Lydia Shariff is a British mezzo-soprano and recent graduate of the Guildhall Opera School. Renowned for her “commanding” and “luxurious” tone, she is a versatile performer, equally at home in opera, song, and jazz repertoire.

In 2024, Lydia was a Wagner prize nominee in the International Vocal Competition in ’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. She was a Britten Pears Young Artist (2023–2024), a Serena Fenwick Artist with British Youth Opera (2023), and a Sybil Tutton Award holder through Help Musicians. She is also a bursary recipient of the International Opera Awards Foundation.

Recent engagements include covering as the guest singer in the Royal Ballet and Opera’s performances of Like Water For Chocolate, performing the role of The Sorceress in Longborough Festival Opera’s production of Dido and Aeneas, and premiering the role of The Bird in Damon Albarn and Jeremy Sams new opera The Magic Flute II: The Curse at the Lido Theatre in Paris.