ABOUT

Welcome to my website! I’m Caroline MacPhie: keynote speaker, vocal coach, artistic director, and opera singer.

After a career as an international opera singer, I now harness the power of my 15 years on stage to help companies find their voice, connect with their employees and clients, and create memorable experiences.

Based in Lyon, France, with an international client base, I am the founder of Mission Opéra, a dual project with two main focuses. First, through Mission Opéra Business, I offer unique interventions (keynote lectures, workshops and seminars, in French and English) on themes such as engagement, potential, and high performance. I am also a vocal coach, dedicated to enhancing impactful communication.

 

Secondly, as the Artistic Director of the charity Mission Opéra France, I lead innovative educational and artistic projects aimed at helping disadvantaged youth gain essential skills for success in life. MOF, a nationwide initiative, has already impacted over 500 young people in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

 

I studied at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London. I won first prize at the Emmy Destinn Award in Prague and was selected as an artist by the renowned Young Classical Artists Trust. I performed as a soloist (soprano) on stages such as London’s Royal Opera House, Scottish Opera, and Opéra National de Lyon, where I sang for 10 years.

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NEWS

Interview with France 24 following the opening recital at Festival Présences Féminines 2019 at Toulon Opera

Reviews

Barbara Maxwell

Special mention must go to MacPhie’s performance as Pamina. Her solos were breathtaking and she manages to convey the many emotions required for this part.

Andrew Porter

Caroline MacPhie sang Berenice’s difficult music surely and truly….in the aria she spun her notes into touching, lovely lines.

Céline Wadoux

Caroline MacPhie portrays in this version a Glasha who is a cleaner rather than a servant. Her diction is executed effectively and she carries her high notes well whilst she toils away…

Olyrix (Katya Kabanova, Opéra National de Lorraine, 2018)

Sam Smith

…as Susanna, Caroline MacPhie reveals a clear soprano and excellent enunciation in a performance that proves to be just as sharp as the character.

Sarah Urwin Jones

On stage, Caroline MacPhie did excellent work… both vocally and dramatically…

Gérard Ferrand

One must also mention the performance of the beautiful Caroline MacPhie in the (far too brief) role of a young girl…

Jean-Charles Hoffelé

The lovely, sweet toned Papagena, Caroline MacPhie…

Yannick Boussaert

The whole cast in Nancy reaches perfection, starting with the small roles performed with panache, namely Caroline MacPhie…

Forum Opera (Katya Kabanova, Opéra National de Lorraine, 2018)

Ekkehard Pluta

Her bright, light lyrical soprano voice… also has dramatic bite. The performance is imaginative and eloquent…

Richard Morrison

Caroline MacPhie, the only Brit, put over her material with far more dramatic verve than anyone else; her Cunning Little Vixen extract, sung in Czech, was especially gripping.