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My Garden Green with Catherine Hooper
· Lighthouse Arts Centre
My Garden Green: Filled with music about gardens, the countryside, and all things that grow. <b>Change of performer</b>: unfortunately, Alicia Mallace-Goulbourne is no longer able to perform at this concert. I’m delighted that Catherine Hooper is now able to perform in Alicia’s place. Programme Richard Strauss - Heimliche Aufforderung, Rote Rosen, Das Rosenband Emmanuel Chabrier - Toutes les fleurs Fanny Mendelssohn - Song without words, op. 6 no. 1 in A-flat major Gaetano Donizetti – Regnava nel silenzio – Lucia di Lammermoor Claude Debussy - Prélude, book 2 no. 2 (…Feuilles mortes) Reynaldo Hahn - Mai, Paysage, Le printemps Percy Grainger – The Sprig of Thyme Ralph Vaughan Williams – Silent Noon Frank Bridge – Go not, happy day Wynn Stanley and Andrew Allen – Cabbages, Cabeans and Carrots Catherine Hooper Catherine Hooper is a Kiwi-British soprano, known for her expressive musicality and wide-ranging repertoire. A graduate of the Royal College of Music in London, Catherine has appeared as a Young Artist with Opera Prelude and SongEasel, and as an Associate Artist with OperaUpClose. With OperaUpClose, she covered Senta in The Flying Dutchman and toured as Woman in We Two Were Lovers, a work for soprano and harp. During her time at RCM, Catherine covered the role of Queen of the Night (Die Zauberflöte) and performed scenes as Countess (Le Nozze di Figaro), Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), and Alcina. She later reprised Queen of the Night with the Royal Opera House Create & Sing Program. Her earlier roles with Byre Opera during her studies at St Andrews included Vixen Sharp-Ears (The Cunning Little Vixen) and Miss Jessel (The Turn of the Screw). During her postgraduate studies at Cambridge, she performed La Musique in Les arts florissants with the Cambridge Baroque Ensemble and Dido in Dido and Aeneas with the Dorian Chamber Orchestra. Catherine is also an active concert singer with a strong interest in music by female composers. She is a founding member of the 97 Ensemble, recently performing Errollyn Wallen’s song cycle Are You Worried About the Rising Cost of Funerals? in venues including the Royal Albert Hall Elgar Room. Her solo appearances include Fauré’s Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, Bach’s St John Passion, Rossini’s Petite messe solennelle, and Dvořák’s Mass in D Minor. Recently, Catherine completed a recital tour of China with pianist Aleksandra Myslek, with performances at venues such as Wuhan’s Qintai Concert Hall. She is thrilled to be making her debut as Musetta in La bohème with Devon Opera in 2025 and looks forward to continued collaborations in both opera and concert settings.