Hilary has worked throughout the UK as an operatic, concert, choral and church singer. She has appeared at the BBC Proms, sung at the Classical Brits with Anna Netrebko and Andrea Boccelli, perfomed Walton’s Façade at the Royal Opera House, and sung Verdi’s Requiem under Riccardo Muti for Prince Charles. Operatic roles include Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), Fiordiligi (Cosi fan Tutte), Clorinda (La Cenerentola), Adina (L’elisir d’Amore), Susanna (Marriage of Figaro), and First Lady (Magic Flute).

She has sung on soundtracks for both TV and film (including Kenneth Branagh’s The Magic Flute) as well as appearing on television in singing roles (Murphy’s Law, The Busker’s Symphony). She has formerly held permanent positions in the professional choirs of St Anselm and St Cecilia, Holborn and of Chelsea Old Church, and was a regular member of Westminster Abbey’s special services choir.

Hilary’s latest choral work has been with the Rebel Chorus, a group of professional singers drawn from a wide range of musical genres (eg. opera, musical theatre, gospel, early music, jazz), with whom she has made several recordings. The Rebel Chorus featured in the BAFTA-nominated and Grierson award-winning documentary Our Gay Wedding – The Musical.

After reading music at York University, Hilary trained privately with Julie Kennard, Colin Baldy and Arwel Treharne Morgan. In 2000/01, she was a student on English National Opera’s performance course The Knack. Becoming more and more interested in teaching, Hilary attended Linda Hutchison’s course The Art of Teaching Singing at the London College of Music and Media in 2002, and has also completed the Compulsory Figures and Voice Qualities in Estill Voice Craft. As a member of the British Voice Association, Hilary regularly attends lectures and workshops relating to a wide range of vocal and performance issues. Hilary is also a member of The Association of Teachers of Singing and of the Musician’s Union.

Hilary has taught at Brighton College, Notting Hill and Ealing High School for Girls, Falkner House, Dragon School and Queen Mary’s College. She currently runs the school choir at St Pancras School in Lewes.