A light-hearted evening filled with a little something for everyone!

Steve Whitford, baritone and Phoebe Smith, soprano with Jack Redman on piano

Join four Opera Prelude young artists for a delectable evening of operatic highlights at Soane Stable Yard on Thursday 26th June and Saturday 28th June

Join four Opera Prelude young artists for a delectable evening of operatic highlights at Soane Stable Yard on Thursday 26th June and Saturday 28th June

Words? Music? Or just aaaah! How we listen to text and/or just voice in operatic singing!

A light hearted evening filled with a little something for everyone!

Steve Whitford, baritone and Phoebe Smith, soprano with Lucy Colquhoun on piano

Dame Sarah Connolly and Opera Prelude young mezzos Ellen Pearson and Alexandra Meier

Join Soprano Eyra Norman, as she takes us on a journey, filled with classical songs and arias that explore every aspect of what it means to love.

Luxuriate in love filled repertoire from Mozart, Bizet and Bellini to Previn and Poulenc.

Join mezzo-soprano Alexandra Meier as she explores coming of age tales in opera through the lens of characters sung by the mezzo-soprano voice type. 

This unique opportunity to experience beautiful music making by Alexandra Meier in this exceptional room within the stations clock tower is not to be missed. 

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

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

Explore the dynamic and often tumultuous relationships between soprano and tenor leads with Will Diggle, tenor and Adrian Salinero, piano

Opera Prelude is delighted to announce a six week residency at Burgh House in Hampstead

Week 5 “The Mezzo Soprano” with Ellen Pearson

Opera Prelude is delighted to announce a six week residency at Burgh House in Hampstead

**Please note we will start at 5:30pm this week **

Week 4 “The Counter Tenor” with Tom Lilburn

Opera Prelude is delighted to announce a six week residency at Burgh House in Hampstead

Week 3 “The Tenor” Matthew Curtis

Opera Prelude is delighted to announce a six week residency at Burgh House in Hampstead

Week 2 “ The Baritone” with Sam Young

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 with Grace Nyandoro, soprano and Thomas Ang, piano.

Opera Prelude is delighted to announce a six week residency at Burgh House in Hampstead

Week 1 “The Diva” with soprano Georgie Malcolm

Two exclusive 45 minute evening concerts sharing the magic of duets. For Hurlingham Club members only.

Soprano Heaven

Masterclass with Dame Felicity Lott and new 2025 Opera Prelude young sopranos Natasha Agarwal, Georgie Malcolm, Eyra Norman, and Phoebe Smith

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.

Join us for a concert with Eliran Kadussi, a rising countertenor, as he explores the theme of heroes through the lens of music.

A wonderful evening with Eliran Kadussi, a rising countertenor and Thomas Ang, piano. A 50 minute concert with canapes and prosecco served after.

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!

Celebrated British Mezzo Soprano Catherine Wyn Rogers will guide three of our fine young singers in a masterclass. Lucy Colquhoun, piano

Join internationally acclaimed conductor Renato Balsadonna for a consumptive morning of bohemian bliss

A dazzling summer evening with Opera Prelude young singers.

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.

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.

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.