“soaring” – The Guardian
Born in Norway and raised in England, British soprano Lottie Greenhow has enjoyed a rich and varied career as a singer across the UK and internationally.
“a flowing, spacious account sung with affection and abundant sensitivity” – Opera Today
Educated at Cambridge University, where she was a prize-winning academic and choral scholar, Lottie now studies with Carolyn Sampson. She is also active as a multi-instrumentalist, Norwegian music specialist and Early Years music teacher. She lives in Bedford with her husband, tenor Harry Bagnall, and their three young children.
Lottie received critical acclaim for her performances as Hardanger Fiddle and vocal soloist on Erland Cooper’s triptych of Orkney-inspired albums: Solan Goose, Sule Skerry and Hether Blether.
“Cooper’s songs are deeply emotional and given lift… particularly [by] the wordless notes delivered by the soaring soprano of Lottie Greenhow” – The Guardian
With Cooper, Lottie toured a number of prestigious venues and festivals including The Barbican, Queen’s Hall Edinburgh and WOMAD and also performed live on several BBC Radio broadcasts.
“Lottie Greenhow, also a violinist, frequently puts down her bow and uses her incredible soprano as an instrument, an ethereal vocal that floats over the audience like a fulmar over the Ronaldsay shores” – Will Moss, The Skinny
Solo concert engagements include Handel Gloria (OAE), Chants d’Auvergne (MK Sinfonia), Mahler’s 4th Symphony (Bedfordshire Symphony Orchestra), Peer Gynt (Truro Choral Society), Pergolesi L’Orfeo and Bach Coffee Cantata (Bedford Sinfonia), Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle (St Ives Choral Society), Haydn Creation & McCartney Liverpool Oratorio (Bedford School Choral Society), Messiah & St John Passion (Wetherby Choral Society), Faure Requiem (City Chorus), Brahms Requiem, Vivaldi Gloria & Mozart Requiem (Doncaster Choral Society) and Jenkins The Armed Man (Eagle Choir).
“when his quartet’s soprano, Lottie Greenhow, takes flight, it hits you right in the chest” – Chris Sawle, Backseat Mafia
Operatic credits include Phyllis Iolanthe (Buxton Opera House & Rocket Opera), Second Woman Dido & Aeneas (Westminster Opera), title role Poppea (OperaZone) and Suor Genovieffa Suor Angelica (New London Opera Players & Empyrean Ensemble).
“Soprano Lottie Greenhow supplies the requisite otherworldly siren presence over Cooper’s minimalist piano patterns and sighing string trio” – The Scotsman
Lottie is an experienced choral singer and director, and a former choral scholar at Christ’s, Jesus and Clare Colleges, Cambridge. For seven years she was the regular soprano with the professional choir of St Magnus-the-Martyr, London Bridge, where she was also Director of Music. She has also sung with a number of other professional choirs across London and the rest of the UK. She is a member of (and frequently a soloist with) the professional choir Luminatus.
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