Born in Hungary, Katalin Károlyi studied singing with Noëlle Barker and Julia Hamari, going on to set up Studio Versailles Opéra with Rachel Yakar and René Jacobs. Covering a remarkably diverse range of repertoire, other conductors she has worked with include Yehudi Menuhin, William Christie and David Robertson. Opera productions include performances at the Opéra National de Paris, Teatro alla Scala, Wiener Festwochen, Almeida Opera and the Festival d’Aix en Provence. She has also appeared at Ravinia and Salzburg Festivals, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Barbican Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hall, BBC Proms and Cité de la Musique. She frequently performs with Ictus, London Sinfonietta, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Amadinda, Asko-Schoenberg Musikfabrik, the Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group and Seoul Philharmonic. She has had numerous works composed for her including Ligeti’s Sippal, Dobbal, Nádihegedüvel which she has given frequent performances of, as well as a recording for Teldec Classics. Other broadcasts and recordings include those with Les Arts Florissants, the Groupe Vocal de France, Le Parlement de Musique and La Chapelle Royale. Recent successes include Berio and Ligeti with the Seoul Philharmonic, van de Putte with the Asko Schoenberg Ensemble, Sippal, Dobbal, Nádihegedüvel with the Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group and a new opera by Gerald Barry based on The Importance of Being Earnest in LA, Birmingham and London.