Bray was born on 23 January 1987 in Exeter, Devon, England. She was educated at St Margaret's School in Exeter until 2005 and went on to study at the University of Manchester, graduating in 2008. She then went onto study opera as a post-graduate at the Royal Academy of Music, where she was taught by Elizabeth Ritchie and Iain Ledingham,[2][3] and finished her studies at the academy in 2012 having won an Alfred Alexander Scholarship and been recipient of The Karaviotis Scholarship.[2]
^ ab"Katie Bray - Biography by Blair Sanderson". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
^"Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (arr. Schoenberg)". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
External linksedit
Katie Bray on the Bach Cantatas Website
Katie Bray on the Rayfield Allied website
January 01, 1970
katie, bray, katie, emily, bray, born, january, 1987, english, coloratura, mezzo, soprano, best, known, winner, dame, joan, sutherland, audience, prize, cardiff, singer, world, 2019, particularly, noted, baroque, repertoire, bornkatie, emily, bray, 1987, janua. Katie Emily Bray born 23 January 1987 is an English coloratura mezzo soprano and is best known as the winner of the Dame Joan Sutherland Audience Prize at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World in 2019 She is particularly noted for her baroque repertoire 1 Katie BrayBornKatie Emily Bray 1987 01 23 23 January 1987 age 37 Exeter EnglandNationalityEnglishAlma materUniversity of Manchester Royal Academy of MusicOccupationOperatic mezzo sopranoYears active2012 presentAwardsDame Joan Sutherland Audience Prize at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World in 2019 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Professional career 2 1 Repertoire 2 2 Competitions and awards 3 Discography 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and education edit nbsp St Margaret s School Exeter nbsp Royal Academy of Music London Bray was born on 23 January 1987 in Exeter Devon England She was educated at St Margaret s School in Exeter until 2005 and went on to study at the University of Manchester graduating in 2008 She then went onto study opera as a post graduate at the Royal Academy of Music where she was taught by Elizabeth Ritchie and Iain Ledingham 2 3 and finished her studies at the academy in 2012 having won an Alfred Alexander Scholarship and been recipient of The Karaviotis Scholarship 2 Professional career editIn 2013 Bray made her debuts with Glyndebourne Festival Opera and English Touring Opera 3 Bray has also performed with Opera North English National Opera Scottish Opera Welsh National Opera Garsington Opera Opera Holland Park English Touring Opera and Irish National Opera 4 1 Bray has also performed in concert halls and festivals around the United Kingdom such as Wigmore Hall Cadogan Hall the Holywell Music Room and St George s Hanover Square She has also performed recitals in many song festivals that include the City of London Festival the London English Song Festival and the Oxford Lieder Festival 1 Repertoire edit Hansel Hansel and Gretel Rosina The Barber of Seville Varvara Kata Kabanova Louis XV Chair Female Cat Owl L enfant et les sortileges Lola Cavalleria rusticana Nancy Albert Herring Daughter Akhnaten Lucilla La scala di seta Zerlina Don Giovanni Zulma L italiana in Algeri Zaida Il turco in Italia Mallika Lakme Zenobia Radamisto Minerva Il ritorno d Ulisse in patria Satirino La Calisto Charlotte Werther 4 Competitions and awards edit Bray has won many singing competitions and awards including Alfred Alexander Scholarship and recipient of The Karaviotis Scholarship 5 Major van Someren Godfrey Prize for English Song 2009 5 Elena Gerhardt Lieder Prize 2010 5 Audience Prize in the Handel Singing Competition 2010 5 Third prize in the Jackdaws Vocal Award 2010 5 Sir Thomas Armstrong Prize 5 Opera Prize in the Mozart International Singing Competition 2011 5 Third prize overall in Mozart International Singing Competition 2011 5 At the Royal Academy of Music she received the Principal s Prize and first prize in the Richard Lewis Singing Competition 2011 6 Represented England in the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition where she won the Dame Joan Sutherland Audience Prize 2019 2 Discography editBray appears on David Matthews Symphony No 7 amp Vespers 2014 7 Mahler Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen arr Schoenberg 2015 8 Ruckert Lieder Robert amp Clara Schumann 2016 7 See also editList of Royal Academy of Music people List of mezzo sopranos in non classical musicReferences edit a b c Katie Bray Mezzo soprano Rayfield Allied Retrieved 4 April 2020 a b c Katie Bray BBC Retrieved 4 April 2020 a b Katie Bray Linn Records Retrieved 4 April 2020 a b Katie Bray Scottish Chamber Orchestra Retrieved 25 April 2020 a b c d e f g h Mozart mass in C minor PDF Somerset Chamber Choir Retrieved 4 April 2020 Richard Lewis Award Royal Academy of Music Retrieved 4 April 2020 a b Katie Bray Biography by Blair Sanderson AllMusic Retrieved 4 April 2020 Mahler Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen arr Schoenberg AllMusic Retrieved 4 April 2020 External links editKatie Bray on the Bach Cantatas Website Katie Bray on the Rayfield Allied website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Katie Bray amp oldid 1217993758, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
