Cordelia studied English Literature at Cambridge University before training on the Motley Theatre Design Course. She is an International Opera Awards nominee for best designer (2016). Designs for opera include: L’Oracolo, Mala Vita and Vanessa (Wexford Festival Opera), Agreed (Glyndebourne Opera), Rinaldo (Estonian National Opera), Traviata and The Queen of Spades (Opera Holland Park), Inés de Castro (Scottish Opera – costume design), Der Graf von Luxemburg (Landestheater Niederbayern), Otello (Opera på Skäret), Carmen (Scottish Opera), Hansel and Gretel (Opera North), La Finta Giardiniera (Den Norske Opera for Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo), The Bartered Bride (BYO), Werther (Les Azuriales Opera Festival) and many productions for The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Royal College of Music.