Kate Woolveridge Biography

Kate is an accomplished soloist who has made her name on the operatic and concert platform. During her career she has worked extensively with the Welsh National Opera as well as Glyndebourne and English National Opera. She has won numerous awards and has given recitals in the majority of the countries concert halls and Cathedrals including the Wigmore Hall, festival hall and Purcell rooms.

Last year saw her perform at the Cheltenham Festival, Llandaff, Coventry and Worcester Cathedrals as well as twice at St David's Hall. She is a popular soloist with the Treorchy Male Choir, which is often compered by Dean Powell - a vocalist himself. Kate has appeared on S4C on many occasions and was delighted to work with the Welsh poet Laureate Gwyneth Lewis in 2007 on a new commission for Welsh National Opera - Dolffin - in which she took the lead role.

Kate has taken part in extensive choral projects and workshops, mainly in conjunction with the Welsh National Opera.

Kate has many years experience of singing at wedding ceremonies and has given over 1000 concerts in aid of music therapy. Kate has performed at the LLangollen music festival, performing the Verdi Requiem with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and sung on the Orient Express as it journeys across the country.

In 2011 year kate will sing Verdi's Requiem at for 2 different choral societies as well as the Rachmaninov vespers and Mozart's requiem. She will join the Treorchy Male choir at the following Venues:

29th January – St. George's, Bristol
5th March – China St. Chapel, Llanidloes
26th March – Birmingham Town Hall
7th May – Tewkesbury Abbey
21st May – The Assembly Hall, Worthing
25th May – St. David's Hall
TBC: 18th June – William Aston Hall, Wrexham
24th September – Plymouth Pavilion
15th October – Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury
29th October – Bedworth Civic Hall

Above: Kate with The Band of the Welsh Guards, The Welsh Association of Male Choirs conducted by Alun John MBE and Bryan Davis