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Preparing for Oxford

Excited to be immersing myself in the glories of Gershwin for 2017's appearance with the City of Oxford Orchestra. Come along on 14 January!

Ulla National Tour begins

I've returned from Cambridge where our National Tour of Ulla's Odyssey has kicked off. We gave two performances at Cambridge Junction of this award-winning opera. Please check my gigs calendar for information on our next dates!

Ulla’s Odyssey National Tour

I'm excited to announce that I'll be playing Sylla, the baddie in award-winning new opera Ulla's Odyssey, as it embarks on a national tour. The opera met with praise when we premiered it at London's Kings Place last year, and is in demand with more dates to follow....

Royal Festival Hall today

              Today is the day! Come down to the Royal Festival Hall's Clore Ballroom for our free, family-friendly production of Opera Blocks. A one-hour comedy introduction to opera, performances are at 12:30 and 3:30 and are free,...

Clore Ballroom, Royal Festival Hall

Tomorrow is the big day: English Pocket Opera will publicly premiere their new Opera Blocks production, featuring a 20-min Ring Cycle, at the Clore Ballroom, Royal Festival Hall. Performances are free; just turn up at 12:30 or 3:30 and you and your children can learn...

Mini-Ring at Royal Festival Hall

I'm on my way to show 2 of English Pocket Opera Company's new 20-minute Ring Cycle. It's part of the Power of Power series at the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall.  These 2 performances are our warm-up for Saturday 2 July at the Clore Ballroom. All welcome! 

Royal Festival Hall

I'm about to sing in the first performance of English Pocket Opera's new mini-Ring Cycle at the Southhbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall. What a venue!  

Mini Ring Cycle at Royal Festival Hall

I've been invited to join English Pocket Opera's production of a mini Ring Cycle at the Royal Festival Hall. This special performance will present Wagner's epic work in a shortened performance for children on 2 July at 12:30 and 3:30 in the Clore Ballroom, as part of...

Day 2 at Big Wheel Theatre

Just finished our second day at Big Wheel Theatre devising workshops for Opera Up Close's production of Ulla's Odyssey. Can't wait to get the finished product on tour! 

Big Wheel Theatre company

Great first day at Big Wheel Theatre as we devise new outreach workshops for children.  Big Wheel, based in the gorgeous Exmouth Market, are taking Opera Up Close's production of Ulla's Odyssey and creating highly entertaining workshops that we can present on our...

Titania at the Royal Albert Hall

In honour of Shakespeare's 400th birthday English Pocket Opera have staged Purcell's version of A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Fairy Queen. I had the good fortune to play the title role, at the Royal Albert Hall. Here are some snapshots; official photos to follow!

EPOC National Tour ends!

It's been a massive 6 weeks but we've done it: toured Carmen to 42 schools across the country.  We've been featured in local papers and received hundreds of glowing testimonials.  

Pamela Hay Soprano