
Margaret Lingas (soprano) was born in Cyprus, raised between the UK, Greece, and the USA, and earned her BMus in vocal performance with linguistics at the University of Victoria, Canada, where she studied with Benjamin Butterfield. While in North America, she was part of the Pacific Opera Victoria chorus, and a soloist with groups including the Victoria Baroque Players, the Sooke Philharmonic, and Fretwork.
Now based in Oxford, Margaret continues to perform as a soloist and consort singer, appearing in the UK, Europe, and North America with groups including Papagena, Ex Cathedra, the Carice Singers, Echo, The Sixteen, Cappella Romana, and the Tallis Scholars. Having grown up around a variety of musical traditions (Byzantine chant, jazz, baroque opera, and Greek folk music were all family favourites) she particularly enjoys improvisation, collaboration, and singing in new languages.
Recent solo highlights include Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915 with the New Millennium Chamber Orchestra, a recital of French song at Swaledale Festival, Haydn’s Creation with Halesowen Choral Society, Brahms’ Requiem with the Paragon Singers, and Bach’s Mass in B Minor and St Matthew Passion with Ex Cathedra.
Margaret is a regular at the Oxford Oratory, and directs Oxford Youth Choirs’ Junior Choir.






Arvo Pärt's 90th Birthday: A Prayer for Peace on 9/11 *
with Carice Singers
St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
Kyr A Time For Life *
with Cappella Romana
Fordham University Church, New York
Templeton Prize Ceremony
with Cappella Romana
Lincoln Center, New York
The Sun Has Burst the Sky *
with Echo
Union Chapel, London
Solemn Papal Vespers *
Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii, Rome
Acts & Actes - An Evening of Renaissance Era Music *
with Voces Angelorum
Wycliffe Hall, Oxford
Duruflé Requiem - Britten, Burton & Vaughan Williams *
with Ex Cathedra
Birmingham Town Hall
Palestrina and his Heirs *
with The Sixteen
St John the Baptist, Cirencester
Jommelli Requiem and Barber Adagio/Agnus Dei *
with Instruments of Time and Truth
A Goodnight: Music of Remembrance and Hope *
with Ex Cathedra
All Saints Kings Heath
90 Years of Arvo Pärt: Our Garden joint community concert
with Oxford Youth Choirs
Olivier Hall, Oxford
Haydn Missa Sancti Nicolai and other festive works *
with South Oxfordshire Choir
St Mary-le-More, Wallingford
Jenkins The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace *
with Cumnor Choral Society
St Peter and St Paul, Oxford
Christmas Music by Candlelight tour *
with Ex Cathedra
Handel in Italy *
with Ludlow Choral Society
St Laurence's Church, Ludlow
Bach Christmas Oratorio *
with Ex Cathedra
Birmingham Town Hall
Christmas with Cappella *
with Cappella Romana
St Demetrios, Seattle WA; St Mary's Cathedral, Portland OR; San Francisco, CA
Tomorrow is Today *
with Papagena and choirs from Wimbledon High
The Auditorium Wimbledon
The Eternal Feminine *
with Papagena, Victoria Davies (harp), and Arjan Linker (trombone)
Grote Kerk, Naarden
Workshop
with Papagena and Victoria Davies (harp)
De Beleving, Zeewolde
The Sun King's Favourite (Rameau, Lalande, Corelli) *
with Ex Cathedra
Birmingham Town Hall
Oxford and Padova Link *
with Oxford Youth Choirs and Filarmonica di Padova-Ottave Parallele Youth Orchestra
St Andrew's Church, Oxford
conducting
Spem in Alium and other works *
with The Brabant Ensemble
Keble College Chapel, Oxford
Joint concert *
with Papagena and Farnham Youth Choir
Dyson Hierusalem and other works *
with South Oxfordshire Choir
St Mary-le-More, Wallingford
Lighten Our Darkness *
with Echo and London Youth Choirs
Holy Sepulchre, London
Passia *
with Papagena
Goring on Thames
Vivaldi Gloria and Magnificat, Leonarda Magnificat *
with Warwick and Kenilworth Choral Society
Oxford Youth Choirs Spring Concert
St Michael and All Angels, Oxford
conducting
Passia *
with Papagena
Malvern Priory
Passia *
with Papagena
Oxford
Passia *
with Papagena
Christchurch Priory
Bach St John Passion
with Ex Cathedra
Birmingham Town Hall
Rutter Magnificat and Stanford Magnificat in G *
with Chipping Norton Choral Society
Rachmaninov Vigil
with Ex Cathedra
Leicester
Rachmaninov Vigil
with Ex Cathedra
St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
Trame Sonore Festival
with Vox Musica
Mantua, Italy
Centuries of Song: from Dowland to a World Premiere *
with Chris Glynn (piano) and Jacob Heringman (lute), featuring new songs by Vivek Haria for Swaledale Festival
Aysgarth, St Andrew's Church
Webber, Mendelssohn, Puccini *
with Oxford University Press Choir
Rachmaninov Vigil
with Ex Cathedra
Lichfield
Anghiari Festival
with Vox Musica and Sinfonia Smith Square
Rachmaninov Vigil
with Ex Cathedra
Three Choirs Festival
No upcoming performances are currently listed.
*Soloist/consort performance
Maurice Ravel - Cinq mélodies populaires grecques (1904), performed in Greek