The Royal College of Music (RCM)London has announced that French soprano Clara Barbier Serrano will become the first recipient of the Andrea Bocelli Foundation-Community Jameel Scholarship. With the scholarship, Clara will join the RCM Opera Studio this September on the Artist Diploma in Performance course at one of the world’s most renowned conservatories. Launched in 2019, the Scholarship is awarded to talented musicians chosen both on merit assessed at audition and their need for support to overcome barriers and access world-class training at the RCM.