Carys Lane is a versatile soprano combining a career of solo and consort singing which embraces music from Hildegard of Bingen to the present day.

On the concert platform, Carys has performed for such conductors as Sir Roger Norrington, Ivan Fischer, Harry Christophers. Her work with Paul McCreesh has included Handel, Buxtehude, Purcell and Monteverdi, including two appearances at the Proms. She has appeared for The Opera Group, creating the role of ‘Crow' in Edward Dudley Hughes' opera, The Birds at the Buxton Festival, a venue to which she has since returned. She was part of the celebrated production, The Full Monteverdi, directed by John la Bouchardiere, a DVD of which was released last year to critical acclaim.

As a solo artist, Carys has numerous recording credits to her name, and has made over 90 discs with ensembles such as The Tallis Scholars, The Cardinall's Musick, The Gabrieli Consort, The Clerks and I Fagiolini.

Having sung John McCabe's Notturni ed Alba in 2007, this year Carys returns to The Three Choirs Festival to perform another work by John MacCabe - Songs of the Garden.