Hilary Summers
Born in South Wales, she studied at Reading University, the Royal Academy of Music and the National Opera studio.
She has recorded over forty CDs spanning works from the early baroque period to the present day and has sung in most of the major concert halls and opera houses of the world.
She has also performed on film soundtracks such as The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Libertine and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
As a child, she admits, she was "a horrendous show off".
Forthcoming appearances
No future appearances for Hilary Summers have yet been entered