British soprano Maryam Wocial is an MMus postgraduate at the Royal College of Music, studying with Dinah Harris. At RCM, Maryam is a Poppy Holden Scholar supported by the Cuthbert Smith Scholarship, in addition to external support from the H R Taylor Trust and the Munster Trust. She holds a first class BA degree in Music from Oxford University.

As a recitalist, Maryam has performed at venues including the Holywell Music Room in Oxford and the Handel House in London. This July, she gave her first international recital performing works for voice and organ in Tullamore, Ireland. She will join pianist Archie Bonham as a New Wave Artist at the Bloomsbury Festival this October.

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As a concert soloist, Maryam has performed in venues including the Sheldonian Theatre, the Fairfield Halls, and the Royal Albert Hall. Recent performances include Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, Couperin’s Trois Leçons de Ténèbres, and Bach’s St John Passion. She was selected as the soprano soloist for the RCM’s 2024 Bach Cantata Concert and will be an Early Career Fellow with The English Concert during the 2024–25 season.

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On stage, Maryam has experience performing in operas from the Baroque and Classical periods, with specialist training in baroque gesture and dance, as well as experience working on contemporary staged projects. This June, she debuted the role of Anastasia Romanov in the world premiere of Jasmine Morris's Church on the Blood, a contemporary opera produced by the Royal College of Music in collaboration with Tête à Tête Opera. Further details of her performance experience can be found below.