Soprano NATASHA MARSH was brought up in an intensely creative household where music was rarely off the agenda; she grew up listening to anything from Steeleye Span to Bach and Mozart via Shirley Bassey and Whitney Houston and, from an early age, decided she’d follow in Julie Andrews’ sainted footsteps into musical theatre. An early and passionate devotee of music on stage and screen, Natasha sang in dozens of school productions, spent four years with the National Youth Music Theatre and at 17, started taking singing lessons with her (still current) music teacher. At 21 she graduated with a first in music and drama from Birmingham University and won a coveted scholarship to the Royal College of Music opera school.
Natasha made her critically acclaimed debut with Grange Park Opera singing Jacqueline in Fortunio by André Messager; she returned to sing the roles of Governess in Britten’s The Turn of the Screw and Donna Elvira / Don Giovanni. She won the ‘M.O.C.S.A. Young Welsh Singer of the Year 1999’, and has since created the title role in Michael Berkeley’s new opera Jane Eyre with great success for Music Theatre Wales.
Roles with a number of opera companies include Musetta in Opera Holland Park’s production of La Boheme, Micaela (Carmen) at the Royal Albert Hall and First Lady in The Magic Flute with Glyndebourne Touring Opera. Opera North offered Natasha the opportunity to debut the role of Ilia in Tim Albery’s production of Idomeneo and the following year she sang Pamina (Die Zauberflote) for Opera Zuid. This summer she performed as Olga in Umberto Giordano’s Fedora at Opera Holland Park.
Natasha’s festival appearances include the Birmingham Early Music Festival and the London Handel Festival where she performed as Flavia in Silla (recorded by Hyperion). She has performed at the Beaumarais Festival and at the Teatro Calderón in Spain. Her oratorio work includes Tippett’s A Child of our Time under David Hill, the Messiah at the Arlosen Festival, the Mozart Requiem with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Silete Venti with the London Handel Festival Orchestra at Windsor Castle. Natasha has performed the Mozart Requiem and Exsultate Jubilate with Harry Christophers and The Sixteen in Spain along with making her Proms debut as Israelite Woman in Handel’s Samson. She performs regularly at Raymond Gubbay’s classical evenings up and down the country and this summer goes into the studio to record her debut cd for EMI Classics with whom she recently signed a worldwide recording contract.
“It’s a real coup and a wonderful opportunity,” she says. “The repertoire on the cd will reflect my aim to make opera and classical singing accessible rather than let it remain elitist. There will be a combination of core opera such as Catalani, Verdi and Monteverdi and contemporary pieces of music which include one or two film themes such as ‘Il Postino’ and ‘Romeo & Juliet’.”
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MySpace Thinking Of You Comments Hello Ms. Natasha, Can't wait to receive your new CD. My daughter just loves you to death and is waiting by the mail box literally! We hope to see you in concert soon in the USA if possible. Thank you for your beauty and your voice. Laura & Lucia
Hi Natasha I felt I had to put words on paper. I bought your new album - superb. Your rendition of The Prayer with Cortes moved me to tears, absolutely beautiful along with the rest of the CD. Feet firmly back on terra ferma after your tour with Paul Potts. I wish you good luck with the album, I am sure it will do very well Natasha. Take care. With love Jane x
Really enjoyed listining to queen of the night and exicited and looking forward to the new album and see you in concert again soon. Also being honest esp as there isnt a home country which is a true shame as sure many more you see talent and performance at start on each match on itv for euro 2008 i just love see that and do me see you perform is highlifght of every game of euro 2008
I just noticed your new website (which looks great!) and listened your interpretations of 'O Mio Babbino Caro' (extract) and 'Queen of the Night'.. Of my God! You did it so well with 'Amour' and became my favorite, but now I'm just speechless :-D
Once again, have a wonderful summer! And I hope to see/hear you in Finland in the near future - yet again!
I just listen the 3 extract from your new album on your website and I looooooove the duet with Gardar Thor Cortes !!! I'm eager to listen the rest of the album !!! ;-) I hope you are fine
Tasha, That is the best recording of 'Queen of the Nght' I've ever heard. Really looking forward to Southport Summer Classics, should be good although I'm having pre-concert nerves even though I can't change anything with ITOKU now...! See you then, and all the best. Mike x
