birmingham based soprano from Berkshire currently in her first year of Masters at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Previously studying under Louise Crane, and currently with Rebecca Bottone, she is generously supported by the RBC Eric Sykes Opera Scholarship.

Throughout her studies Phoebe has performed in various operatic productions, in both chorus and principal roles. Highlights of this include the title role of Dido in RBC’s 2025 Summer Opera production of Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, and most recently as Eurydice in Jacques Offenbach’s Orphée Aux Enfers in RBC’s 2026 Spring Opera. Outside of RBC she has performed the role of Laetitia in Menotti’s The Old Maid and The Thief as a part of the Mayfield Festival Of Music and The Arts during their 2026 summer programme.

As well as performing, Phoebe is also an avid producer. She put on her first opera, Gian Carlo Menotti’s The Old Maid and The Thief, along with playing the role of Laetitia, and brought this performance to The Mayfield Festival of Music and The Arts in 2026. She looks forward to bringing her next opera, Donizetti’s Rita, to Birmingham in summer 2027 where she will also be performing the title role, Rita.

Beyond the stage, Phoebe enjoys singing oratorio and is generously supported by the Josephine Baker Trust Scheme as of 2024 as a soprano scholar. She is equally at home in a recital setting, having competed in numerous competitions and receiving 2nd place in the Edward Brooks English Song Prize in 2025. 

Outside of singing, you can find Phoebe doing a sudoku, exploring historic houses, and trying to look like she isn't lost on a hike.