05/10/2026
Soloist Spotlight
Meet Sophie, one of the wonderful soloists joining us for Haydn's The Creation this Saturday.
Sophie Laura Benfield is a British soprano and graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, where she completed both a Bachelor of Music (Hons) and Master of Arts, DipRAM. Her operatic experience includes Erste Dame in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte with Royal Academy Opera, chorus in Wagner’s Der fliegende Holländer with Opera Holland Park, and a range of roles in Royal Academy Opera Scenes, including Marietta in Korngold’s Die tote Stadt, Donna Anna in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Ellen in Delibes’ Lakmé and Soeur Blanche in Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites. Sophie has recently returned from Prague where she was a Young Artist with the Opernfest Prague Festival and orchestra. Sophie is also an experienced concert and oratorio singer. Recent highlights include Mendelssohn’s Elijah at Cadogan Hall with the Thames Philharmonic Choir, Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem with Goldsmiths Choral Union, Poulenc’s Gloria at St John’s Smith Square, and Haydn’s The Creation at the University of Greenwich. She has also performed Elijah at Truro Cathedral and with North Herts Choral Society, as well as appearing at Wigmore Hall. She is currently a Soprano Scholar at St Philip’s Earl’s Court.
We can't wait to welcome Sophie to South Dulwich Chorus.
📍 St Stephen's South Dulwich
📅 Saturday 10 October, 6pm
🎟️ Tickets from £16
Reserve your seats: buytickets.at/southdulwichchorus
