MUSICIANS

Meriel Cunningham mezzo soprano
Alex Aldren tenor
Thomas Chenhall baritone
Emma Arizza violin
Erika Gundesen piano
Stefano Marzanni piano

Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident piano improviser

MUSICIANS

Meriel Cunningham mezzo soprano
Jonathan Cooke tenor
Thomas Chenhall baritone
Emma Arizza violin
Stefano Marzanni piano
Erika Gundesen piano

Lizzie Holmes soprano & host

MUSICIANS

Sarah Richmond mezzo soprano
Flutes & Frets Beth Stone & Daniel Murphy, flute & lute

Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident piano improviser

MUSICIANS

Julian Chou-Lambert composer & baritone
Flutes & Frets - Beth Stone & Daniel Murphy, flute & lute
Sam Peña resident piano improviser

Lizzie Holmes soprano & host

MUSICIANS

Jorge Carlo Mariani tenor
Julia Raga Pascual clarinet
Varvara Tarasova piano

Jonty Tester host
Sam Peña resident piano improviser

MUSICIANS

Jorge Carlo Mariani tenor
Sophia Elger saxophone
Varvara Tarasova piano

Thomas Chenhall baritone & host
Sam Peña resident piano improviser

Building on our reputation for providing fun, high quality musical experiences we’re continuing to develop our Know the Show opera workshop series.

This October sees the trial of a new Know the Show format at Bishopsgate Institute’s mighty Great Hall, providing vital opportunities for emerging professional singers and instrumentalists as well as an invitation to the wider community to get involved.

TEAM

Lizzie Holmes Workshop Leader
Benjamin Hamilton conductor and Workshop Leader

Cast

Caroline Carragher Carmen Meriel Cunningham Carmen
Alex Aldren Don Jose Anthony Flaum Don Jose
Samuel Lom Escamillo
Hazel Neighbour Micaëla
Gerrit Paul Groen Zuniga
Megan Strachan Frasquita
Flora Macdonald Mercedes
Nick Rivard Morales

Instrumentalists

To include: Guillermo Ramasasa, Sophia Elger, Emma Shaughnessy, Carolina Lopez, Iza Stefanska, Shannon Do, Catherine Hare, Nevena Atanasova, Catriona Bourne Swinton Hunter

Experience an exciting programme of free lunchtime performances inspired by the heritage of the Royal Opera House. Artists from The Royal Opera and a range of guest artists perform in the newly opened-up spaces of the Royal Opera House.

Musicians

Lizzie Holmes, soprano & founder
Thomas Chenhall, baritone
Emma Purslow, violin
Ian Tindale, piano

MUSICIANS

Thomas Chenhall baritone
William Jack cellist & songwriter
Thomas Ang pianist

Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident piano improviser

MUSICIANS

Thomas Chenhall baritone
William Jack cellist & songwriter
Gamal Khamis piano

Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident pianist

Veritable Michael is an operatic telling of the true story of Michael Field - A brilliant, Victorian poet who was hiding a secret.

Winner of the Stephen Oliver Award for new opera, Veritable Michael is based on the true story of Katherine Bradley and Edith Cooper — two Victorian poets who lived, loved and wrote under the pseudonym, Michael Field. It combines Katherine's and Edith's journals, poetry and letters with an original score by Tom Floyd.

Veritable Michael is a Shadow Opera production

Tom Floyd composer & conductor
Created and produced by Sophie Goldrick and Tom Floyd

Cast includes Lizzie Holmes, Sophie Goldrick, and Patrick Neyman.

MUSICIANS

Joanna Harries mezzo soprano
Hannah Shilvock bass clarinet
Gamal Khamis piano

Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident piano improviser

MUSICIANS

Isabelle Peters soprano
Helena Ricci harp

Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident piano improviser

Join us at one of London’s best kept secrets - DEBUT’s acclaimed classical music experience held in a magical bohemian loft space in central London. DEBUT at Shoreditch Treehouse offers awe-inspiring performances, time to chat to your favourite musicians and the chance to feel at home in the heart of the city.

MUSICIANS

Meriel Cunningham mezzo soprano
Guillermo Ramasasa clarinet
Rieko Makita piano

Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident piano improviser

DEBUT’s monthly classical music experience south of the river at Brunel Museum’s historic Grade II* listed Thames Tunnel Shaft.

MUSICIANS

Meriel Cunningham mezzo soprano
Guillermo Ramasasa clarinet

Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident piano improviser

Join us at one of London’s best kept secrets - DEBUT’s acclaimed classical music experience held in a magical bohemian loft space in central London. DEBUT at Shoreditch Treehouse offers awe-inspiring performances, time to chat to your favourite musicians and the chance to feel at home in the heart of the city.

MUSICIANS

Jorge Carlo Mariani tenor
Sophia Elger saxophone
Varvara Tarasova piano

Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident piano improviser

DEBUT’s monthly classical music experience south of the river at Brunel Museum’s historic Grade II* listed Thames Tunnel Shaft.

MUSICIANS

Isabelle Peters soprano
Emma Arizza violin
Stefano Marzanni piano

Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident piano improviser

Masterclass with renowned song pianist and conductor Gary Matthewman, part of DEBUT’s Horizon Project, supported by Genesis Foundation.

Gary Matthewman Masterclass Leader
Lizzie Holmes founder of DEBUT

Isabelle Peters soprano
Sarah Richmond mezzo soprano
Meriel Cunningham mezzo soprano
Duo Eunoia - Inês Delgado violin & Laura Casas piano
Gamal Khamis piano

Masterclass with Jo Ramadan, part of DEBUT’s Horizon Project, supported by Genesis Foundation. We are grateful to Jo for stepping in for this Masterclass, originally scheduled with Chris Glynn.

Jo Ramadan Masterclass Leader
Lizzie Holmes founder of DEBUT

Shafali Jalota soprano & Sam Peńa piano
Jorge Carlo Mariani tenor & Varvara Tarasova piano
Hannah Shilvock bass clarinet & Aleksandra Myslek piano
Rieko Makita piano

One of Verdi’s best loved operas, La traviata (The Fallen Woman) is a tragic tale about the Parisian courtesan, Violetta, who attempts to leave the life she knows behind, in an attempt to finally find true love. During the workshop we’ll be learning the Brindisi (The drinking song!) and part of the Act II finale, including the Gypsy Chorus.

TEAM

Lizzie Holmes founder of DEBUT, Violetta & Workshop Leader
Benjamin Hamilton conductor and Workshop Leader
Erika Gundesen répétiteur
Alex Aldren, Alfredo & Tenor Chorus Leader
Eleanor Garside, Soprano Chorus Leader
Meriel Cunningham Flora & Mezzo Chorus Leader
James Gribble Gaston & Tenor Chorus Leader
Theo Perry Gaston, Baron & Bass Chorus Leader

Supported by the Carr-Gregory Trust

Are you an emerging classical musician looking to build your portfolio career and develop your artistry? Learn how with RCM graduate Lizzie Holmes, founder of DEBUT, as she introduces the company's mission to throw open the doors to classical music; shares branding tips on how to cultivate new and younger audiences; and shines a light on her own portfolio career as a soprano and business leader.

Hosted by Diana Roberts

Speakers

Lizzie Holmes soprano & founder of DEBUT
David Fearn tenor, actor and drag artist (DEBUT/Drag)
Sam Peña DEBUT’s Resident Pianist Improviser