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Channel 4's Operatunity winners Jane Gilchrist and Denise Leigh have signed solo album deals with EMI Classics, a reflection of the strong performance of their joint debut disc last antumn on the label. Both singers are due to record programmes of popular opera arias and songs this summer for release in the early autumn.
According to Barry McCann, managing director of EMI Classics UK, Gilchrist and Leigh deserve to continue their association with the major label. "Not only are they very talented, they have also worked tremendously hard for what they have achieved," he says. "The success of the first album confirmed that we have real stars in the making."
Gilchrist and Leigh's new recordings will appear in time for their first UK tour, A Night at the Opera, which kicks off during the International Festival in Ross-on-Wye on August 19. The ...