ABOUT CAROLYN        

“Dressed in white, with a voice that (like Debussy's score) seemed lit from within, she trod a remarkably controlled line between impassive and impulsive; the unignorable focus of every scene in which she appeared." - The Spectator

Admired for her versatility and musicianship, Carolyn enjoys great success on the operatic stage, in concert, and on record. In December 2023, she proudly released her 100th album as a featured soloist. These recordings stand as testament to her diverse repertoire (Bach to Bernstein and beyond) and to the strong relationships she has formed over her career so far.

Some highlights of the coming season include returns to the Philadelphia Orchestra with Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Tapiola Sinfonietta under Ryan Bancroft, and a US tour of Bach’s St Matthew Passion with the Monteverdi Choir and Masaaki Suzuki. Carolyn is also looking forward to new collaborations with Kent Nagano and the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, and to performing at the Oregon Bach Festival for the first time. She features in four exciting programmes with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, one of which will be her debut in Poulenc’s one-woman operatic scene ‘La voix humaine’, something she has long wanted to perform.

Recitals are a key part of Carolyn’s musical life, and she and her regular duo partner Joseph Middleton will be at Wigmore Hall, Oxford Song and Leeds Song, and also celebrating a new album release. ‘Star Falling’ has at its heart Messiaen’s ‘Chants de terre et de ciel’, which extraordinary work forms the centre of a journey through the cosmos, featuring music from plainchant to the present day, in French and English. Scheduled for release on BIS records in November 2026, Carolyn and Joseph can’t wait to share this project.

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