It's All Greek to Me: Exploration of Ancient Greek Myths throughout time in Opera
An exploration of the drama, passion, and mythology of ancient Greece as told through the powerful and ever changing world of opera. From the heartbreak of Orpheus to the fiery vengeance of Medea. Ross Cumming, baritone
Love, Laughter and Loss: the trials and tribulations of operatic sopranos
Join Phoebe Smith, soprano, as she explores the roles that are fought over by Sopranos and Mezzo-Soprano - featuring music from Mozart to Jonathon Dove
“நேசிக்கிறேன்” (Nēcikkiṟēṉ) “Love”
Join Soprano Eyra Norman, as she takes us on a journey, filled with songs and arias that explore every aspect of what it means to love.
Love and Hate: The Complex Relationship of Soprano and Tenor in Opera
Join Will Diggle, tenor, as he explores the dynamic and often tumultuous relationships between soprano and tenor leads
Vengeance, Follies and Growth
Join Alexandria Meier, mezzo soprano, as she discusses how opera has used the mezzo-soprano voice to tell coming of age stories
The Eternal War between Soprano and Mezzo-Soprano
An exploration of the roles that are fought over by Sopranos and Mezzo-Sopranos alike from Rosina to Zerlina to Carmen with Ellen Pearson, soprano
Colour and Coloratura: How Melismatic Roles Changed Audiences
Words? Music? Or just aaaah! How we listen to operatic singing!
Eyra Norman, soprano
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.
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.
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.
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!