British soprano Catharine Woodward studied Music at the University of Durham and Vocal Performance at Trinity Laban and the Alexander Gibson Opera School at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. She is a frequent interpreter of Wagner roles and made her Bayreuth Festival debut in 2024, as Gerhilde (Die Walküre), later reprising the role in 2025. She made her role debut as Isolde (Tristan und Isolde) for the Longborough Festival in 2026. Other notable engagements include Brünnhilde (Der Ring des Nibelungen) and Leonora (La forza del destino) with Regents Opera, Isolde (Act II) with the Akademisches Orchester Zürich at the Tonhalle Zurich and Stadthaus Winterthur, Gerhilde for Oper Wuppertal, Kundry in a concert performance of Parsifal (Act II) with New Palace Opera and Aufseherin (Elektra) with the Dresden Philharmonie under Donald Runnicles. She makes her debut with The Royal Opera in the 2026/27 Season as Third Norn (Götterdämmerung).