Southern California native mezzo-soprano Sophie Patterson recently completed her Masters in London at the Royal Academy of Music with Raymond Connell. She previously studied in Paris at the Ecole Normale Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot with world renowned baritone, Vladimir Chernov. In her last year in Paris, she received two prizes: Special Prize from the Ise-Shima Art Committee International Singing Competition and Second Prize from The Open de Musique du Cap Ferret, Festival Competition.
Sophie graduated with a Bachelors in Music from UCLA’s Herb Alpert’s School of Music. In her time at UCLA, she sang roles in multiple opera premieres, including Satan in Akeidah, Mrs. Krawczyk in Lost Childhood, and a Nun in Juana.
Some other recent roles she has sung include Mrs. Herring in Albert Herring with the Royal Academy Opera, Die Mutter and Die Here in Hänsel und Gretel with Hampstead Garden Opera, Sesto in La Clemenza di Tito, Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro, Anne in The Mother of Us All, and one of the six esprits in Cendrillon. This past autumn, she has had the pleasure of singing Elgar's Sea Pictures with the Penzance Orchestral Society. Since moving to England, Ms. Patterson has enjoyed exploring more oratorio repertoire. Last year she sang as the Alto Soloist with the Truro Choral Society.
In her last recital, as part of the Chancellor's Residence recital series at UCLA, she made her debut of Ravel's song cycle Scheherazade in a program examining the literary figure and feminine mystique: Scheherazade. In 2018 Ms. Patterson sang Bernstein’s Songfest as a Mezzo-Soprano Soloist at UCLA. That same year, she also appeared as a Mezzo-Soprano soloist in Peter Golub’s The Gorey Songs.
In the Summer of 2021, Ms. Patterson sang as Gertrud in Hänsel und Gretel as a part of Opern Fest with the Berlin Opera Academy. Ms. Patterson has attended the summer programs Teatro Nuovo and The International Vocal Arts Academy of Payerbach.
Sophie Patterson was an Apprentice Artist for the 2016-2017 season with The Verdi Chorus in Santa Monica California. She has participated in masterclasses led by Lisette Oropesa, Jennifer Larmore, Michelle DeYoung, Vladimir Chernov, and Will Crutchfield. Her non-music activities include practicing karate, salsa dancing, improvisation, cooking, and playwriting.
