Opera Prelude

Opera Prelude works with some of the country's finest singers at the start of their careers, hosting lecture recitals, concerts, operas and Masterclasses.

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🎉ONE NIGHT ONLY🎉

We absolutely cannot wait for the summer - and this is the reason why!

We're at @operahollandpk for one night only to perform Trouble in Tahiti and The Seven Deadly Sins ⭐

Get your tickets now before they're all gone. Head to Opera Holland Park's website.

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Here's a little factfile about one half of our @operahollandpk double bill - Trouble in Tahiti! 🎉

Have a read through to get the basic facts about this wonderful American opera ➡

Like what you see? Our production will be running on the 20th August! See OHP's website for tix

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Our lecture recital in Henley on the 27th of March will now be 'Love, Gods and Mortals: An Operatic Allegory in Arias', performed by Kristina Ammattil, stepping in for Hector Bloggs 🎼

🖇Check out our website for updated information!

https://t.co/2QZVCZQUHq

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He'll be joined by the delightful Francesca Lauri 📷
Please join us in wishing Natasha a speedy recovery!

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Due to illness, Natasha Agarwal will no longer be able to join us on Friday 5th December for her performance of "Folktale to Opera".
We're very grateful that Ross Cumming is able to join us once again for another run of his lecture recital "It's All Greek to Me"📷

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Expect Ravel, Massenet, Humperdinck and more!

We'll also be seeing countertenor Tom Lilburn at St. Pancras Clocktower on the 7th, and Natasha again in London on the 9th!

https://t.co/p4MXBDoQBd

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We've got loads of lovely little Christmas recitals over the next week or so!

First up is soprano Natasha Agarwal, who will explore how folk stories and fairytales from around the word are told through opera - with a few festive-flavoured operatic treats for you to enjoy.

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We had a lovely evening with Ross Cumming and @GIrelandPianist on Thursday night!

This duo treated us to a delightful programme of songs of love, travel and nature 🍃

Thank you to both of these wonderful musicians, and our audience for giving them such a warm reception

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Get your tickets here: https://t.co/O9qNPa3xRB

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Can't wait to be joined by Ross Cumming again this week - this time in Fawley! He'll be singing a whimsical programme of arias and songs by Mozart, Vaughan Williams, Donizetti and Puccini through to Cole Porter 🎼

He'll be sharing the stage with the fantastic @GIrelandPianist

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❣️ Songs for the Wandering Heart
📌 A private home in Fawley
⏰ 6:30-8:30pm
🗓️ Thursday 27th November

Trust us, you don't want to miss your chance to hear Ross performing!

https://t.co/PzXDA2Xpyc

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We have not one but two recitals with the inimitable @ross_cumming (baritone) over the next few weeks:

⚱️ It's All Greek to Me!
📌 Holy Trinity Church, London
⏰ 11:am-1pm
🗓️ Wednesday 19th November

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🎉Tonight in Barnes 🎉

We're excited to be joined by tenor Matthew Curtis at St Mary's Church, Barnes for a programme of favourites from Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and the world of Italian art song.

It's not too late to grab your tickets! Head to our website to claim yours.

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Exciting times ahead - we can't to revisit Storace and Soane: Icons and Influencers at the Turn of the 19th Century at none other than Pitzhanger Manor!

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We will also be joined tomorrow night by two very special musicians...

Panaretos Kyriatzidis, pianist
Lewis Gaston, conductor

Tomorrow's event, Storace and Soane, will be held at Pitzhangor Manor from 6:15-8:15pm

https://t.co/yyEUxgVNHE

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This concert tells the tale of the close friendship between Sir John Soane, one of the greatest English architects, and star soprano Nancy Storace, the English prodigy who inspired one of Mozart’s greatest operatic characters.

https://t.co/MEylOedozI

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Introducing our singers for Friday's performance of Storace and Soane: Icons and Influencers at the Turn of the 19th Century 📷
We'll be joined by:

📷 Shafali Jalota, soprano
📷 Brenton Spiteri, tenor

Join us for this special, narrated evening of opera!

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Don't miss your chance to join us for OperaWorks this Saturday, 18th October from 9am-5:30pm at the Chelsea Theatre.

Expect seminars and talks from professionals at the ROH, WNO, Oper Frankfurt, IMG Artists and more.

https://t.co/Q11Q0bwZVm

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A huge thanks go to the Royal Over-Seas Club for the warm welcome at their lovely venue.

Can't wait for our next event, a masterclass with the one and only David Butt Philip this Wednesday! ✨

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We had just the loveliest of times at the Royal Over-Seas League with Phoebe Smith, Alexandra Meier, Ross Cumming and Francesca Lauri last night!

Thank you to these superstars, and to every single audience member who attended.