1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 As a young girl, Anna ensured her playdates were only at houses with pianos, until her parents finally gave in and bought one just for her. Unaware that she could make a career from singing opera, her early path took her via Leeds University and au pairing in Italy, before she found an unexpected route to training at Guildhall in London.&amp;nbsp; Now a multi award-winning soprano who performs all over the world, Anna is praised for her captivating stage presence and extraordinary vocal fluidity.&amp;nbsp; She has gone on to use her voice in other ways, as an Ambassador for the Incorporated Society of Musicians, as Co-founder of Swap’ra supporting women &amp;amp; parents in Opera &amp;amp; in her role as a Development Consultant at British Youth Opera, who were instrumental in her earliest stage opportunities. &amp;nbsp; Find out more about Anna on her website&amp;nbsp;here&amp;nbsp;and follow her on Twitter&amp;nbsp;here&amp;nbsp;and Instagram&amp;nbsp;here Find out more about Swap’ra&amp;nbsp;here&amp;nbsp;BYO&amp;nbsp;here&amp;nbsp;and ISM&amp;nbsp;here The Opera Pod http://theoperapod.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/21043565/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/21043565