Born in England, soprano Zoe South began her career as a professional flautist, and made her professional singing debut as Mrs Herring in Albert Herring for Longborough Festival Opera.  As a dramatic soprano, her roles include Ariadne, Brunnhilde (Die Walküre), Norma, Lady Macbeth, Turandot (all three endings), and Ortrud.  The dark and dramatic qualities of her voice have also taken her into roles such as Amneris (Aida), and Princess Eboli (Don Carlo).  Zoe studies with John Upperton. 

Concert and recital repertoire includes Vier letzte lieder, Wesendonck Lieder, Rückert Lieder, Stravinsky Les Noces, Prokofiev Aleksandr Nevski, Mussorgsky Songs and Dances of Death, Ravel Sheherezade, the complete Duparc songs, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, and the Verdi Requiem, as both soprano and mezzo-soprano soloist.

Zoe is also an experienced session singer, with engagements encompassing the Classical Brits, Today with Des and Mel, Parkinson, and Children in Need, with artists such as Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman, Aled Jones, Hayley Westenra, Russell Watson, and the late Luciano Pavarotti. 

Forthcoming engagements include Verdi Requiem (Worthing Choral Society, Portsmouth Festival Choir), Wagner's Liebestod - Tristan und Isolde, and the Immolation Scene - Gotterdammerung with orchestra, Eboli Don Carlo (Midsummer Opera).