Irish mezzo soprano, trained at the RSAMD & the YAP of OTC Dublin. During 2010/11 Carolyn was Associate Artist at WNO and from 2012-2014 was a soloist at the Luzern Theatre, Switzerland.
Future engagements – Smeton/ Anna Bolena at LFO, WNO concerts Dubai & London, The Witch INO 2020 & Valkyrie LfO 2020/23. Release of Ethel Smythes CD Fete Gallante (retrospect opera), NI BBC tv appearance with Ulster Orchestra. She established the Northern Irish Song Project & recorded the CD ‘Calen-o’ of songs from the North of Ireland with Iain Burnside and DelphianRecords and BBC Radio3 Recitals.
Recent engagements – Mary/ der Fliegende Hollander LFO, Penelope/ il ritorno d’ulisses, Annio/la Clemenza di Tito, Bradamante/ Alcina, Angelina/ la Cenerentola, Carmen(Luzerner Theatre), Flora & Annina/ Traviata ( Bern stdteatre), Mercedes/Carmen,(WNO) Janet/ Drs tale ( ROH2), Scipio/Caligula and Hannah/Passenger (ENO), Andronico/Tamerlano (Capella Cracoviensis) Meg Page/Falstaff (OHP),
Maddalena/Rigoletto & Polina/Pique Dame (GPO), Lucretia/The Rape of Lucretia (IYO) Madam Popova/The Bear (MWO), CD of R Loders ‘Raymond and Agnes’.
Previously for mid wales opera
Madam Popova/ the bear, Nicklausse/ the tales of Hoffman
Only a few months ago we thought Mid Wales Opera was finished. Now, thanks to a funding lifeline from Powys County Council, we are within touching distance of having a sustainable plan to keep on producing live and local opera across Wales for at least three years.