Member Spotlight: Caroline Taylor - soprano

This week we are thrilled to announce British soprano Caroline Taylor for our Member Spotlight

1. How do you describe yourself as an artist?

Freelance classical soprano.

2. What other skills or passions do you have that help shape you as an artist?

Meditation, pilates, sleep hygiene...and Spotify Smart Shuffle. I do also love wild swimming and think it must be good for the lung capacity!

3. What has been the most memorable and rewarding experience you have had as an artist?

During my RNCM studies, I created the role of Sara in Ben Kaye and Adam Gorb's opera 'The Path to Heaven'. Ben's libretto was composed using real correspondence from the Holocaust, telling hugely important stories through Adam's one-of-a-kind music. I felt honoured to be a part of it and will treasure the memories.

4. What role, company or performing situation would be a dream come true for you as an artist?

Vixen Sharp-Ears in the National Theatre in Brno, Czechia. Sharp-Ears has become a part of me and nothing would be more amazing than performing her on the Janáčkovo divadlo stage!

5. What do you like most about being a creative artist?

No two performances are ever the same. Each one has a different energy, or different colleagues or ensembles, or venue, or a different way that voices or instruments align in different works; all of these things shape the way things unfold on the day. Being a creative artist means that you can quite literally live in the moment - and I think that is something so unique to this craft. That is the stuff of goosebumps.

6. If you could go back in time and give your younger self one piece of advice, what would it be?

Find a healthy and productive daily routine and stick to it like glue. That includes days off.

7. Three words that are the pillars you shape your career by:

Kindness, Exploration, Devotion

8. When and where can our members support your performances?

At the end of August, I am heading to Austria for the opening rounds of the International Cesti Competition for Baroque Opera. It's my first international competition and I have had so much fun exploring arias out of the mainstream, so I am really excited to take part! I am also driving there from London, which will be exciting in a different way...

Keep up with Caroline's latest news, visit her website https://carolinetaylorsoprano.com. Wishing Caroline every success at the International Cesti Competition for Baroque Opera. Tickets are available here https://www.altemusik.at/en/cesti.