Mariana Rodrigues

Portuguese Soprano

About

Portuguese soprano Mariana Rodrigues recently completed her postgraduate studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London, with a full scholarship under Marie Vassiliou, Raymond Connell, James Baillieu, Joseph Middleton and Philip Sunderland. A soloist for Academy Song Circle, Academy Voices, Resounding Shores and Bach in Leipzig, Rodrigues has won the Isabel Jay Memorial Prize, Edna Bralesford Vocal Prize, Regency Award and Flora Nielsen Prize.
Recent engagements include recital debut at the Royal Albert Hall with Chantefable and Sir John Clerk’s solo cantata with Dunedin Consort.
Recent festival appearances include Bachcelona, Bloomsbury, Baroquestock, Islington, and Vilalte.
Young Artist Programmes for the 2025/2026 Season include: Leeds Song Young Aritst and BREMF Emerging Artist with her duo Chantefable, Vache Baroque James Bowman Young Artist, Bachcelona AKADEMIE with Lluís Vilamajó and Paul Agnew, first ever Concertist Fellow with Oxford Bach Soloists and Next Generation Artist with Sestina Music.
Mariana is the recipient of the Salvat Grant for Baroque Music 2026.

Upcoming events

LEEDS SONG – Festival Masterclass with Sir Thomas Allen

Date: April 16, 2026Time: 5:20 pmVenue: Howard Opera CentreLocation: 8 Harrison Street, LS1 6PA, Leeds United Kingdom Website: View Events Website
We regret to announce that Sir Thomas Allen is indisposed and is unable to take his Festival masterclass on Thursday 16 April 2026. We are however delighted to announced that esteemed soprano, Joan Rodgers CBE will replace him to work with our Young Artists in this Festival Masterclass. Joan is well known to our Festival audience, having most recently joined us in 2024.

"Singing with a crystalline beauty that would tame any savage beast”

The Times

"...a moving, committed performance, with vigorous chorus work"

The Guardian, regarding RAM’s production of Ariodante

"... an exceptional evening"

The Guardian, regarding Vache Baroque’s Out of the Deep concert at Smith Square Hall