Caroline MacPhie
Caroline MacPhie

ABOUT

Welcome to the website of British soprano Caroline MacPhie

Described as a singer with ‘flair, style and imagination’ (The Telegraph), Caroline is a versatile artist, performing in repertoire from Monteverdi to Max Richter with companies such as Opéra de Lyon, Royal Opera House, Opera North and Scottish Opera. In concert she has performed with leading ensembles including Hallé, Hanover Band, Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Philharmonia. A committed recitalist, her latest album with pianist Joseph Middleton ‘Love said to me….’, with song repertoire from the 20th century to the present day, was released to critical acclaim both here and abroad.

NEWS

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

Reviews

The talented Caroline MacPhie…

Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres
Bachtrack (Messiah, Bristol Old Vic, 2013)

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

Gérard Ferrand
Le Forum ODB Opéra (Die Gezeichneten, Opéra de Lyon 2015)

Her poised voice has strong high notes, complimenting her excellent diction.

Elodie Martinez
Opera online (Eine Nacht in Venedig, Opéra de Lyon, 2016)

…the highly accomplished Caroline MacPhie…

Roger Jones
Gloucestershire Echo (Cheltenham Festival with the Elias Quartet & Tom Poster, 2011)

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…

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

Three committed and accomplished soloists – Caroline MacPhie, Damien Thantrey and Rupert Enticknap – move like priests or mentors among us, reciting and reflecting.

Rupert Christiansen
The Daily Telegraph (SUM, Royal Opera House, 2012)

Caroline MacPhie’s lyrical performance was delightfully seductive.

Georgina Benson
Oman Observer (Operetta Gala, Muscat, 2018)

The lovely, sweet toned Papagena, Caroline MacPhie…

Jean-Charles Hoffelé
classicconcert.com (Die Zauberflöte, Opéra de Lyon, 2013)

The real modernism came in a taster of Josephine Stephenson’s ‘Les constellations, une théorie’, bewitchingly articulated by Gillian Keith and Caroline MacPhie in perfect accord with Cottis and the orchestra – the most surprising highlight. All works were sung in their original language – Stephenson’s in excellent French….

David Nice
The Arts Desk (SWAP'ra gala, Opera Holland Park, 2018)

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

Andrew Porter
Opera Magazine (L'occasione fa il ladro, Royal Academy Opera, 2009)