Soprano
Rachel Godsill
…soaring lyrical
intensity…
…startling rendition
sung with utter
professionalism…
…exquisite
realisation…
About Rachel
Having performed in major concert venues throughout the UK and Europe, Rachel’s concert repertoire spans Bach and Handel through Mozart and Rossini to Tippett and Orff.
At home with contemporary repertoire whilst also well-versed in oratorio and recitals.
Concert platform includes recitals of Elgar, Britten, Brahms, Wolf, Fauré, Debussy and Kodály. She has performed Handel’s Messiah with the Academy of Ancient Music in China
Many pieces have been composed specifically for her.
Rachel has worked with, amongst others, Richard Hickox, Simon Rattle, Roger Norrington, Emmanuelle Haim, Charles Mackerras and Ivan Fischer, performing with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, London Voices and Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
Read Rachel’s biography or contact her below.
Recordings
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Upcoming Concerts
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Past Performances
Most recent
- Fairest Isle on 24 February 2018 18:00
- Orff Carmina Burana, Poulenc Gloria on 17 March 2018 19:30
- Szymanowski Stabat Mater on 24 March 2018 19:30
- Hansel and Gretel – Humperdinck on 23 October 2018 15:00
- Words in New Clothing on 4 November 2018 15:00
- Of Love and the Sea on 10 November 2018 16:00
- Summer Nights on 18 July 2019 19:30
- Into the Holy City on 9 November 2019 19:30
- Sounds and Shadows on 5 June 2021 19:45
- Sounds and Shadows. Sopriola with guest soprano Leonore Engelbrecht on 7 June 2021 15:30
- Hauskonzert Krefeld on 9 June 2021 19:00
- Longer Shadows. Sopriola with guest viola d’amore player Daniela Braun on 11 June 2021 19:00
- Sounds and Shadows on 17 June 2021 11:00
- Of Love and the Sea on 28 April 2022 18:00
- Speak Music! A Recital of English and American Song on 23 October 2022 15:00
- Speak, Music! on 26 November 2022 18:00
- Concert for Syrian Refugee Foundation on 11 February 2023 20:00
- Mendelssohn Elijah on 18 March 2023 19:00
- Coronation Concert on 30 April 2023 19:00
- Coronation Concert on 30 April 2023 19:00
- A Celebration: Emma Murphy 1972-2022 on 14 May 2023 19:00
- Song Cycles by Berlioz and Chausson on 12 November 2023 15:00
Biography
Rachel Godsill began singing in Pocklington parish church choir in her home county of East Yorkshire. She read Music whilst a choral scholar at Selwyn College, Cambridge, before postgraduate vocal study at the Royal College of Music.
Subsequently her career has taken her to concert halls across N Europe, America and China – to Prague for performances of songs by Janacek and Smetana, to Beijing and Shanghai for performances of Britten’s Peter Grimes and War Requiem, and to Budapest and Erfurt for performances of baroque and contemporary music.
In June 2022 Rachel’s voice and viola duo Sopriola explored the possibility of touring northern Europe without flying. The duo gave concerts in Cambridge, Krefeld, Berlin, Cologne and Rheinsberg, the programme including premieres of newly commissioned works for voice and viola d’amore.
Concerts this season include Mendelssohn’s Elijah with St Paul’s Festival Chorus in Knightsbridge, Arne cantatas in St James’ Piccadilly, and further recitals of French song with Marie-Noëlle Kendall.
Rachel has performed with the Choir of the Age of Enlightenment, European Voices, London Voices and The Academy of Ancient Music, working with conductors including Simon Rattle, Richard Hickox, Charles Mackerras and Roger Norrington. She has recorded music for film and can be heard on the soundtracks of Harry Potter, Star Wars. Beauty and the Beast and Mission Impossible!
Rachel teaches the choral scholars of Peterhouse, and Corpus Christi Colleges, and the boy trebles of Jesus College, Cambridge. She lives in Linton and is passionate about making singing available to all.
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