Anna Appleby, 1993
Musicians · January 1, 1993
Anna Appleby
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Anna Appleby is 33 years old, born January 1, 1993 · Capricorn.
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About
Anna Appleby composes contemporary classical and experimental pop music—the latter released under her moniker Norrisette. Born in Newcastle Upon Tyne in 1993, she's based in Manchester and also writes short stories. Her opera Drought premiered in October 2022 with the BBC Philharmonic and was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in August 2023. She co-composed a youth opera for Glyndebourne that won Best Opera at the YAM Awards in 2023. In 2025, she became a professor of composition at the Royal Northern College of Music. As a Capricorn, she channels disciplined craftsmanship across genre boundaries.
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Biography
Anna Appleby is an English composer born in Newcastle Upon Tyne in 1993 and now based in Manchester. She writes contemporary classical and experimental pop music, releasing pop work under the moniker Norrisette, and is also a published short story author. Her opera Drought, composed for the BBC Philharmonic with words by poet Niall Campbell, premiered in October 2022 and broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in August 2023. She served as music fellow with the Rambert Dance Company in 2016/17 and co-composed a collaborative youth opera for Glyndebourne that won Best Opera at the YAM Awards in 2023. Appleby has composed music for Streetwise Opera, an organization supporting people who have experienced homelessness. In 2018, she appeared on BBC Breakfast discussing gender equality in classical music and songwriting; in 2025, she appeared on BBC Radio 4's Front Row to discuss Rosalía's pop-classical album LUX. In 2025, Appleby was appointed professor of composition at the Royal Northern College of Music. As a Capricorn, she brings structured ambition to experimental forms. Composers work across notation, collaboration, and public performance, shaping how audiences experience music across genres.
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Trivia
- Appleby released pop music under the moniker Norrisette.
- Her opera Drought featured words by poet Niall Campbell and was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in August 2023.
- She served as music fellow with the Rambert Dance Company in 2016/17.
- She has composed music for Streetwise Opera, which works with people who have experienced homelessness.
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- How old is Anna Appleby?
- Anna Appleby is 33 years old (born January 1, 1993).
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- Anna Appleby was born on January 1, 1993.
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- Anna Appleby is a Capricorn, born January 1, 1993.
- What is Anna Appleby's Chinese zodiac sign?
- Anna Appleby was born in 1993, the year of the Water Rooster.
- What does Anna Appleby do?
- Anna Appleby is a musician.
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- Yes — Anna Appleby is alive and 33 years old.
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