by Corinthian | Dec 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
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!
by Corinthian | Dec 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
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!
by Corinthian | Dec 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
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...
by Corinthian | Jul 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
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...
by Corinthian | Jul 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
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...
by Corinthian | Jun 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
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...
by Corinthian | Jun 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
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!
by Corinthian | Jun 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
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...
by Corinthian | Jun 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
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!
by Corinthian | May 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
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...
by Corinthian | Apr 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
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...
by Corinthian | Apr 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
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.
by Corinthian | Apr 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
The national tour of Ulla’s Odyssey has begun! Two performances at The North Wall, Oxford, with more dates to announce soon. Watch this space to see me as baddie Sylla!
by Corinthian | Feb 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
I went on tour to Bosnia with English Pocket Opera in November, demonstrating opera for primary school children on both sides of the beautiful ancient city of Mostar. The photos are now in, and I’m so glad to have them to remember this wonderful country...
by Corinthian | Feb 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
We’ve just finished our first week of our National Tour with English Pocket Opera Company. It took in the south coast, beginning in Bournemouth and working our way through Southampton and Portsmouth on our way to Brighton. Some photos of our workshops:
by Corinthian | Feb 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
Fantastic to return for the 5th time to the stunning Sheldonian Theatre with the sublime City of Oxford Symphony Orchestra! I was fortunate enough to sing Mozart’s concert aria “Ch’io mi scordi di the” with the brilliant Tom Poster on piano,...
by Corinthian | Oct 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
We’ve had our first preview of Ulla’s Odyssey on Sunday to a sold-out crowd! Production photographs to follow soon, but in the meantime, please enjoy a few photos of our final rehearsals in Brixton, courtesy of Christopher Tribble. And to purchase tickets...
by Corinthian | Oct 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
We have finished our first two weeks of rehearsals for Ulla’s Odyssey, working in a great new studio space in Brixton. All the blocking is in, and our sitzprobe is on Monday near the Bank of England. We’ve had working sessions with professional puppeteer...
by Corinthian | Sep 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
The next role I’m playing is in a delightful new opera called Ulla’s Odyssey, to have its world premiere at London’s Kings Place next month. Here is the brief from Opera Up Close’s Crowdfunder campaign: The show is inspired by...
by Corinthian | Sep 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
Thanks to the talented Chris Marlowe who made some excellent HD videos of the Concert for Nepal last weekend. Here is the video of my performance of Rusalka’s “Song to the Moon” by Dvorak, and you can find it in my video gallery too.
