Carolyn Holt

Mezzo Carolyn Holt, praised for her “effortlessly effusive vocal power” (The Stage), is from a farming background in Ireland. In the 2022-23 season, for the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, she performed the role of Bianca in The Rape of Lucretia, covered the role of Mrs Sedley in Deborah Warner's 5-star production of Britten's Peter Grimes, and returns to cover the role of Margret in Deborah Warner' s production of Wozzeck, conducted by Antonio Pappano. Elsewhere in the UK, she was seen as Mrs Grose in Britten's The Turn of the Screw for Garsington Opera, to great critical acclaim – Opera Today wrote “Her voice shone with a maturity perfectly matching the role". Previously for Garsington Opera, she has performed the role of Madame Larina in Eugene Onegin as an Opera First Alvarez Young A