Catrin Johnsson - mezzo-soprano
“The role of Dido was masterly played and sung by Catrin Johnsson. She is the captain of a good and even operatic ensemble. Here are no weak points, either in singing or acting. Catrin Johnsson is a queen in every way!”
Dido/Åmot Operagard,Norway/NRK August 2011
"The star was Swedish mezzo Catrin Johnsson whose performance was of the very highest class. The spaciousness and freedom with which she sang two Brahms songs for voice and viola was just magical." Christchurch Press, New Zealand, February 2009
“..its Carmen, Catrin Johnsson from Sweden, handled southern sultriness with flair…” Carmen / Opera Project / Opera Now
"Catrin Johnsson is an incomparable Cherubino, dangerous, purposive, her natural unforced singing rooted in character."
Cherubino: Le Nozze di Figaro / English Touring Opera/ The Stage
"The show was all but stolen by Catrin Johnsson's delicious Cherubino, her unsettling androgyny enhanced by the beginnings of a moustache. And she sang beautifully as well." Cherubino: Le Nozze di Figaro / ETO/ Opera
"...the wonderfully sympathetic Prince (Catrin Johnsson)...Johnsson's exquisite delivery - pure joy..." The Happy Prince / Jubilee Opera / Opera Now
"A Cherubino of a servant boy, Dimitri, irresistibly played by Catrin Johnsson, dapples every scene, finally gathering his Edelweiss in a little dance routine of his own in the Swiss spring which is to bring tragedy."
Dimitri: Fedora / Opera Holland Park / The Times