Masterclass with Dame Felicity Lott
Soprano Heaven
Masterclass with Dame Felicity Lott and new 2025 Opera Prelude young sopranos Natasha Agarwal, Georgie Malcolm, Eyra Norman, and Phoebe Smith
In Perfect Harmony
Two exclusive 45 minute evening concerts sharing the magic of duets. For Hurlingham Club members only.
Burgh House Series: The Diva
Opera Prelude is delighted to announce a six week residency at Burgh House in Hampstead
Week 1 “The Diva” with soprano Georgie Malcolm
Voices of Angels: The Evolution of Soprano Roles in Opera
Discover how the soprano voice has both influenced and been influenced by cultural and artistic movements throughout history by analyzing changes in musical style and vocal technique.
Burgh House Series: "The Baritone"
Opera Prelude is delighted to announce a six week residency at Burgh House in Hampstead
Week 2 “ The Baritone” with Sam Young
Burgh House Series: "The Tenor”
Opera Prelude is delighted to announce a six week residency at Burgh House in Hampstead
Week 3 “The Tenor” Matthew Curtis
Burgh House Series: "The Counter Tenor”
Opera Prelude is delighted to announce a six week residency at Burgh House in Hampstead
**Please note we will start at 5pm this week **
Week 4 “The Counter Tenor” with Tom Lilburn
Burgh House Series: "The Mezzo"
Opera Prelude is delighted to announce a six week residency at Burgh House in Hampstead
Week 5 “The Mezzo Soprano” with Ellen Pearson
Love and Hate: The Complex Relationship of Soprano and Tenor in Opera
Explore the dynamic and often tumultuous relationships between soprano and tenor leads
A Career in Europe
Calling all young singers
Andrew Dickinson is joining us for a day to bring his insight into the German Fach system and European Operatic World
Burgh House Series: "The Queen of the Night”
Opera Prelude is delighted to announce a six week residency at Burgh House in Hampstead
Week 6 “The Queen of the Night” (very high soprano!) with Eyra Norman
Vengeance, Follies and Growth
How opera has used the mezzo-soprano voice to tell coming of age stories
Masterclass with Dame Sarah Connolly
Dame Sarah Connolly and Opera Prelude young mezzos Ellen Pearson and Alexandra Meier
Colour and Coloratura: How Melismatic Roles Changed Audiences
Words? Music? Or just aaaah! How we listen to text and/or just voice in operatic singing!
Advent Recital: A German Christmas
Join Dan D’Souza (baritone), Lorena Paz Nieto (soprano), and Dylan Perez (piano) as they tell the Nativity story through German duets, Lieder, and traditional carols. Composers include Franz Liszt, Hugo Wolf, and Hildegard von Bingen.
Voices of Valor: A Melodic Journey Through Heroic Tales
Join us for a concert with Eliran Kadussi, a rising countertenor, as he explores the theme of heroes through the lens of music.
Voices of Valor: A Melodic Journey Through Heroic Tales
A wonderful evening with Eliran Kadussi, a rising countertenor and Thomas Ang, piano. A 50 minute concert with canapes and prosecco served after.
Young Artist Auditions 2024
Join us for our annual auditions and become part of the exciting journey in selecting the next generation of operatic talent!
Experience the behind-the-scenes process and witness the passion that fuels our musical family.
Your presence makes a difference - together, let’s celebrate the future of opera!
Masterclass with Catherine Wyn-Rogers, mezzo soprano
Celebrated British Mezzo Soprano Catherine Wyn Rogers will guide three of our fine young singers in a masterclass. Lucy Colquhoun, piano
Renato Balsadonna:La Boheme Insight morning
Join internationally acclaimed conductor Renato Balsadonna for a consumptive morning of bohemian bliss
The Kings Pants
Opera Prelude are proud to present ‘The King’s Pants,’ a 25 minute family friendly opera, based on a delightful adaptation of Nicholas Allan’s much-loved children’s story.
Storace and Soane: icons and influencers at the turn of the 19th century.
In this performance Lewis Gaston (Opera Conductor) and Shafali Jalota, soprano, Brenton Spiteri, tenor and Thomas Ang on piano will explore the unexpected friendship between one of the greatest English architects, Sir John Soane and star soprano Nancy Storace, the English prodigy who inspired one of Mozart's greatest operatic characters in a narrated concert of two 45 minute Acts, either side of an interval.
Crafting an Italianate Tenor: Bel Canto, Romanticism, and Verismo
Join Samuel Stopford in exploring the music of Puccini, Verdi, Donizetti, and others, to determine possible methods for crafting an Italianate tenor, as well as how one may utilise Bel Canto works when transitioning to repertoire from the Romantic and Verismo periods.
Sopranos on the Edge: Demystifying the 'Mad Scene'
Join Bridget Esler, soprano in an exploration of the ‘mad scene’ over time, from Handellian rage arias, to blood-soaked bel canto heroines, to modern musical interpretations of women in crisis. With Jong Sun Woo, on piano
The Beautiful and the Damned: pious heroine versus femme fatale
In this lecture recital, Catherine Hooper examines the dichotomy of the virtuous heroine and the damned woman, and how composers use musical tools to characterise both.
Jonathon Cole-Swinard Auditions Unwrapped
A chance to see what happens behind the curtain… Join us for a morning with Jonathon Cole-Swinard (Head of Music at Garsington Opera), to find out exactly what happens in an opera audition.
Cracking the Count: preparing and developing Mozart’s great baritone roles
Peter Edge will look at the job of learning a major baritone role from scratch - considering languages and translations, developing the character and working with a director to bring it to the stage.