Katherine Paterson

Katherine was born and educated in Melbourne where she worked as a singer and teacher for several years before coming to London to study with Janice Chapman.

Having decided to settle here, Katherine embarked upon a busy concert and oratorio schedule as soprano soloist in Exultate Jubilate, Mozart; Dixit Dominus, Handel; Petite Messe Solenelle, Rossini; Te Deum, Bruckner; B Minor Mass, Magnificat and St Matthew Passion, J.S.Bach; Magnificat, C.P.E.Bach; Messiah, Handel; Little Organ Mass, Haydn; Carmina Burana, Orff; and King David, Honegger at St James’ Piccadilly, St John’s Smith Square, The Dome (Brighton), Sheldonian (Oxford), St Mary’s (Oxford), Westminster Abbey and as guest soloist at Dartington International Music Festival.

Katherine sang the first soprano role in the Mozart Great Mass in C Minor at St John’s Smith Square and Westminster Abbey, the Faure Requiem at the Sheldonian and the Haydn Nelson Mass at the Brighton Festival with the London Mozart Players. Katherine also understudied the soprano soloist in Northern Ballet Theatre’s production of (Mozart’s) Requiem at the Grand Theatre, Leeds.

An interest in contemporary music lead to song classes at the Britten-Pears School, a live recording of new Australian vocal music for the Australian Broadcasting Commission, the lead role in Stuart Greenbaum’s piece Obeah Night, a recital of Malcolm Williamson songs at Spitalfields Opera and an appearance at St John’s Smith Square as a soloist in The Grainger Event.

Her operatic roles include Mimi, La Boheme; Pamina and First Lady, Magic Flute; Susanna, Le Nozze di Figaro; and Dido, Dido and Aeneas.

Recently Katherine sang Queen of the Night for English Pocket Opera Company with conductor Sian Edwards. For Royal Opera she understudied the Aunt in Madama Butterfly and sang Tosca in the Singalong Tosca outside City Hall prior to the big screen relay from the main stage. Also for Royal Opera, Katherine played Betty Doxy in Beggar’s Opera in 2009 and had a small cover in Acis and Galatea.
Katherine gave a lunchtime recital of Strauss lieder at the Royal Opera House Crush Room last year, joining forces with Stephen Westrop.

Katherine joined the staff at Guildhall in 2005 following three years as singing teacher at Westminster School.