Kayla Collingwood

Mezzo-soprano Kayla Collingwood completed a Master of Music in Classical Voice at the University of Auckland in 2016, under the supervision of Dr. Morag Atchison and Dr. Gregory Camp. She previously held a Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours from the University of Auckland and a Graduate Certificate in Theatre Studies from the University of Waikato. Upon completing her postgraduate qualifications, she moved to Paris as an au pair. Here she worked with private teachers and coaches and began to establish herself as a singer, performing as a soloist in oratorio and recital performances. She moved to London in 2018, where she continued to sing alongside her work as a professional nanny, studying privately with Della Jones and Alexander Ingram. She returned to France in 2020, where sh