'A voice to watch for the future' 'Mathieson brought me to tears' (2014)

Kelly is a natural stage animal'

'Thank you for your incredible performance today. Its a performance of James Mcmillians Scots songs that I can go away and say I was there'

'A performance I will never forget'

Currently based in Vienna, Austria Scottish Soprano, Kelly Mathieson, first started as a Classical Ballet dancer (and many other genres) at two years old then started training at the Scottish Ballet company from eleven years old. But as a child she was noticed for her singing talent and started pursuing a career in Opera after realising her love for Opera was far greater.

Kelly recently graduated (July 2015) with a BMus(Hons) at the Royal College of Music studying with Tim Evan Jones and Andrew Robinson. She now studies with Claudia Visca.

Before studying at the RCM she trained as a Junior at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music as a singer, and a French horn player. During her time at the RSAMD she won the prestigious junior John Wallace Opera trophy two years running. Kelly also has many winning titles from the Robert Burns Scottish music competitions, where she has won over thirteen winning Scottish titles.

Masterclasses that Kelly has performed in have been with names such as Roger Vingloes, Helen Lawson, Patricia McManon and Justin Lavender.She has also worked with Directors such as, James Bonas, Donald Maxwell, Oli Platt and Linda Orwell.

Kelly has performed in many places over the world as a soloist in, Switzerland, Italy, France and many places in the UK. Roles include Frasquita ( Carmen), Micaela ( Carmen), Pamina ( Die Zauberflote), Sussana ( Le Nozze di Figaro), Sophie ( Werter), Melisande ( Pelleas et Melisande) Helena (Mid Summers Night Dream), Serpetta (La finta giardinera) Tommasina ( La Gazzetta) and Chorus in La Vie Parisienne. As well as soloist for Handels Messiah, St Matthews Passion, The creation and Mozarts Requiem.

Currently Kelly is performing as an Actress in Theater an der Wien's production of Handel's Agrippina along side Danielle Denise , Patricia Bardon under the direction of Robert Carson.
She will then join Scottish Opera to take on the role as Bridesmaid and cover the role of Barbarina in their production of Le Nozze di Figaro, Autumn season 2016.

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