Brittany King
Artist Reviews
"The Durham Philharmonic Choir and myself always enjoy having Brittany King as guest soloist. Her versatility, musicianship, and preparedness demonstrate a willingness to engage audiences and fellow musicians alike in every performance. Brittany is equally comfortable in the more challenging standard classical repertoire and the lighter fare – with vocal flexibility, sensitivity and range to balance with piano accompaniment or orchestral forces!"
“Brittany King’s soprano voice radiates energy and youthfulness. A charming singer with an engaging personality who excels on the concert as well as the opera stage”.
"Brittany is an extremely versatile musician. She shares with us her musical performances, superb leadership and a big range of repertoire knowledge. She’s a great addition to our music ministry and we are truly grateful for her!”
Brittany King adopted a much straighter tone for the Pie Jesu and sustained it beautifully, making it sound much easier than it really is.
Haydn’s Dies Irae, although not as terrifying as Mozart’s, was strong, with the four soloists well led by Brittany King’s vibrant soprano
Biography
Canadian soprano Brittany King is a distinguished soloist in oratorio, opera, and recital across the UK and Canada. Described as “vibrant,” “angelic,” and “first-class” by Charles Hutch Press (York), she has been actively performing at prominent cathedrals including St Paul’s Cathedral, York Minster, Salisbury, Worcester, Coventry and Gloucester Cathedral.
Recent highlights in 2024/25 include Mozart’s Solemn Vespers and Faure’s Requiem at Worcester Cathedral, Bach’s St John Passion with Clevedon Choral Society and Spires Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus, Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 with The Mahler Orchestra in Malvern, and a dual performance of Mozart’s Requiem and Haydn’s Nelson Mass at Beverley Minster. A frequent soloist and dep at St Paul’s Cathedral, Brittany performed the solos for Haydn’s Missa Sancti Nicolai for the Ordination of Deacons service.
Additional engagements include Saint-Saëns’ Christmas Oratorio, Tewkesbury Abbey, Bach’s Magnificat with Worcester Chamber Choir, Bob Chilcott’s St John Passion Coventry Cathedral. She has also performed Fauré’s Requiem and Haydn’s Requiem in C at York Minster Cathedral and Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem at Salisbury Cathedral. Solo recital appearances include Blackburn, Derby and Bristol Cathedral, as well as the premiere of Voyage to America with the English Symphony Orchestra.
In Canada, Brittany’s performances include Saint-Saëns’ Symphony No. 3 with Toronto Concert Orchestra, Orff’s Carmina Burana with Wilfrid Laurier University and MOTUS O Company, and Górecki’s Symphony No. 3 with the Waterloo Collegiate Institute String Orchestra.
Equally at home on the operatic stage, Brittany debuted with Toronto Operetta Theatre as Pitti-Sing in The Mikado at the Sony Centre in Toronto and a guest soloist during the pre-show at the Manitoba Opera House. Other roles include Blanche Dialogues of the Carmelites, Sister Genovieffa Suor Angelica with Opera NUOVA and Oshawa Opera, and Despina Così fan tutte with Opera by Request.
Brittany’s upcoming season includes Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Mozart’s Requiem, Haydn’s Harmoniemesse, Charpentier’s Te Deum, and Handel’s Messiah.
May 2025
For oratorio, concert repertoire and operatic roles please scroll down:
| Oratorio and concert rep | |
| Composer | Work |
| Bach. J.S | Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78 |
| Magnificat | |
| St John Passion | |
| St Matthew Passion | |
| Duruflé, Maurice | Requiem |
| Fauré | Requiem |
| Gorecki | Symphony No. 3 |
| Handel | Dixit Dominus |
| The Messiah | |
| Haydn | Lord Nelson Mass |
| The Creation | |
| Heitor Villa-Lobos | Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 |
| Karl Jenkins | Gloria |
| Mendelssohn | Elijah |
| Monteverdi | Vespers |
| Mozart | Ave Verum Corpus |
| Coronation Mass | |
| Exultate Jubilate | |
| Mass in C Minor | |
| Requiem | |
| Carl Orff | Carmina Burana |
| Rutter | Magnificat |
| Requiem | |
| Saint-Saëns, Camille | Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 |
| Schubert | Mass in G Major |
| Vivaldi | Gloria |
| Yon, Pietro | Gesu Bambino |
| Opera | |
| Blitzstein | Alexandra – Rain Quartet , Regina |
| Délibes | Lakmé – Lakmé |
| Donizetti | Marie – La fille du Régiment |
| Gilbert & Sullivan | Pitti-Sing – The Mikado |
| Mozart | Despina – Così fan tutte |
| Poulenc | Blanche – Dialogues of the Carmelites |
| Puccini | Lauretta – Gianni Schicchi |
| Sister Genovieffa – Suor Angelica | |
| 1st Tourier – Suor Angelica | |
| Purcell, Henry | 1st Witch – Dido and Aeneas |
| Strauss, Johann | Adele – Die Fledermaus |