Join DEBUT for an unforgettable evening concert at the magnificent Queen’s House in Greenwich – a hidden gem of classical architecture, nestled between the River Thames and the Royal Observatory.

Otto Hashmi recorder
Emanuele Addis theorbo
Sam Young baritone
Collin Shay harpsichord
Lizzie Holmes soprano, founder & host

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

MUSICIANS

Maria Schellenberg mezzo soprano
Kang Yang GuZheng
Hannah Shilvock clarinet
Panaretos Kyriatzidis collaborative piano

Jonathan Tester host
Sam Peña resident pianist & improvisor

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

MUSICIANS

Rhydian Jenkins tenor
Otto Hashmi recorder
Alex Norton collaborative piano

Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident pianist & improviser

Join DEBUT for an unforgettable evening concert at the magnificent Queen’s House in Greenwich – a hidden gem of classical architecture, nestled between the River Thames and the Royal Observatory.

MUSICIANS

Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Meriel Cunningham mezzo soprano
William Jack cello

Petra Hajduchova harpsichord 
Sam Peña pianist 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
Sophia Elger saxophone
George Ireland collaborative piano

Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident pianist & improviser

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

MUSICIANS

Felix Kemp baritone
Liza Rakovska harp
George Ireland collaborative piano

Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident pianist & improviser

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

MUSICIANS

Beren Kader Fidan soprano
Rianna Henriques flute
Aleksandra Myslek collaborative piano

Meriel Cunningham mezzo soprano & host
Sam Peña resident pianist & improviser

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

MUSICIANS

Julieth Lozano soprano
Pietro Genova Gaia violin
Thomas Ang collaborative piano

Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident pianist & improviser

Experience DEBUT's flagship secret concert at the magical Shoreditch Treehouse, a hidden gem nestled in the heart of Shoreditch, with a Steinway Concert Grand piano under a canopy of twinkling fairy lights.

MUSICIANS

Thomas Chenhall baritone
Mebrakh Haughton-Johnson clarinet
George Ireland collaborative piano

Lizzie Holmes soprano, host & founder
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

Thomas Chenhall baritone
Mebrakh Haughton-Johnson clarinet
George Ireland collaborative piano

Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident pianist & improviser

Experience DEBUT's flagship secret concert at the magical Shoreditch Treehouse, a hidden gem nestled in the heart of Shoreditch, with a Steinway Concert Grand piano under a canopy of twinkling fairy lights.

MUSICIANS

Justyna Rapacz mezzo soprano
Declan Hickey guitar
Przemek Winnicki piano

Lizzie Holmes soprano, host & founder
Sam Peña resident piano improviser

MUSICIANS

Kang Yang GuZheng
Eleanor Garside soprano
Meriel Cunningham mezzo soprano
William Diggle - tenor
Kieran Rayner baritone

Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident piano improviser

MUSICIANS
Kang Yang GuZheng
Eleanor Garside soprano
Meriel Cunningham mezzo soprano
William Diggle - tenor
Kieran Rayner baritone

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. Join us for our much loved Christmas Celebration (early booking recommended, these concerts sell out fast!)

MUSICIANS

Lizzie Holmes soprano, host & founder
Sam Peña resident pianist & improviser

Kang Yang GuZheng
Eleanor Garside soprano
Meriel Cunningham mezzo soprano
William Diggle tenor
Kieran Rayner baritone

Experience DEBUT's flagship secret concert at the magical Shoreditch Treehouse, a hidden gem nestled in the heart of Shoreditch, with a Steinway Concert Grand piano under a canopy of twinkling fairy lights.

MUSICIANS

Jorge Carlo Mariani tenor
Pedro Lopez flute
Przemek Winnicki piano

Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident pianist & improviser

DEBUT’s monthly classical music experience south of the river at Brunel Museum’s historic Grade II* listed Thames Tunnel Shaft, in collaboration with Midnight Apothecary.

MUSICIANS

Lizzie Holmes soprano, host & founder
Sam Peña resident pianist & improviser

Beren Kader Fidan soprano
Pedro Lopez flute
Przemek Winnicki piano

Experience DEBUT's flagship secret concert at the magical Shoreditch Treehouse, a hidden gem nestled in the heart of Shoreditch, with a Steinway Concert Grand piano under a canopy of twinkling fairy lights.

MUSICIANS

Meriel Cunningham mezzo-soprano
Hannah Shilvock bass clarinet
Lewis Kingsley Peart piano

Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident pianist & improviser

DEBUT’s monthly classical music experience south of the river at Brunel Museum’s historic Grade II* listed Thames Tunnel Shaft, in collaboration with Midnight Apothecary.

