Biography :

Florence Lippett was born in England, March 1959. She began her vocal training at the age of 13 with the Mezzo Soprano Lesley Tremethick. In 1982 she obtained her degree in music with Honours from Colchester Institute of Music and Drama. She also has postgraduate certificate in performing from Guildhall School of music and drama, London. She studied with the renowned soprano Noel Barker and accompanist Paul Hamburger.

Florence has won numerous vocal competitions, including the Coveted Eva Turner Trophy and the Peter Pears award for artistic singing. She is a lyric soprano specializing in recital work, Oratories, masses, cantatas, etc. But has also appeared in a number of operas including the part of Helen in Hindemith's Hinud Zuruck, Donna Elvira in Mozart's " Don Glovanni", and all of the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. She covers all era of music from renaissance to the twentieth century. Florence is married to the composer Saeed Sharifian who has given a number of first performances of his songs both in Europe and Iran. Florence has been living in Iran for the past 13 years, but regularly travels abroad to continue her concert activity. She holds a licentiate from the Royal College of music, London both in performing and teaching.

Performance:

Many concert works as soloist in singing lieder also in many different languages.leading roles in operatic concerts .