British-American soprano Shafali Jalota made her solo Royal Ballet & Opera debut as Barbarina in David McVicar's acclaimed production of The Marriage of Figaro under the baton of Bertrand de Billy. She was a Young Artist at the National Opera Studio and Britten Pears Young Artist. Shafali has received awards from the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, the Eastbourne International Singing Competition, and the Bel Canto Vocal Scholarship Competition. She has performed internationally with companies including the Royal Ballet & Opera, Glyndebourne, Opera Neo, English Touring Opera and Longborough Opera. Recent highlights include Second Niece (cover) Peter Grimes (Royal Ballet & Opera), Zerlina (cover) Don Giovanni (Glyndebourne), Berta Il barbiere di Siviglia (Longborough Opera), and Argene L’Olimpiade (Vache Baroque). Shafali earned her Bachelor of Music Degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her Master of Music Degree from the Maryland Opera Studio.