Whilst studying at the Royal College of Music, Deborah won the Eva Turner Opera Prize and various song prizes.

Sheffield-born Deborah made her professional debut in 2000 as Maria in West Side Story at La Scala, Milan, and Ljubljana Festival. In 2001 she made her debut at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, singing Chloe in The Queen of Spades. Other roles include both Mimi and Musetta in separate productions of La Boheme for Welsh National Opera, Alcibiades La Liberta Contenta by Agostino Steffani at the Barber Institute, Birmingham, and Aminta Il Re Pastore for The Classical Opera Company. 2006 saw Deborah play Juanita in Opera North’s production of Weill’s Arms and the Cow.

Concert performances include Naiad in Ariadne auf Naxos with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, opera galas at Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow and Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, a Gilbert & Sullivan Gala with the Ulster Orchestra, and a concert tour of Wales with the Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera.

Deborah works extensively with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and with Raymond Gubbay and is a seasoned performer at numerous outdoor events during the summer. Notable oratorio performances include Verdi Requiem, Carmina Burana at the Royal Albert Hall and Symphony Hall, Birmingham, The Messiah at the Bridgewater Hall, Sea Symphony with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Rutter Magnificat with the composer.

Recordings include Vivaldi Gloria, Magnificat and Dixit Dominus for EMI Classics, and one of the popular ‘Here Come The Classics’ series with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, which Deborah has promoted extensively.