Catherine Bott

Catherine Bott is one of the leading London-based sopranos, particularly renowned among those participating regularly in early music performances. She studied with Arthur Reckless at the Guildhall School of Music. The early music movement was burgeoning in England at the time of her graduation, and she found the music appealed to her sensibilities. Her interpretations and performances are frequently noted for their intelligence.

Her recordings include <a href="spotify:artist:3tMLo1k3iUo82coMLWXzxq">Purcell</a>'s The Fairy Queen (<a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Erato%22">Erato</a>), the part of Drusilla in L'incoronazione di Poppea on <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Deutsche+Grammophon%22">Deutsche Grammophon</a>, Herodiade Figlia in <a href="spotify:artist:5ZMpmJXUkD9Q1mV9cUHKmn">Stradella</a>'s San Giovanni Battista (<a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Erato%22">Erato</a>), Venus in <a href="spotify:artist:0AfS5tMQlvgBOqrZV2Njhy">John Blow</a>'s Venus and Adonis, a recording of <a href="spotify:artist:5iAhVgz6P8Nylxijb0C65v">Monteverdi</a>'s Vespers, <a href="spotify:artist:5iAhVgz6P8Nylxijb0C65v">Monteverdi</a>'s Orfeo, and a recital of "mad songs" and scenes from English Restoration theater, all the latter on <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Decca%22">Decca</a>.

She has appeared with <a href="spotify:artist:582DACpHBiVtsBpY3giwPB">Marc Minkowski</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:05OQwvgj7Q7jHJy38bma4R">Les Musiciens du Louvre</a>; the <a href="spotify:artist:2CMg8J0WjftvFR5zFbufVA">Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra</a>; <a href="spotify:artist:0vBafEFOLXtq5mZuhMgsyL">Christopher Hogwood</a> and the <a href="spotify:artist:60adCptqwRkANTtVja0bvf">Academy of Ancient Music</a>; <a href="spotify:artist:1K7xwpFg70fiAJnXGWo90o">Stephen Layton</a> and <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Polyphony%22">Polyphony</a>; the <a href="spotify:artist:1aqZE6rtaBWlipoD3Cj8HB">New London Consort</a> under <a href="spotify:artist:28exjH55NHlMdsQFf64Zrt">Philip Pickett</a>; the <a href="spotify:artist:7bgFF4zaVhszPXXynAENpi">Australian Brandenburg Orchestra</a>; and the <a href="spotify:artist:3uRiRPjrmHJh5zRLNiT1wL">American Bach Soloists</a>. Works she has sung include <a href="spotify:artist:4NJhFmfw43RLBLjQvxDuRS">Mozart</a>'s Requiem, Regina coeli, and Exsultate, jubilate; programs of vocal music by <a href="spotify:artist:1QL7yTHrdahRMpvNtn6rI2">Handel</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:2QOIawHpSlOwXDvSqQ9YJR">Vivaldi</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1QL7yTHrdahRMpvNtn6rI2">Handel</a>'s Messiah, <a href="spotify:artist:5aIqB5nVVvmFsvSdExz408">Bach</a>'s B minor Mass, and <a href="spotify:artist:4SvufzzFIspMXEffOyXudT">Carissimi</a>'s Historia de Jepthe.

However, her activities are not limited to Classical and Baroque music. Romantic era works include <a href="spotify:artist:2gClsBep1tt1rv1CN210SO">Fauré</a>'s Requiem, <a href="spotify:artist:73I7vbj7hzsw8rW4LUoxtz">Nielsen</a>'s Third Symphony, and <a href="spotify:artist:2ANtgfhQkKpsW6EYSDqldz">Mahler</a>'s Das klagende Lied. Her modern repertory includes <a href="spotify:artist:5M1ZBrPeHjV8y3qFKnq7hO">Berio</a>'s Laborintus II; <a href="spotify:artist:2LvhyFvUCDJ7gFuEBOcrM8">Michael Nyman</a>'s Noises, Sounds, and Sweet Airs; <a href="spotify:artist:5V2XqROLSR7QjwDBQhXlpl">Nikolai Korndorf</a>'s Hymnus III; <a href="spotify:artist:3bpQCGNUxQMHQY8LYEA6zt">John Harle</a>'s Silencium; and <a href="spotify:artist:044KpZLyEnNpxq8UAFqweC">Michael Torke</a>'s Four Proverbs. She also sang on the soundtrack of the film The Emerald Forest.

She has appeared at the Brixen and Spitalfield's Festivals, the Kilkenny Arts Week, and the Lunchtime Concert Series at St. John's, Smith, Square. She has made 40 broadcast recordings for BBC Radio 3.