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'''Catriona Morison''' (born 1986<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salzburgerfestspiele.at/biografie/artistid/14708|title=Salzburger Festspiele - Biografie Catriona Morison*|first=Salzburger|last=Festspiele|website=www.salzburgerfestspiele.at|accessdate=18 June 2017}}</ref> in [[Edinburgh]]) is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[mezzo-soprano]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/5N1JbFnfSJK1cr39cwJKHdy/catriona-morison|title=2017, BBC Cardiff Singer of the World - Catriona Morison|publisher=BBC|accessdate=18 June 2017}}</ref> She won the [[BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition]] in June 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-40320725|title=Catriona Morison wins BBC Cardiff Singer of the World|date=18 June 2017|publisher=BBC|accessdate=18 June 2017}}</ref>
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[[File:4-Catriona.Morison-7987 (17116842041).jpg|thumb|Catriona Morison in 2015]]
'''Catriona Morison''' (born 1986 in [[Edinburgh]]) is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[mezzo-soprano]].

==Early life and education==
The daughter of a musician mother (Fiona) and a teacher of German (Alan),<ref name="Harrison">{{cite news | url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15369475.How_Scotland_s_Prima_Donna_became_the_best_singer_in_the_world/ | title=How Scotland's Prima Donna became the best singer in the world | work=Herald Scotland | author=Jody Harrison | date=2017-06-24 | accessdate=2018-03-17}}</ref><ref name="Walton">{{cite news | url=https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/culture/music/ones-to-watch-in-2018-opera-singer-catriona-morison-1-4656996 | title=Ones to watch in 2018: opera singer Catriona Morison | work=The Scotsman | author=Ken Walton | date=2018-01-09 | accessdate=2018-03-17}}</ref> Morison grew up in [[Barnton, Edinburgh]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/scots-singer-hits-a-high-note-with-cardiff-opera-prize-victory-7sfjgs29h | title=Scots singer hits a high note with Cardiff opera prize victory | work=The Times | author=Mike Wade | date=2017-06-20 | accessdate=2018-03-17}}</ref> Both she and her sister played violin and sang in choirs such as the Waverley Singers as youths.<ref name="Walton"/> Morison also played the viola in her youth.<ref name="Molleson">{{cite news | url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts_ents/15815960.Catriona_Morison____39_Opera_is_the_themes_of_everyday_life__OK__maybe_not_the_murders_____39_/ | title=Scottish mezzo-soprano Catriona Morison on becoming a star | work=Herald Scotland | author=Kate Molleson | date=2018-01-09 | accessdate=2018-03-17}}</ref> She formally studied music at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now the [[Royal Conservatoire of Scotland]] [RCS]), and spent a year in Berlin on the Erasmus programme.<ref name="Molleson"/> In Berlin, at the [[Universität der Künste]], her teachers included Julie Kaufmann.<ref name="Harrison"/>

==Career==
Morison began her professional singing career in Germany, initially with an opera studio in [[Weimar]]. She subsequently joined Oper Wuppertal as a company artist, and won a ''Festengagement'' (company principal singer) there.<ref name="Walton"/>

In the 2017 [[BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition]], Morison was the joint winner of the Song Prize and the winner of the Main Prize, the first British singer ever to win the Main Prize.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-40320725|title=Catriona Morison wins BBC Cardiff Singer of the World|date=18 June 2017|publisher=BBC|accessdate=18 June 2017}}</ref> Morison became a member of the BBC New Generation Artists scheme, for the scheduled period of 2017-2019. Her professional song recital debut was in January 2018, at the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh.<ref name="Walton"/><ref name="Molleson"/>

In October 2017, Morison received an honorary professorship from the RCS.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts_ents/15579872.Arts_News__Honour_for_Catriona_Morison__new_Burns_festival__Our_Fathers_at_the_Traverse/ | title=Arts News: Honour for Catriona Morison, new Burns festival, Our Fathers at the Traverse | work=Herald Scotland | author=Phil Miller | date=2017-10-05 | accessdate=2018-03-17}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Official website|http://catrionamorison.com}}
*{{Official website|http://catrionamorison.com}}
* [https://twitter.com/CMorisonMezzo/ Twitter feed of Catriona Morison]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180318054918/https://www.salzburgerfestspiele.at/biografie/artistid/14708 Salzburg Festival German-language biography of Catriona Morison]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/17VmVxNxVDVtpgyN5sCw3Bg/meet-the-school-of-2017-2019 BBC New Generation Artists page on 2017-2019 artists]


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Latest revision as of 04:41, 16 April 2024

For the Scottish triathlete, see Catriona Morrison.

Catriona Morison in 2015

Catriona Morison (born 1986 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish mezzo-soprano.

Early life and education

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The daughter of a musician mother (Fiona) and a teacher of German (Alan),[1][2] Morison grew up in Barnton, Edinburgh.[3] Both she and her sister played violin and sang in choirs such as the Waverley Singers as youths.[2] Morison also played the viola in her youth.[4] She formally studied music at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland [RCS]), and spent a year in Berlin on the Erasmus programme.[4] In Berlin, at the Universität der Künste, her teachers included Julie Kaufmann.[1]

Career

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Morison began her professional singing career in Germany, initially with an opera studio in Weimar. She subsequently joined Oper Wuppertal as a company artist, and won a Festengagement (company principal singer) there.[2]

In the 2017 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition, Morison was the joint winner of the Song Prize and the winner of the Main Prize, the first British singer ever to win the Main Prize.[5] Morison became a member of the BBC New Generation Artists scheme, for the scheduled period of 2017-2019. Her professional song recital debut was in January 2018, at the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh.[2][4]

In October 2017, Morison received an honorary professorship from the RCS.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Jody Harrison (24 June 2017). "How Scotland's Prima Donna became the best singer in the world". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d Ken Walton (9 January 2018). "Ones to watch in 2018: opera singer Catriona Morison". The Scotsman. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  3. ^ Mike Wade (20 June 2017). "Scots singer hits a high note with Cardiff opera prize victory". The Times. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Kate Molleson (9 January 2018). "Scottish mezzo-soprano Catriona Morison on becoming a star". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Catriona Morison wins BBC Cardiff Singer of the World". BBC. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  6. ^ Phil Miller (5 October 2017). "Arts News: Honour for Catriona Morison, new Burns festival, Our Fathers at the Traverse". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
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