Soloists
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Catherine Wyn-Rogers MEZZO-SOPRANO |
Catherine Wyn-Rogers, who appeared previously with Music of the Baroque in works by Haydn, Britten and Purcell, works extensively in recital and oratorio, appearing with the major British orchestras and choral societies and at the Three Choirs, Edinburgh and Aldeburgh Festivals. She is renowned for her performances with period instrument orchestras, including the Sixteen under Harry Christophers, the English Concert under Trevor Pinnock, and the Academy of Ancient Music under Christopher Hogwood. Her recent engagements have included appearances with the Philharmonia under Slatkin, the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Haitink and Andrew Davis, the Netherlands Radio Orchestra under Rozhdestvensky, the European Union Youth Orchestra under Haitink, and her début with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra under Norrington.
Ms. Wyn-Rogers' numerous recordings include Handel’s Samson with The Sixteen under Harry Christophers for Collins, Mozart’s Vespers with Trevor Pinnock for DG, Vaughan Williams’ Serenade to Music with Roger Norrington for Decca, and Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius for EMI. Most recently she has joined Graham Johnson’s Complete Schubert Edition for Hyperion, recorded Mozart’s Requiem with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra under Sir Charles Mackerras, and Mrs. Sedley (Peter Grimes) with the London Symphony Orchestra under Sir Colin Davis.
Ms. Wyn-Rogers appears regularly on the opera stage and has worked with Scottish Opera, Welsh National Opera, Opera North, Semper Oper, Dresden, Teatro Real Madrid, Netherlands Opera and the Salzburg Festival. She is a regular guest artist with English National Opera, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden,and with the Bavarian State Opera, Munich. She made her début at the Lyric Opera of Chicago in The Midsummer Marriage and appears there this season in Eugene Onegin.
Other recent and upcoming engagements include both First Norn and Erda under Pappano and Genevieve under Rattle for the Royal Opera, and Erda under Mehta in Valencia.