Building on our reputation for providing fun, high quality musical experiences we’re continuing to develop our Know the Show opera workshop series (check out the highlights from our La Traviata day in April ‘22).
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.
There’s nothing like it in opera We’ve been inspired by London Music Theatre Orchestra’s hugely successful Sitz workshops (also in collaboration with Bishopsgate Institute) where, over the course of a single day, 100+ singers and instrumentalists come together to rehearse a score of a musical.
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Sing and Watch Community Tickets available via Bishopsgate Institute
Any questions? Contact us here.
Community singers
Our April La Traviata workshop made it clear how great it is to unite the world of professional musicians with people who love to sing. We didn’t want to lose this! So, there are still two ways you can get involved in our Know the Show workshops:
Rehearsal day pass — 12PM - 5PM gain a behind the scenes insight into an opera rehearsal, watching as we bring together singers and instrumentalist to play though an opera score and chatting to the musicians during the breaks.
Chorus singing workshop — 3PM - 5PM if you’d love to sing (no experience required) you can join our Chorus Workshop where we’ll work on 2 of the opera choruses, uniting with the pro musicians for a play though of the pieces! (includes rehearsal day pass access)
Tickets are available through Bishopsgate Institute’s website.
Pro instrumentalists & singers
10:30 AM - 5 PM If you’re 18+ and an emerging or professional musician and would like to join us for one of our opera play-throughs, register your interest here.
Music
This month we'll be delving into Bizet’s Carmen and its flamenco-infused music, bursting with emotion and unforgettable melodies including the Habanera and Toreador Song which we'll be learning on the day.
Location
Bishopsgate Institute, Great Hall
Grade II* Listed
230 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4QH | Directly opposite Liverpool Street Station, just next to Spitalfields Market
For 125 years Bishopsgate Institute have been a cultural hub for the people of London to come together and learn in extraordinary spaces.
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
Adrián Morena Tierraseca Violin, leader
Emma Shaughnessy Violin
Maud Hodson Violin
Fiona Brown Violin
Columba Dromgoole-Cavazzi Violin
Yujie Yang Violin
Ivan Illingworth Viola
Iza Stefanska Cello
Shannon Do Cello
Catherine Hare Flute / Piccolo 1
Nevena Atanasova Flute / Piccolo 2
Catriona Bourne Swinton Hunter Oboe 1 (played on flute)
Guillermo Ramasasa Clarinet 1
Sophia Elger Clarinet 2
Joe Lyndley Bassoon 1
Caitlin Stock Bassoon 2
Sam Stokes Trombone
Lizzie Holmes founder of DEBUT & workshop leader
Benjamin Hamilton conductor and workshop leader
Erika Gundesen répétiteur