In her native Australia, Catherine Carby has performed with the major opera companies including Opera Australia, Opera Queensland, National Opera of Canberra, Pinchgut Opera, Victoria State Opera and West Australian Opera. European engagements have included performances with The Royal Opera, London, English National Opera, Buxton Festival Opera, English Touring Opera, Scottish Opera, Festival de Radio France Montpellier Occitanie and Teatro Sao Carlos, Lisbon.
With the Royal Ballet, she has appeared as Katharina Schratt in Mayerling, a performance now available on Opus Arte DVD / Blu Ray. Her recordings and broadcasts further include Arnold’s The Dancing Master for Resonus Classics, selected as BBC Music Magazine Opera Recording of the Year 2021; The Love for Three Oranges (Chandos); Les contes d’Hoffmann (Sony DVD/ Blu Ray); Der Rosenkavalier (Opera Australia CD / DVD); and La traviata and Die Walküre (Opus Arte DVD / Blu Ray). Most recently released are Lampe’s The Dragon of Wantley for Resonus Classics and Richard Blackford’s arrangement of Verdi’s Requiem for Nimbus.
Engagements during 2022 / 2023 include Charpentier’s Médée for Pinchgut Opera, Lucejo/Scipione for Early Opera Company, Messiah and Verdi Requiem with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and a return to The Royal Ballet for further performances in Mayerling.