Winner of the IV International Virgilius Noreika Competition and the Ferrier Loveday Songprize 2026, Eyra Norman is a Malaysian-British coloratura soprano, celebrated for her “sweet soprano tone and natural presence” (The Guardian) in both opera and song.

Her current operatic engagements include her debut as Amina La sonnambula with Hampstead Garden Opera as well as covering the role of Königin der Nacht Die Zauberflöte at the Royal Ballet and Opera. 
Her concert engagements include the soprano solo in Händel’s Messiah at the Royal Albert Hall and Durham Cathedral, Vaughan Williams’s Dona Nobis Pacem with the Banatul Philharmonic Timișoara, and Haydn’s The Seasons, Vivaldi’s Magnificat and Schubert’s Mass in G with St. Neots Choral Society. 
She also features alongside Pascal Rogé in Dangerous Debussy, a landmark documentary for Sky Arts produced by Section 52 Films, directed by Sabina Emrit Harper and executive produced by David Harewood and Bill Hobbins.

Her awards and distinctions include becoming a Samling Artist, First Prize in the 2024 London Song Festival Schubert Song Prize, being named a Shipston Rising Star in 2024, and joining Opera Prelude as a Young Artist in 2025. She was awarded the Drake Calleja Trust Scholarship for 2023–24.

Eyra graduated with distinction from the Master of Performance programme at the Royal College of Music, London, having previously completed her Bachelor of Music with first-class honours.