Performed in January of 2020, Catherine portrayed the role of Marta in the Canadian premiere of Miecyzsław Weinberg’s moving opera Pasażerka at the Chan Centre in British Columbia.
“Soprano Catherine Thornsley brought great conviction and dignity to the role of Marta. Far from portraying her as a mere suffering heroine, Thornsley emphasized the character’s resourcefulness, defiance and compassion, and her duets with Tadeusz provided some of the finest moments of lyrical pathos of the evening”
— Nicolas Krusek, Vancouver Classical Music, Review of The Passenger
