Lyric mezzo soprano
Caroline is delighted to announce that following a successful debut with Charlton Kings Choral Society in November’s concert, she has been invited back to perform the mezzo solo in Duruflé’s beautiful Requiem in May 2016.
More information to follow nearer the time, but a nice early heads up for the diary!
Caroline was a long-term member of Tim Rhys Evans’s mixed choir, Serendipity (of which the male half is better known these days as Only Men Aloud!)
Here’s footage from our ‘Weekend With The Stars’, singing for one night only with Only Men Aloud! in Wales Millennium Centre a few years back, alongside a very special guest….
http://www.s4c.cymru/clic/e_level2.shtml?programme_id=403347688
Caroline is delighted to have been invited to sing the alto solos for St Michael’s and All Angels in their Spring performance of Vivaldi’s Gloria.
St Michael’s Church
Lower Church Road
Sandhurst
Berkshire
GU47 8HN
Tickets are £7.50 (adult), £3 (child) £20 (family) and are available by telephoning 01252 873 030.
Caroline is delighted to be singing with Swansea City Opera this year as Marthe Schwerlein in their UK tour of Gounod’s Faust.
Full tour dates and details of tickets are available via the company here.
Caroline is delighted to be performing with Surrey Opera once more in their forthcoming production of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. Caroline’s first ensemble work was with the chorus of Surrey Opera in 1999’s L’Elisir d’Amore conducted by Jonathan Butcher; and it is wonderful to return to the company as a solo artist.
Dido will be semi-staged, directed by Freda Clark with Stephen Anthony Brown conducting.
Tickets are £12 and are available either on the door or in advance from Mrs Penny Locke, pennylocke@gmail.com 020 8654 6205.
Sunday December 14th 7:30pm
The Concert Hall
Whitgift School
Haling Park
South Croydon
CR2 6YT
….and it’s a lot of fun! The set is beautifully macabre, not to mention the company itself – some wonderfully chilling aspects to be enjoyed in Lynn Binstock’s lavish Traviata.
Performances will take place in Haslemere Hall, Bridge Road, Haslemere, GU27
Thursday October 30th 7:30pm
Cover show/workshop Friday October 31st Time TBC
Saturday November 1st 7:30pm
Sunday November 2nd MATINEE 2:30pm
Tickets are available here
Caroline is delighted to have been asked to join Opera Coast in two evenings of Russian repertoire in association with Pushkin House, a Russian cultural centre in London, and Kalinka, a Sussex Russian cultural centre.
Performances will be:
December 13th: (time to be confirmed)
Sussex Russian Cultural Centre Kalinka
Phone: 01273 279695
Mobile: 07703846749
Outside UK please call +44 1273 279695, +44 7703846749
Correspondence Address: Community Base, 113 Queens Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 3XG, UK;
e-mail: dina.kalinka@gmail.com
December 18th: (time to be confirmed)
Pushkin House
5a Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2TA
T: +44 (0) 20 7269 9770
F: +44 (0) 20 3116 0151
As always, we’d be delighted to see you there, and share what promises to be an evening filled with well-loved and lesser known gems from the Russian repertoire with you.
Caroline is delighted to be joining Opera South for their Autumn production of La Traviata, in which Caroline will cover the role of Flora Bervoix.
For more information, including tickets and availability, please visit Opera South’s website here.
Caroline is thrilled to confirm she will be performing the role of Fenena in Verdi’s Nabucco later this year.
Directed by Ruth Mariner with Ben Hamilton as musical director, this production of Nabucco will be a first for Kennet Opera, and Caroline is very much looking forward to being part of its debut.
For details including how to book tickets, please visit Kennet Opera’s website here.
Caroline and her colleagues from this year’s intake of singers will perform in their final concert together in a showcase in London.
Jewin Welsh Presbyterian Church
70 Fann Street
London
EC1Y 0SA
The concert is of course open to the public, and we would love your support if you’re in the area! Tickets cost £5 and are available from the WIAV office by contacting them on +44 (0) 2920 493139, or via email; wiav@tsd.ac.uk.
Caroline is delighted to be joining Pontarddulais Male Voice Choir with guests Dennis O’Neill and Sian Phillips in a concert of music and poetry celebrating the work of Dylan Thomas and his time spent in Swansea.
Accompanied by Jane Samuel, Caroline will perform alongside fellow WIAV students, tenors Alex Wilson and Wyn Davies, and soprano Isabella Moore.
Dydd Sadwrn/Saturday Mehefin/June 7th 2014 7:30PM
St Mary’s Church, St Mary’s Square, Swansea SA1 3LP
Tickets: £20, £16 ( conc.)
Aisle seat: £15, £12 ( conc.)
Box Office: 0300 323 0015 9am -5pm Monday – Friday Or Choir Secretary 01792 884279
Wales International Academy of Voice returns to Wales Millennium Centre for a special fundraising Gala Concert in the BBC Hoddinott Hall.
Joining Academy students and Dennis O’Neill on stage this year will be the Italian soprano Nuccia Focile, and together they will perform popular duets and ensembles from a range of your favourite operas, accompanied by pianist Jane Samuel.
Tickets are available from the Wales Millennium Centre website. Click here for more information.
Caroline is delighted to be joining the John S. Davies Singers for the first time to sing the alto solos in Bach’s Mass in G Minor and Vivaldi’s Magnificat.
The concert will take place in the beautiful cathedral of St David in Pembrokeshire, a place which holds lovely memories for Caroline – it was here that she recorded with Serendipity and Vivace Singers for the St David’s Day edition of BBC’s Songs of Praise in 2001.
