Charlotte appears as the soprano soloist with the Instruments of Time and Truth at their annual performance of Handel’s Messiah.
University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford.
Charlotte appears as the soprano soloist in Bach’s B Minor Mass with the Winchester Philharmonic Choir.
The concert takes place at Winchester Cathedral and is the final part in their series of centenary celebrations.
Charlotte will sing the role of Barbarina in Opera North’s new production of Le nozze di Figaro. She will also cover the role of Susanna.
Director - Louisa Muller
Set and Costume Design - Madeleine Boyd
Lighting Design - Malcom Rippeth
Conductor - Valentina Peleggi/Oliver Rundell
Leeds Grand Theatre
30 January
1 (matinee), 7, 14, 18 (matinee), 20 February
Charlotte will sing the role of Barbarina in Opera North’s new production of Le nozze di Figaro. She will also cover the role of Susanna.
Director - Louisa Muller
Set and Costume Design - Madeleine Boyd
Lighting Design - Malcom Rippeth
Conductor - Valentina Peleggi/Oliver Rundell
Theatre Royal, Nottingham
5 and 7 March
Charlotte will sing the role of Barbarina in Opera North’s new production of Le nozze di Figaro. She will also cover the role of Susanna.
Director - Louisa Muller
Set and Costume Design - Madeleine Boyd
Lighting Design - Malcom Rippeth
Conductor - Valentina Peleggi/Oliver Rundell
Lowry, Salford Quays
12 and 14 March
Charlotte will sing the role of Barbarina in Opera North’s new production of Le nozze di Figaro. She will also cover the role of Susanna.
Director - Louisa Muller
Set and Costume Design - Madeleine Boyd
Lighting Design - Malcom Rippeth
Conductor - Valentina Peleggi/Oliver Rundell
Newcastle Theatre Royal
19 and 21 March
Charlotte will sing the role of Barbarina in Opera North’s new production of Le nozze di Figaro. She will also cover the role of Susanna.
Director - Louisa Muller
Set and Costume Design - Madeleine Boyd
Lighting Design - Malcom Rippeth
Conductor - Valentina Peleggi/Oliver Rundell
Hull New Theatre
26 and 28 March
Charlotte appears as the soprano soloist for Bach Magnificat and Handel Ode for St Cecilia’s Day with Wokingham Choral Society.
The concert will take place at All Saints Church, Wokingham.
Charlotte joins the Gabrieli Consort & Players for Purcell’s The Fairy Queen at Les Riches Heures de Valère Festival.
Charlotte Bowden, Jessica Cale, Anna Dennis, Rowan Pierce sopranos
Jeremy Budd, Hugo Hymas, Robert Murray tenors
Marcus Farnsworth, Ashley Riches baritone/bass
Gabrieli Consort & Players
Noda BCVS, Sion, Les Riches Heures de Valère.
Charlotte joins the Gabrieli Consort & Players for Purcell’s The Fairy Queen at St Martin-in-the-Fields.
Charlotte Bowden, Jessica Cale, Anna Dennis, Rowan Pierce sopranos
Jeremy Budd, Hugo Hymas, Robert Murray tenors
Marcus Farnsworth, Ashley Riches baritone/bass
Gabrieli Consort & Players
Charlotte performs Handel’s Nine German Arias with the Dunedin Consort in their ‘Handel, Biber, Bach’ programme at Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen.
Programme to also include:
Johann Sebastian Bach Cello Suite No.3, BWV 1009
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber ‘Guardian Angel’ Passacaglia
Charlotte performs Handel’s Nine German Arias with the Dunedin Consort in their ‘Handel, Biber, Bach’ programme at Inverness Cathedral
Programme to also include:
Johann Sebastian Bach Cello Suite No.3, BWV 1009
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber ‘Guardian Angel’ Passacaglia
Charlotte performs Handel’s Nine German Arias with the Dunedin Consort in their ‘Handel, Biber, Bach’ programme at Universal Hall, Findhorn
Programme to also include:
Johann Sebastian Bach Cello Suite No.3, BWV 1009
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber ‘Guardian Angel’ Passacaglia
Charlotte performs Handel’s Nine German Arias with the Dunedin Consort in their ‘Handel, Biber, Bach’ programme at St John’s Cathedral, Oban.
Programme to also include:
Johann Sebastian Bach Cello Suite No.3, BWV 1009
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber ‘Guardian Angel’ Passacaglia
Charlotte joins Leonardo García-Alarcón and Cappella Mediterranea as Galatea in Handel’s Acis and Galatea at the Château de Chantilly.
Charlotte Bowden - Galatea
Hugo Hymas – Acis
Staffan Liljas – Polyphemus
Valerio Contaldo – Damon
Fabio Trümpy - Coridon
Leonardo García-Alarcón — Musical Director
Namur Chamber Choir (dir. Thibaut Lenaerts)
Cappella Mediterranea
The performance takes place in the Dôme des Grandes écuries.
Charlotte joins Leonardo García-Alarcón and Cappella Mediterranea as Galatea in Handel’s Acis and Galatea in Namur, Belgium.
Charlotte Bowden - Galatea
Hugo Hymas – Acis
Staffan Liljas – Polyphemus
Valerio Contaldo – Damon
Fabio Trümpy - Coridon
Leonardo García-Alarcón - Musical Director
Namur Chamber Choir (dir. Thibaut Lenaerts)
Cappella Mediterranea
The performance takes place at Grand Manège - Namur Concert Hall
Charlotte joins Leonardo García-Alarcón and Cappella Mediterranea as Galatea in Handel’s Acis and Galatea at the Festival d’Ambronay.
