<prompt> Bhala ukuqhubeka kwalesi sigaba - Wazalelwa eYork futhi wakhulela eYorkshire, uDawson wayelindele ngokugcwele ukuqhubeka nesiko lomndeni wakhe lokulima, futhi empeleni ukucula kwakungeyona umsebenzi wakhe wokuqala; waqala ukusebenza embonini njengomhumushi. Kodwa-ke, kamuva wafunda kokubili eGuildhall School of Music naseBrittenPears School eSufolk, lapho othisha bakhe babehlanganisa uRae Woodland, uGerald Moore noPeter Pears. Isikhathi sakhe njengomfundi womculo, nokho, sasilinganiselwe njengoba ngokushesha athola umsebenzi owanele wokusebenza ukuze aqale umsebenzi futhi wenza i-opera yakhe yokuqala ngo-1986 njengoNdlovukazi ku- Le Nozze di Figaro Kent Opera. Isikhundla sikaDawson njengomunye wama-soprano aseNgilandi athandwa kakhulu futhi athandwa kakhulu saqinisekiswa ukusebenza kwakhe njengomculi oyedwa ku Libera me kusuka kuVerdis Requiem ne-BBC Singers emngcwabeni kaDiana, iNkosikazi yaseWales  <response>: ngoSeptemba 1997. Usaqhubeka nesimiso somculo esimatasa, uyinhloko yezifundo ze-vocal ne-opera eRoyal Northern College of Music RNCM kanye naseYunivesithi yaseYork futhi unguProfesa weLeeds College of Music. 