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.
Voices of Valor: A Melodic Journey Through Heroic Tales
Join Eliran Kadussi, a rising countertenor, as he explores the theme of heroes through the lens of music.
Advent Recital: A German Christmas
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.
Love and Loss: A Journey from Schumann to Shostakovich
Pursuing themes of wistfulness, love and loss, join Hugo Herman-Wilson, baritone and Lucy Colquhoun, pianist for an intimate salon recital.
Verismo: Extraordinary stories about ordinary people
Join Dan D’Souza as details the origins of verismo opera as a genre - from the sociopolitical situation at the time, to the musical language it was reacting against, and how this created a new musical style for the people
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.
Garden of Eden
A dazzling summer evening of operatic favourites with Opera Prelude young singers. Through opera and song we will explore the beauty of nature but also our desires and loss of innocence.
In Perfect Harmony
Something magical happens when two voices intertwine. Join us in a private riverside garden for a magical evening of opera and song. Don’t forget your picnic!
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, Lewis Gaston 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.
Rakes, Rascals and Rogues
Brenton Spiteri puts aside the myth of the tenor hero and explores what happens when the beau becomes the bad-guy. With Kaoru Wada, piano
From Verdi to Verismo: Operatic Transitions
Join Michael Temporal-Darell, baritone for a lecture recital focusing on the transition from late romantic to verismo in Italian Opera. With Brendan Musk, piano
Sight and Sound:A Journey Through Song and Visual Art
Dan D’Souza , baritone and Dylan Perez, piano explore the links between art and song featuring Lied and Mélodie.
La vie en Grandiose: the Baryton-noble entices Verdi
In this lecture, Patrick Alexander Keefe explores the repertoire of the baritone that is neither simply lyric or dramatic. With Brendan Musk, piano
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
There’s no such thing as a small role!
Who’d want to be a Figaro, Madama Butterfly or Carmen? Join Hugo Herman-Wilson as he looks at the notaries, maids and messengers of the operatic world that should really inspire us!