Since moving to London, Emma has performed regularly as a soloist at venues such as St. John's, Smith Square, and the Royal Albert Hall.

Her operatic roles have included Teofane, Ottone; Emilia, Flavio; Laurette, Le Docteur Miracle, all at the RCM; Governess, The Turn of the Screw, for the Britten-Pears School; Fiordiligi, Così fan tutte, for Mananan Opera Festival; 2nd Bridesmaid, Le nozze di Figaro, Glyndebourne Festival Opera; and Donna Elvira, Don Giovanni, for Oper Frankfurt.

Prizes and awards have included the David Kelly Prize at the National Mozart Competition in 1998, Clytie Mundy Prize, Ted Moss Lieder Prize, and the John Ireland Prize. Emma was the winner of the ISM Sheffield Singing Competition in 1999, and also awarded second place in the National Mozart Competition.

Emma studied at the National Opera Studio in 2002/03. Her studies were supported by Opera North, Sybil Tutton Charitable Trust, The Countess of Munster Musical Trust, Worshipful Company of Grocers, David Bowerman, the Cornwall Music Foundation and the Radford Trust.