The English soprano Lynda Russell was born in Birmingham and studied at the Royal College of Music in London and in Vienna. Her many prizes and awards include the Kathleen Ferrier Memorial Scholarship. She has sung in many of the leading opera houses of the world. At home she has appeared at Glyndebourne, with Opera North, Opera Northern Ireland, the English National Opera, and at the Royal Opera House.

She has appeared widely in oratorio and in concert performances, including Mahler’s Das klagende Lied at the BBC Proms. Other engagements have taken her to the major cities of Europe as a concert and recital singer.