Catrin Johnsson - mezzo-soprano
Catrin Johnsson was born in Sweden and trained at the Royal University College of Music in Stockholm, and the Royal Academy of Music in London. She furthered her studies with Jacqueline Bremar and David Harper. Awards include the Christina Nilsson Award, Elena Gerhardt Lieder Prize, Flora Nielsen Prize, Michael Head Prize, Katie Thomas Prize, and the Minnie Hauk Prize
She recently made her debut at English National Opera singing the title role in The Duchess of Malfi and sang Purcell’s Dido for the Åmot Operagard in Norway. She has also sung the title role Carmen (Opera Project), Hansel (Cork Opera House), Meg Page (Mid Wales Opera), Dimitri Fedora (Opera Holland Park), Adelberto Ottone and Idelberto Lotario (London Handel Festival), Dorabella Cosi fan tutte (Diva Opera and CoOpera Ireland), Nicklausse Les Contes d'Hoffmann (Diva Opera), Cherubino Le nozze di Figaro (English Touring Opera and Diva Opera), Prince The Happy Prince (Jubilee Opera, Aldeburgh), Zerlina Don Giovanni (Opera East Productions), Third Lady The Magic Flute (ETO), and Euridice Crossing the Styx (Children’s Opera, ETO). Other repertoire includes Romeo I Capuletti e i Montecchi, Siebel Faust, and Annio La Clemenza di Tito. She has covered Hermia and Stéphano Romeo et Juliette for Opera North, and Fyodor Boris Godunov and Dorabella for ENO.
Catrin Johnsson is active on the concert platform where performances include Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Queen Elizabeth Hall), Kindertotenlieder (Purcell Room), Bach Magnificat (English Consort), Grieg Haugtussa (St John's, Smith Square, with Malcolm Martineau), L'Allegro, il Penserioso ed il Moderato (St George's Hanover Square), Messiah (Gloucester Cathedral), Mozart Requiem (London Soloists' Chamber Orchestra), Mozart Mass in C minor (St John's, Smith Square),. She has performed extensively in oratorio in her native Sweden and also taken part in concert tours of France, Sweden and New Zealand with the pianist Rachel Fuller.
She has recorded a CD In Recital with Rachel Fuller, and taken part in a televised master class for the BBC with David Pountney, as well as radio broadcasts in Sweden, Norway and New Zealand.
Catrin Johnsson is an international guest tutor of the New Zealand National Singing School.