Tickets are available by contacting
St Davids Bookshop, The Pebbles, St Davids, Pembrokeshire SA62 6RD
Tel: 01437 720480
Email: stdavidsbookshop@btconnect.com
Caroline and her colleagues at WIAV have had the great privilege of working with the wonderful Della Jones this week. Caroline sang ‘Eboli’s final aria from Don Carlo, ‘O don fatale’, and thoroughly enjoyed both her session and listening to her colleagues work. Della’s expertise and guidance has been absolutely inspirational, and we are all hugely grateful to Dennis, Nuccia, Jane, Euros and WIAV for the opportunity. We hope she’ll be back soon!
The week continues with a gala concert (Wednesday March 26th 7:30) at the University Chapel at Trinity Saint David’s Carmarthen campus. Tickets cost £8 for full paying adults, £5 for concessions and £3 for children under 16. They are available by calling 01267 676806 (9.30am-12.30pm Mon-Fri) or by visiting www.ticketsource.co.uk/tsd. The programme includes Don Carlo, Manon, Don Giovanni and Les Contes d’Hoffmann amongst others, and should you feel like joining us, we promise to entertain you!
Our week, and indeed our term concludes with two days of masterclasses (27-28/03/2014) with Marie McLoughlin, and we look forward to welcoming her to WIAV and working on some more diverse repertoire.
Caroline is delighted to make her solo debut with Côr Caerdydd as alto soloist in Haydn’s ‘Nelson’ Mass alongside fellow WIAV colleague, soprano Llio Evans.
St German’s Church
Corner of Star Street and Metal Street
Roath
Cardiff
CF24
For more information, please visit Côr Caerdydd’s website or follow them on Twitter – @corcaerdydd
Caroline is delighted to be joining Côr Penclawdd for the first time as their Alto soloist in their forthcoming concert featuring Mozart’s Requiem, Parry’s I Was Glad and solo items from Caroline and her WIAV colleague, tenor Wyn Davies.
The concert will be held at 7:30pm at
Y Tabernacle
West End
Penclawdd
Swansea
SA4 3YX
We will be joining forces to present a gala concert in the New Year at:
Tredegarville Baptist Church
The Parade
East Grove
Cardiff
CF24 3AD
Those of you who may have visited WIAV already will find it easy to reach, as it’s right next door! Tickets are £10 or £6 for students and/or Friends of WIAV, and are available on the evening.
The programme for the evening will include excerpts from Rigoletto, I Puritani, Don Carlo and Le Nozze di Figaro. Caroline will be performing an aria from The Maid of Orleans, Tchaikovsky’s opera based on the life of Joan of Arc.
Caroline is delighted to be singing the role of ‘Polina’ for Park Opera’s 2014 production of Tchaikovsky’s Queen of Spades.
Performances will take place from 26/02/2014 – 01/03/2014 at 7:30 pm at:
Wilde Theatre
South Hill Park Arts Centre
Ringmead
Bracknell
Berkshire
RG12 7PA
Musical Director: Francis Griffin
Producer: Stephen Oliver
The production will be sung in English, with full orchestra.
For more information about tickets and how to get to the venue, please visit Park Opera’s website.
January 2014 , dates to be confirmed.
We will be joining forces to present a gala concert in the New Year at:
Tredegarville Baptist Church
The Parade
East Grove
Cardiff
CF24 3AD
Those of you who may have visited WIAV already will find it easy to reach, as it’s right next door! More details to follow, please watch this space…
Caroline and her fellow students are thrilled and privileged to be taking part in a masterclass with Dame Kiri at the Wales International Academy of Voice.
Caroline is thrilled to announce she will be performing as alto soloist in Mega Messiah, presented by The Prince’s Trust & Wales Millennium Centre in association with Orchard. Please see here for more information, including how to purchase tickets.
Caroline will perform alongside other soloists from the Wales International Academy of Voice, namely Susanna Fairbairn, Wyn Davies, Alexander Wilson and Oliver Hunt. The orchestra is Sinfonia Cymru with David Lawrence at the helm.
Donald Gordon Theatre, Wales Millennium Centre 03 Nov 2013 7pm
Singers £20 (Groups 10+ £17) | Rehearsal 2.30pm Audience £15 |
Age Guidance 8+ (No admission to Under 5s)
Caroline is delighted to be singing the role of ‘Polina’ for Park Opera’s 2014 production of Tchaikovsky’s Queen of Spades.
Performances will take place from 26/02/2014 – 01/03/2014 at 7:30 pm at:
Wilde Theatre
South Hill Park Arts Centre
Ringmead
Bracknell
Berkshire RG12 7PA
Musical Director: Francis Griffin
Producer: Stephen Oliver
The production will be sung in English, with full orchestra.
For more information about tickets and how to get to the venue, please visit Park Opera’s website.
Caroline will be performing at a private function for Santolina Riding School and Stables as part of the Santolina Singers, a specially created group for the event.
Caroline will be singing favourites from the operatic world including Carmen and Lakmé, and is especially looking forward to the rumour that there might well be Spanish dressage accompanying the Habañera…
Caroline is delighted to be performing with the Vivace Singers in their 2013 Christmas Concert.
The performance will take place on December 14th at 7:30 pm:
St Mary’s Church
Church Street
Kintbury
Berkshire
RG17 9TR
Repertoire to include seasonal favourites and uplifting festive music – perfect to usher in the Christmas spirit!
Caroline Carragher 
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