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Find out more about Kitty in this blog post as she reveals her biggest fears, guiltiest pleasures and what animal she would be...
What has been the highlight of your career so far?
That's
a tough one. I have been so lucky over the past few years to get to work with
some fantastic people in beautiful places. I think I'd say working in the Aix
en Pravence festival last summer. It was a newly commissioned opera by Vasco
Mendonça, for just two singers. It was directed by Katie Mitchell, and I found
her rehearsal process fascinating. It was a great part, and I got on so well
with everyone involved. We were rehearsing in a beautiful old chateau in sunny
provence and the whole period was fab.
When
are you happiest?
In
my favourite place on earth, Aldeburgh, with my fiance Anthony and my 8 year
old daughter, Ivy. Anthony and I are getting married there next year.
What
is your greatest fear?
Losing
the people I love.
What
is your earliest musical memory?
Singing
along to Paul Simon's Graceland, Katheryn Tickell the Northumbrian piper, and
Salif Keïtar, an Afro-pop singer/songwriter from Mali and favourite of my
dad's, on long car trips with my family.
Which
living person do you most admire, and why?
Oh
that's too hard. I'll say my family- I admire my fiance for his kindness and
his calm, positive attitude to life, I admire my dad for his hard work ethic,
and his well-earned reputation for being an incredibly lovely collegue and warm
person, and my mum for her intellegence, her wit, and selflessness and
generosity towards supporting her family, especially me.
What
was your most embarrassing moment?
I
can't think of any really. I must wipe them. I try to laugh at myself as often
as possible so perhaps that helps me to not feel embarrassment? No, I really
do. I just can't remember any.
What
is your most treasured possession?
My
daughter. Can I say that? If not, my pillow.
What
would your super power be?
Hmm,
if I could choose one? I would choose the power to click my fingers and arrive
somewhere without travelling.
If
you were an animal what would you be?
A
pot-bellied pig. I love food, and I already have the pot belly.
What
is your most unappealing habit?
Licking
my plate after a delicious meal. I try not to do it in public, but my family
have to put up with it at home. Waste not - want not.
What
is your favourite book?
How
To Be a Woman
by Caitlin Moran.
What
is your guiltiest pleasure?
Watching
X Factor.
Who
would you invite to your dream dinner party?
Jamie
Oliver (to cook), Billy Connolly, Stephen Fry, Caitlin Moran, Jo Brand and Phil
and Fern (Schofield and Cotton).
If
you could go back in time, where would you go?
To
the era of Jane Austin. I love all that. I'd only want to visit though. I
wouldn't want to stay there for ever.
How
do you relax away from the concert platform?
Cooking
or watching cookery programmes with my fiance, and watching movies and eating
popcorn with my daughter.
What
do you consider your greatest achievement?
My
daughter. Honestly, I know that's a cliche. But I really do. So often I look at
her and I think "I made a human being in my body, and kept her alive! And
she can walk and talk and everything!!"
What
is the most important lesson life has taught you?
Happiness
is a transitional state. You don't arrive at 'happiness' and live happily ever
after. It comes and goes.
Enjoy the happy moments while they last, and keep strong in the unhappy ones. Remember they will pass.
Bach's Magnificat featuring Kitty Whately will be performed on Saturday 6 December 2014. More information can be found on our website.
