Katy Bingham-Best made her professional debut as Carmen on tour with Co-Opera. She later repeated the role for Opera Box in theatres throughout the UK.

Her other roles for many different companies include: Isabella in Rossini’s ‘Italian Girl in Algiers’, Bradamante in ‘Alcina,’ Malcolm in ‘La Donna del Lago,’ Ulrica in ‘A Masked Ball,’ Miss Baggott in ‘The Little Sweep,’ Florence Pike in ‘Albert Herring,’ Mistress Quickly in ‘Falstaff,’ Meg Page in ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor,’ Dame Carruthers in ‘Yeomen of the Guard,’ Katisha in ‘The Mikado,’ Queen Elizabeth in ‘Merrie England,’ Filipyevna in ‘Eugene Onegin,’ Dame Hannah in ‘Ruddigore,’ and the Counsel in ‘Trial by Jury.’

She appeared in two Opera North productions and toured the Middle and Far East as Maddalena in ‘Rigoletto.’ In Zimbabwe she played Third Lady in ‘Magic Flute’ for Pegasus Opera, and played La Maestra della Novizie in ‘Suor Angelica,’ directed by Simon Callow and broadcast on Classic FM.

At Buxton Opera House she played Lady Blanche in ‘Princess Ida’ and Buttercup in ‘HMS Pinafore,’ for the Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company.

She has also performed as an oratorio soloist throughout Britain and at major London venues such as Southwark Cathedral, the Queen Elizabeth Hall and St John’s Smith Square. Katy made her Cadogan Hall debut for Islington Choral Society's 40th birthday celebrations as the soloist in Elgar’s ‘The Music Makers, and among other appearances for the Metropolitan Police Male Voice Choir, was guest soloist at the choir's annual Barbican concert.

With her wide-ranging repertoire, Katy has appeared frequently with entertainment groups such as Cameo Opera and Not Pavarotti, performing a huge variety of arias and extracts from opera, operetta and song at dinners, clubs and other functions. She has also given recitals such as at the Soundbites series in Hertford, lunchtime concerts in Colchester and Maldon, and for Southend Italian Circle.

Relishing character roles, highlights include Zita in 'Gianni Schicchi' at the Arcola Theatre's Grimeborn Festival, being a featured soloist in The Magic of Kentish Opera Gala, and Madame Armfeldt in 'A Little Night Music' for Irrational Theatre.

Katy's first solo CD, Tree time - a collection of tree themed songs - was launched at the 60 Trees art exhibition in Ullacombe Farm Barn, Bovey Tracey.

Last autumn, as a guest soloist she embarked on her third continental Gilbert and Sullivan cruise – this time along the Rhine. Other forthcoming engagements include a guest appearances in Brightlingsea Winterfest and being narrator and puppeteer in a show for the under-fives, called ‘Lily and Bear.’