Diary
British Soprano Charlotte O'Hare (nee Trepess) is an accomplished soloist and ensemble performer based in Ireland, working throughout Europe.
Opera roles and productions include: Despina (Cosi Fan Tutte), Gabrielle (La Vie Parisienne), Pamina (The Mini Magic Flute - Opera North Education), Esmeralda (The Bartered Bride - Garsington Opera Alvarez Young Artist, cover), Giunia (Lucio Silla - Buxton Festival Opera, cover), Elettra (Idomeneo - Buxton Festival Opera, cover), Emmie (Albert Herring - Opera North), Alice ( The Mad Hatter's Tea Party - Opera North Education), Gretel (Hansel and Gretel), Semele (Semele), Noble Page/Chorus (Tannhauser, Longborough Festival Opera), First Witch (Dido & Aeneas - Opera Collective Ireland/Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin).
Specialising in baroque repertoire, Charlotte works with various early music ensembles including the Irish Baroque Orchestra, Arcangelo, Resurgam, Sestina, with notable performances including the title role in Handel's Theodora (Sestina, IBO), Israelite Woman (Esther, IBO), Ancilla II (St Matthew Passion, Arcangelo, BBC Proms). Other solo oratorio highlights include Handel's Messiah, Bach's St John Passion & St Matthew Passion, Jauchzett Gott in Allen Landen, Brahm's Ein Deutsches Requiem, Mozart's Great Mass in C Minor, Tippett's Child of Our Time, Mendelssohn's Elijah. Charlotte has worked with numerous international vocal ensembles including Det Norske Solistkor, Ars Nova Copenhagen, Academy of Ancient Music, Chamber Choir Ireland, London Choral Sinfonia and Polyphony.
Charlotte is a Samling Artist and was a Concordia Artist. She has appeared in concert and recital at the Purcell Room, St Martins in the Field, &Piano Festival, and the Wigmore Hall. Charlotte has appeared as soloist with the BBC Philharmonic, The Ulster Orchestra and Det Norske Blåseensemble, as well as featured artist on numerous acclaimed recordings, including Welcome Home Mr Dubourg (IBO), The Film Music of William Alwyn (BBC Philharmonic), Master and Pupil (Sestina Music), Remembering Music (Zelkova Quartet), and Gentleman Extraordinary (Resurgam). Charlotte has extensive experience in music education, outreach and vocal workshops, including projects with Opera North Education, Leeds Lieder, Irish Youth Choir and Training Choir, and the Royal Opera House Opera Dots.
Charlotte graduated with a MMus with Distinction from the Royal Northern College of Music. She was the winner of the RNCM Gold Medal, the Elizabeth Harwood Prize and Frederic Cox Award. Throughout her studies Charlotte was generously supported by the Mona McGlone Award, Richard Newitt Fund, the Hilda Collens Award, a Dame Eva Turner Scholarship, and a Kate Snape Scholarship. Charlotte took her undergraduate studies at the University of Manchester, where she was awarded the Sydney Chaffers Scholarship.
Charlotte is generously supported by the National Lottery through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
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