Lucy De Butts

Lucy De Butts is a classically trained soprano from the UK. She is based in Berlin and specializes in oratorio, sacred music, song and opera. For more information www.lucydebutts.com. Born in Buckinghamshire, England, Lucy read History at Edinburgh University before embarking on a career in music. She holds Masters degrees in Classical Singing from Trinity College of Music in London and the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) in Switzerland. ​Opera roles she has performed include Sandrina Mozart: La Finta Giardiniera (Zurich Festspiele), Olympia Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann (Opera Academy Bad Orb), The Queen of the Night Mozart: The Magic Flute (Weimar Lyric Opera Studio), Inez Michele Carafa: I Due Figaro (Zürich Free Opera Company), Monica Menotti: The Medium (Berlin International Opera), and Belinda Purcell: Dido and Aeneas & Cupid John Blow: Venus and Adonis (Hampstead Garden Opera Company, London). ​Lucy sings extensively as an oratorio soloist. Recent highlights include Bach Weihnachtsoratorium, Handel Messiah, Beethoven Choral Fantasy, Mozart Requiem, Handel Dixit Dominus, Mozart Mass in C Minor and Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle. ​In 2019 Lucy founded 'Emerald Ghost', a vocal-piano duo specialising in contemporary classical music, with the Italian pianist Giovanna Gatto. Their first recording was released in 2021 on Paladino Records and featured song cycles by Aaron Copland and Carlo Galante. Please visit www.emeraldghostduo.com for more information.