Kate Royal
Biography
London-born soprano Kate Royal studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the National Opera Studio. She is the winner of the 2004 Kathleen Ferrier Award and the 2004 John Christie Award.
In opera she has sung Pamina (Die Zauberflöte) for the Glyndebourne Festival, Countess (Le nozze di Figaro) and Governess (The Turn of the Screw) for Glyndebourne on Tour and Helena (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) for both the Teatro Real, Madrid and the Glyndebourne Festival.
Music
In October 2006 Kate Royal signed an exclusive contract with EMI Classics. Reportedly, she is currently Paul McCartney's favourite soprano after singing on his 'classical' CD 'Ecce Cor Meum'.
Her concert performances include Wagner’s Das Rheingold with Sir Simon Rattle and many others. She has appeared in recital in London, Edinburgh, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels and Cologne and at the BBC Proms.
Kate Royal on Classic FM
Listen to Kate Royal on the Classic FM Magazine show - June 2009.
Listen to Kate Royal talking to Classic FM in August 2007.
Discography
2011 - A Lesson in Love
With pianist Malcolm Martineau
2009 - Midsummer Night
Handel La Resurrezione
2006 - Kate Royal 'Kate Royal'
Paul McCartney's - 'Ecce Cor Meum'
Purcell - Kings College Choir
Kate Royal on life, love and music
As the release of her new CD A Lesson in Love approaches, Kate Royal talks about life, love, and expressing both in music.
