Claire Booth

Claire Booth is rapidly establishing an international reputation as one of the most talented and versatile singers of her generation, both in opera and in concert, with repertoire ranging from the operas of Handel and Mozart to complex scores written in the 20th and 21st centuries. Recent successes include the world premiere of Oliver Knussen’s Requiem: Songs for Sue written for her and conducted by the composer with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group at the BBC Proms and with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Claire Booth studied Modern History at Oxford and singing at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, English National Opera Studio’s Baylis Programme, and at the National Opera Studio where she was sponsored by Opera North and the Robert Vivian Memorial Trust. She continues her studies with Rudolf Piernay. She is a recipient of various prizes including a Susan Chilcott Foundation Scholarship, two Sybil Tutton Awards, a Steans Institute Scholarship, the Worshipful Company of Musician’s Silver Medal and the Harold Rosenthal Award. She has also been a finalist in both the 2003 Guildhall School of Music and Drama Gold Medal Competition and the 2004 Kathleen Ferrier Awards.