Q & A: Mezzo-Soprano Katie Coventry on ‘Elektra’ in Salzburg, Her Inspirations, Being a Modern Opera Singer

(Credit: Doris Wild) Scottish mezzo-soprano Katie Coventry was facing what a lot of singers in the opera world have endured throughout 2020. As she sat in her apartment on lockdown waiting for some good news, she saw all of her professional engagements slowly disappear as the threat of COVID-19 continued to loom large. And then she got the call from {…}

Jul 8, 2018

Salzburg Festival Announces Young Singers Project 2018

The Salzburg Festival has announced that 13 singers from 12 European nations shall take part in the Young Singers Project. Per a press release, the ensemble hails from Great Britain, Turkey, Bosnia-Herzegovina, South Korea, France, Belgium, Russia, Ukraine, Germany, Austria, Romania and Poland. “The director of the Young Singers Project, Evamaria Wieser, a member of numerous juries herself, selects young {…}

Katie Coventry.

Q & A: Mezzo-Soprano Katie Coventry on ‘Elektra’ in Salzburg, Her Inspirations, Being a Modern Opera Singer

Salzburg Festival Announces Young Singers Project 2018