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KATHRYN RUDGE MEZZO SOPRANO
Role of Zerlina, Don Giovanni – Opera North 2018
Reviews of Kathryn’s critically acclaimed performance in the role of Zerlina in Opera North’s production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni March - April 2018. Directed by Alessandro Talevi and Conducted by Christoph Alstaedt and Matthew Kofi-Waldren. "Kathryn Rudge shines as...
Barber of Seville, Rosina – English National Opera
“Kathryn Rudge’s classy Rosina” The Guardian, Tim Ashley, 29th September 2015 “Mezzo Kathryn Rudge sings a strong Rosina” The Stage, George Hall, 29th September 2015 Kathryn Rudge delivers accuracy and a winning line in flouncing cheekiness. Evening Standard, Barry...
Cosi Fan Tutte, Dorabella; Photos, Reviews
“Rudge’s mezzo is more burnished with each passing year. “ The Times, Richard Morrison 7th June 2015 “Kathryn Rudge’s Dorabella is ravishingly sung” The Independent, Michael Church, 11th July 2015. ‘Kathryn Rudge is an adorable Dorabella: she sings with a fresh...
Reviews: ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ – Opera North
Kathryn is performing in the role of Hermia in Opera North’s production of Britten’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ until 22nd November 2013. The production was directed by Martin Duncan and Conducted by Stuart Stratford. The critically acclaimed performances took place...
Reviews: Mozart’s ‘La Clemenza di Tito’ at Opera North
Kathryn is currently performing in the role of Annio in Opera North’s new production of Mozart’s ‘La Clemenza di Tito’ directed by John Fulljames and Conducted by Dougie Boyd. Here are some of the reviews:- “For me the biggest news of the evening is young Liverpudlian...
REVIEWS: LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, GLYNDEBOURNE TOURING OPERA
Director Michael Grandage, Revival Director Ian Rutherford, Conductor Jonathan Cohen. “The stand-out performance is Kathryn Rudge’s deeply felt, endearingly jittery Cherubino.” ***Financial Times, Hannah Nepil, Canterbury Marlowe Theatre, 21st November 2012....
Reviews: Handel’s Giulio Cesare – Opera North
Reviews Handel's 'Giulio Cesare' - Opera North (Jan - March 2012) DIRECTOR: TIM ALBERY CONDUCTOR: ROB HOWARTH The Guardian ****"Kathryn Rudge's Sesto……suggests that she has everything required of an exciting young mezzo: tone, technique and absolute conviction in a...
‘The Marriage of Figaro’ – English National Opera – Reviews
'THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO' - ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA REVIEWS CONDUCTOR - PAUL DANIEL DIRECTOR - FIONA SHAW FINANCIAL TIMES "The star performance comes from Kathryn Rudge’s Cherubino – chaotically sexy, charismatic, totally compelling." Andrew Clark, 6th October...
Opera Now Magazine: Debutante of the Month
OPERA NOW MAGAZINE: DEBUTANTE OF THE MONTH August/September The international magazine Opera Now features Kathryn as their Debutante of the month in their August/September 2011 issue. The magazine celebrates extraordinary young artists-in-the making and the dynamic...
Vanessa – RNCM – 2011
ROLE OF ERIKA IN BARBER'S VANESSA RNCM MARCH 2011 "The mezzo role of Erika was sung by Kathryn Rudge with her mellowest and most lustrous tone. She is a splendid actress and conveyed infallibly Erika’s pent-up feelings, her repressions and the release which comes to...
Carmen – Royal Northern College of Music – Review
Role of Carmen in Bizet's Carmen RNCM December 2010 "The mezzo-soprano Kathryn Rudge is already building a shining career. Her rich and flexible tone, clear diction and magnetic stage presence are ideal equipment. The elegance of her singing avoided any vulgar...
MOZART’S “LA CLEMENZA DI TITO” – RNCM
MOZART'S "LA CLEMENZA DI TITO" ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC 2010 “ Kathryn Rudge made the smaller role of Annio seem twice as important as usual, and she, too, looked, walked and ran like a boy. There is precious talent here: not only her voice, which is fluent and...
ROLE OF HELENE IN OFFENBACH’S “LA BELLE HELENE” – RNCM
ROLE OF HELENE IN OFFENBACH'S "LA BELLE HELENE" ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC 2009 “Kathryn Rudge sang with her customary lustrous tone and showed herself to be a natural comedienne.” Opera Magazine - Michael Kennedy
ROLE OF CHERUBINO IN MOZART’S “LE NOZZE DI FIGARO” – RNCM 2007
ROLE OF CHERUBINO IN MOZART’S “LE NOZZE DI FIGARO”, ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC 2007 “Kathryn as an impetuous Cherubino brought bags of comedy to ‘Voi Che sapete’ and proved herself as adept an actress as appealing a singer” Lynn Walker, Opera Now, Le Nozze di...
ROLE OF OLGA IN TCHAIKOVSKY’S “EUGENE ONEGIN”
ROLE OF OLGA IN TCHAIKOVSKY’S “EUGENE ONEGIN”, ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC 2007 “Kathryn’s Olga was delightfully conceived, with a flexible voice and natural charm in the characterization.” Robert Beale, Manchester Evening News, March 2007. “Kathryn Rudge, a...