Sophie Kidwell

MEZZO SOPRANO

  • ‘Effortless.’ ‘One was amazed at the flexible voice of this young singer.’

    Das Opernmagazin, 2023

  • ‘Fantastic’, ‘Defiant’, ‘Impeccable Voice’.

    Carmen, Carmen, Badische Neueste Nachrichten

  • ‘Opera fans should remember the name.'

    Carmen, Carmen, Badische Neueste Nachrichten

  • ‘Top notch… funny and surprising’

    Mago, Rinaldo. Landestheater Linz, Oberösterreichisches Volksblatt

  • ‘Impressive usable vocal range’

    Carmen, La Tragédie de Carmen, Landestheater Linz, Online Merker

  • ‘Brilliant vocal control’

    Carmen, La Tragédie de Carmen, Landestheater Linz, Kronen Zeitung

  • ‘Magnificent voice’

    Flosshilde, Das Rheingold - Theater Basel, Online Merker

  • ‘Technical mastery and excellent honest story telling’

    Cherubino, Le Nozze di Figaro - Berlin Opernfest, Smart Arts Reviews

About

British mezzo-soprano Sophie Kidwell made her critically acclaimed debut in the role of Carmen for the Schlossfestspiele Ettlingen in 2022. This was shortly followed by her Austrian debut in the title role of La Tragédie de Carmen at Landestheater Linz with the Bruckner Orchestra. Praised in the German and Austrian press for her “impeccable voice”, distinguished by an "impressive usable range" and "sonorous lower register", Sophie has been described as "a name that opera fans should remember".

In the 2023/24 season, Sophie is a member of OperAvenir at Theater Basel, where she is engaged to sing the roles of Flosshilde (Das Rheingold, Wagner), Grimgerde (Die Walküre, Wagner), Maddalena (Rigoletto, Verdi), Frédéric (Mignon, Thomas) and Alto Soloist (Requiem, Mozart).

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  • ‘Effortless.’ ‘One was amazed at the flexible voice of this young singer.’

    Das Opernmagazin, 2023

  • ‘Fantastic’, ‘Defiant’, ‘Impeccable Voice’, ‘Opera fans should remember the name.’

    Carmen, Carmen, Badische Neueste Nachrichten

  • ‘Top notch… funny and surprising’

    Mago, Rinaldo. Landestheater Linz, Oberösterreichisches Volksblatt

  • ‘Impressive usable vocal range’

    Carmen, La Tragédie de Carmen, Landestheater Linz, Online Merker

  • ‘Brilliant vocal control’

    Carmen, La Tragédie de Carmen, Landestheater Linz, Kronen Zeitung

  • ‘Magnificent voice’

    Flosshilde, Das Rheingold - Theater Basel, Online Merker

  • 'Technical mastery and excellent honest story telling’

    Cherubino, Le Nozze di Figaro - Berlin Opernfest, Smart Arts Reviews

"A YOUNG ENGLISHWOMAN SINGS THE TITLE ROLE: SOPHIE KIDWELL. AND SHE IS FANTASTIC. THE FREEDOM OF CARMEN, HER DEFIANCE, YOU HEAR IT IN HER IMPECCABLE VOICE, YOU SEE IT IN HER BODY LANGUAGE, YOU RECOGNISE IT IN HER GESTURES. OPERA FANS SHOULD REMEMBER THE NAME."

BADISCHE NEUESTE NACHRICHTEN