Charlotte Bowden - Galatea
Hugo Hymas – Acis
Staffan Liljas – Polyphemus
Valerio Contaldo – Damon
Fabio Trümpy - Coridon
Cappella Mediterranea
Leonardo García-Alarcón - Musical Director
The performance takes place in Ambronay Abbey.
Charlotte performs as the soloist at the UK Proms in the Park at the stunning Whitby Abbey.
‘A magical night of music under the stars - as the acclaimed UK Proms Orchestra and a host of special guests take you on a journey through some of the most loved classical pieces from TV, film and theatre, before a rapturous finale featuring all the classics from the Last Night of the Proms.’
Gates open at 5.30pm for a 7.30pm concert
Charlotte joins the City of Oxford Choir and Instruments of Time and Truth for a concert of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven as the choir celebrate 20 years under the direction of Musical Director, Duncan Aspden.
The programme includes Haydn ‘Nelson Mass’, Mozart ‘Solemn Vespers’ as well as smaller works by Beethoven and Mozart.
Other soloists:
Bethany Horak-Hallett - mezzo soprano
Thomas Elwin - tenor
Edward Grint - bass
Charlotte performs as the soloist at the UK Proms in the Park at Harewood House in Leeds.
‘A magical night of music under the stars - as the acclaimed UK Proms Orchestra and a host of special guests take you on a journey through some of the most loved classical pieces from TV, film and theatre, before a rapturous finale featuring all the classics from the Last Night of the Proms.’
Gates open at 6pm for a 7.30pm concert
Charlotte performs as the soprano soloist in Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 3 with the Salamon Orchestra, conducted by Cathal Garvey.
Full programme:
Walton - Orb and Sceptre
Britten - Violin Concerto
Vaughan Williams - Symphony No.3
“Le concert spirituel”
In 2025 Instruments of Time & Truth celebrate their 10th birthday. This programme will mark another anniversary, the 300th of the founding in 1725 of the Concert Spirituel, an organisation which became the major promoter of concerts in Paris during the 18th century.
The concert takes place at the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford.
Charlotte appears as the soprano soloist.
Charlotte will collaborate with Verein Cordia (period instrumental ensemble) again in their home town of Brunico for a concert of Bach and Vivaldi. They are also joined by mezzo soprano Rebecca Leggett.
The concert will feature Bach’s transcription of Pergolesi Stabat Mater - "Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden”
Charlotte joins the St Albans Bach Choir and Sinfonia Verdi for Handel’s Messiah at St Albans Cathedral.
Charlotte performs as the soprano soloist in Mendelssohn’s Elijah with Godalming Choral Society.
Charlotte will sing as the soprano soloist in “Hymns of Paradise” - Howells Hymnus Paradisi, Dyson Hierusalem and Haydn “Little Organ Mass” with Goldsmiths Choral Union at Smith Square Hall (formerly St John’s Smith Square).
The programme also includes Brahms Geistliches Lied and Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis.
The concert is in collaboration with Affinity Chamber Orchestra and will be conducted by Jack Apperley.
Charlotte joins Guildford Chorale, the Chichester Singers and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra as the soprano soloist in Howells Hymnus Paradisi. The programme also includes Elgar The Music Makers.
Charlotte returns to Glyndebourne to sing as the soprano soloist in Vivaldi Gloria and Bach Christmas Oratorio. The programme will also include Corelli Christmas Concerto.
There will be two performances on 7th and 13th December at 3pm.
Charlotte will sing the role of Belinda in Purcell Dido and Aeneas and the soprano role in Purcell Ode on St. Cecilia’s Day. The works will be staged as part of the Ravenna Autumn Trilogy.
Charlotte will perform the role of Melanto in Monteverdi Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria as part of the Autumn Trilogy at the Ravenna Festival.
Charlotte performs with a quartet of soloists for a gala of operatic favourites at Barrandov Opera in Needham Market on 20th, 21st and 22nd September.
Angharad Lyddon (mezzo)
Ji Hyun Kim (tenor)
Ross Fettes (bass-baritone)
Peter Bailey (pianist)
Charlotte and Matthew McKinney open the Whiddon Autumn Festival with Chanson Perpétuelle: an evening of song. They are joined by pianist Harry Baker and the Whiddon Festival String Quartet for a programme of French, German, and English song.
Charlotte performs as the soprano soloist in Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music (formerly Sage Gateshead).
The concert will also feature Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21.
Dinis Sousa conductor
Kristian Bezuidenhout piano
Tim Burke chorus director
Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia
Royal Northern Sinfonia
The Turn of the Screw
A gripping operatic masterpiece that will captivate audiences, leaving you on the edge of your seat spellbound by its hunting tale of supernatural mystery and psychological drama.
Charlotte performs the role of the Governess in Benjamin Britten’s The Turn of the Screw at Waterperry Opera Festival.
Performances on 9th, 13th, and 16th August 2024.
Charlotte will sing the role of Michal in Portsmouth Choral Union’s performance of Handel’s Saul.
They are joined by The Consort of Twelve Baroque Ensemble and directed by David Gostick.
Other soloists include Joseph Bolger, Keiran White and Jamie Woollard.
Charlotte performs as the soprano soloist in the Coffee and Peasant Cantatas by Bach at the Tilford Bach Festival.
The concert is with the London Handel Players, directed by Adrian Butterfield.
Charlotte will sing as the soprano soloist in Bach’ St John Passion with Tilford Bach Festival with Adrian Butterfield and The London Handel Players.
Other soloists - Alexander Chance, Nicholas Mulroy, and Edward Grint
