Biography
Catherine Kelly (MM), is a classical soprano, voice instructor, conductor, actor, and stage director from North Carolina. Catherine's professional performance work began abroad, where she performed as a guest soloist in the Mittelsäschisches Theater Chamber Concert Series, featuring engagements in various cities around eastern Germany. In the subsequent season, Catherine performed the role of Susanna in a 180-performance run of Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro with Sound of Austria in Vienna, Austria. During her time overseas, she performed frequently as a member of the internationally-touring chamber trio Ensemble Poetico, and she appeared as a soloist in prestigious music festivals in Germany, including Palais Sommer in Dresden and Mittelrhein Musik Festival in St. Goar. She has since moved back to her home country and state, where she has had the delight of performing the soprano solos in various sacred masterworks, including Mozart's Reqiuem, Handel's Messiah, John Rutter's Requiem, Bob Chilcott's St. John Passion, Fauré's Requiem, and Bach's Christ lag in Todesbanden.
Catherine's operatic credits include Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, Anne Frank in Der Tagebuch der Anne Frank, Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi, Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, Serpina in La Serva Padrona, Giannetta in L'elisir d'amore, and Lucy in The Telephone. Memorable musical theatre roles include Louisa in The Fantasticks, Catherine in Pippin, Sandy in Grease, and Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof. Additionally, she cherishes opportunities to perform classical sacred repertoire, including Couperin's Trois Leçons de Tenebres and Mozart's Exsultate, Jubilate.
Catherine is the founder of Sidewalk Opera, a non-profit association that provides free, "pop-up" classical music concerts for surrounding communities. She is a company member of Sweet Tea Shakespeare, where she holds the title of Master of Song and works both as a performer (memorable roles include Eve in Paradise Lost, Celia in As You Like LIT, and Anne Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor) and behind-the-scenes as part of the music production team.
An active member of NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing), Catherine offers private lessons to voice students. Her students have received acceptance into competitive university music programs, musical theatre programs, the Spoleto Music Festival, the North Carolina Honors Chorus, and summer intensive workshops. She teaches group voice classes and private lessons at Ravenscroft School (where she holds the title of Artist in Residence) and North Raleigh School of Music.
Catherine currently resides in Durham, North Carolina.
www.sidewalkopera.com
Catherine's operatic credits include Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, Anne Frank in Der Tagebuch der Anne Frank, Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi, Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, Serpina in La Serva Padrona, Giannetta in L'elisir d'amore, and Lucy in The Telephone. Memorable musical theatre roles include Louisa in The Fantasticks, Catherine in Pippin, Sandy in Grease, and Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof. Additionally, she cherishes opportunities to perform classical sacred repertoire, including Couperin's Trois Leçons de Tenebres and Mozart's Exsultate, Jubilate.
Catherine is the founder of Sidewalk Opera, a non-profit association that provides free, "pop-up" classical music concerts for surrounding communities. She is a company member of Sweet Tea Shakespeare, where she holds the title of Master of Song and works both as a performer (memorable roles include Eve in Paradise Lost, Celia in As You Like LIT, and Anne Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor) and behind-the-scenes as part of the music production team.
An active member of NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing), Catherine offers private lessons to voice students. Her students have received acceptance into competitive university music programs, musical theatre programs, the Spoleto Music Festival, the North Carolina Honors Chorus, and summer intensive workshops. She teaches group voice classes and private lessons at Ravenscroft School (where she holds the title of Artist in Residence) and North Raleigh School of Music.
Catherine currently resides in Durham, North Carolina.
www.sidewalkopera.com