Janice Chapman

Who is Janice Chapman?

Janice L Chapman AUA MOA is a distinguished Australian-born soprano and voice coach, author of Singing and Teaching Singing: A Holistic Approach to Classical Voice. She is also a professor of voice at Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.

Her career as a performer includes principal soprano roles in all the major British opera companies, including The Royal Opera House and English National Opera. Since 1975, she has also played an active role in teaching vocal technique, first at London College of Music and then both privately and at the Guildhall. She was a founder member of the British Voice Association, of which she was president for five years.

She was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for 'services to music as an operatic singer and teacher of voice and as a contributor to research into human sound production and vocal health'.