Luton-born, Oxford-based mezzo soprano Charlotte Sleet enjoys a busy freelance career performing choral, consort and solo repertoire. She has performed across Europe with ensembles including Alamire and The King's Consort, and is a regular member of Venice-based L'Offerta Musicale, performing Renaissance and Baroque consort repertoire as part of an ongoing educational workshop and concert series across Italy. She looks forward to returning to the historic Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta, Torcello, Venice in August to perform the Monteverdi Vespers. 

 

Recent solo engagements include the Duruflé Requiem with the Philharmonia Orchestra at the Three Choirs Festival and The Messiah with the English Sinfonia. Operatic highlights include Hansel (Hansel and Gretel, Opera Glasses), Fanny Price (Mansfield Park, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire) and creating the role of Positron (Entanglement! An Entropic Tale, Infinite Opera), reprising the role for their UK tour. Charlotte has recorded with the BBC Singers and the Royal Shakespeare Company. 

 

Charlotte is a Lay Clerk at Christ Church Cathedral and was formerly a Choral Scholar and Assistant Lay Clerk at Hereford Cathedral, the first female appointment to these Hereford roles in their respective histories. She holds a scholarship with the Philharmonia Chorus and held previous scholarships with the Oxford Bach Soloists and Ex Cathedra. She graduated with honours from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and continues her studies with Alison Wells.