Celebrated by critics for her ‘powerful’, ‘impressive’ and ‘brave’ stage presence, Wendy Silvester is rapidly making a name for herself in the works of Richard Wagner.

Starting as a contralto, then a mezzo-soprano, Wendy is now making the transition to dramatic soprano, and beginning with Brünnhilde in an adaptation of Der Ring des Nibelungen, and covering Kundry in Parsifal Act II at the Wagner in Vermont festival in August 2026.

At previous Wagner in Vermont festivals she has performed Fricka Das Rheingold and Waltraute Die Walküre & Götterdämmerung on the main stage, and Fricka Die Walküre, a Flowermaiden Parsifal, Ortrud Lohengrin, and excerpts of Brangäne Tristan und Isolde and
Brünnhilde Die Walküre in concert, as well as covering Fricka Die Walküre, and Erda Siegfried.

Further performance credits in recent years include Zweite Norn/Waltraute in an adaptation of Götterdämmerung with Cardiff Opera; another Flowermaiden and Grimgerde (Die Walküre) with New Palace Opera, Roßweiße (Die Walküre) for New York Dramatic Voices, and Schwertleite (Die Walküre) at the Mastersingers UK 25th Anniversary Gala – yes, that’s 4 out of 8 Valkyries so far! 

Occasionally, she sings some other composers as well, and has recently performed as Santuzza Cavalleria Rusticana with North Wales Opera; Aunt Norris Mansfield Park with Cardiff Cotswold Opera; Die Aufseherin and Dritte Magd Elektra and Herodias Salome
with TUNDI Productions. 

Outside of the opera world, Wendy is currently studying for another masters degree, an MLitt in Viking Studies with the Institute for Northern Studies at the University of the Highlands and Islands. In any spare time she can be found singing in her doom metal band, weightlifting, or running trails. Wendy also runs Diggy’s Digitals, supporting performers with their digital needs.