MUSICIANS

Meriel Cunninghammezzo-soprano
William Jack cello
Lewis Kingsley Peart piano
Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident pianist & improviser

DEBUT’s monthly classical music experience south of the river at Brunel Museum’s historic Grade II* listed Thames Tunnel Shaft, in collaboration with Midnight Apothecary.

MUSICIANS

Lizzie Holmes soprano, host & founder
Thomas Ang piano

Leila Zanette mezzo-soprano
Bianca Watts harp

DEBUT’s monthly classical music experience south of the river at Brunel Museum’s historic Grade II* listed Thames Tunnel Shaft, in collaboration with Midnight Apothecary.

MUSICIANS

Kieron-Connor Valentine counter-tenor
Mebrakh Haughton-Johnson clarinet

Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident pianist & improviser

DEBUT’s monthly classical music experience south of the river at Brunel Museum’s historic Grade II* listed Thames Tunnel Shaft, in collaboration with Midnight Apothecary.

MUSICIANS

Oksana Sliubyk soprano
Ben Garalnick horn

Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident pianist & improviser

DEBUT’s monthly classical music experience south of the river at Brunel Museum’s historic Grade II* listed Thames Tunnel Shaft, in collaboration with Midnight Apothecary.

MUSICIANS

Jorge Carlo Mariani tenor
Hannah Shilvock bass clarinet
Rieko Makita piano

Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident pianist & improviser

Experience DEBUT's flagship secret concert at the magical Shoreditch Treehouse, a hidden gem nestled in the heart of Shoreditch, with a Steinway Concert Grand piano under a canopy of twinkling fairy lights.

MUSICIANS

Thomas Chenhall baritone
Laure Chan violin
William Jack cello

Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Jonathon Tester co-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, in collaboration with Midnight Apothecary.

MUSICIANS

Thomas Chenhall baritone
Laure Chan violin
William Jack cello

Jonathon Tester 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, in collaboration with Midnight Apothecary.

MUSICIANS

Leila Zanette mezzo-soprano
Rianna Henriques flute
Przemek Winnicki piano

Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident piano improviser

MUSICIANS

Shafali Jalota soprano
Rhydian Jenkins tenor
Manu Brazo saxophone

Jonathon Tester host
Sam Peña resident piano improviser

MUSICIANS

Shafali Jalota soprano
Rhydian Jenkins tenor
Manu Brazo saxophone

Jonathon Tester host
Sam Peña resident piano improviser

Opera In a Day brings together 80+ singers and instrumentalists to play though and rehearse some of the most iconic works in opera.

TEAM
Benjamin Hamilton Conductor
Workshop Leader Lizzie Holmes

CAST
Violetta Oksana Sliubyk Alfredo Jorge Carlo Mariani Giorgio Sam Young Flora Olivia Bell Barone James Quilligan Gastone Jamie Formoy Annina Sophie Clarke

HORIZON ORCHESTRA

Flute Sarah Marine Rita, Nevena Atanasova Oboe Catherine Underhill, Laura Ware-Heine Clarinet Guillermo Ramasasa, Stephanie Clark Bassoon Caitlin Stock, Louise Hayden Horn Kerin Black, Freya Campbell Trumpet Josie Sleigh, Joshua Cusworth Trombone Dominic Clarke, Adam Thomas Violin Samy Okuma-Chin, Katie Jankinson, Matlida Sacco, Sunny Duan, Alex Raine, Columba Dromgoole-Cavazzi, Allison Kerr, Eve Abiodun Viola Ben Knowles, Lauren Salter Cello Carolina Lopez Del-Nero, Lucy Neil, Helen Butcher, Sophie Baxter, Clara Neather, Bertille Nas Double Bass Seth Edmunds, Eleanor

We are excited to throw open the doors to DEBUT - providing an evening of networking and fabulous, fun music for classical musicians at the Clapham Omnibus Theatre!

Official Pianist Thomas Ang Resident Pianist Sam Peña Host Lizzie Holmes

Singers: Susie Gibbons | Soprano, Helen Lacey | Soprano, Sophie Clarke | Mezzo, Meriel Cunningham | Mezzo, Kieron-Connor Valentine | Counter-tenor, Kieran Rayner | Baritone

Instrumentalists: Hannah Shilvock | bass clarinet, Rowan Jones | clarinet, Nicole Micheli | saxophone, Michael Stowe | oboe, Laura Ware-Heine | oboe, Joan Furió Vivas | guitar, Victoria Churcher | clarinet

Pianists: Viola Lenzi, Lewis Kingsley-Peart, Rieko Makita, Julien Lee Pietro Lacopini

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

Two day festival celebrating professional arts in Dorset including performances from Dorset theatre makers, musicians, comedians, circus performers plus some puppets; taking place in the Theatre, Sherling Studio and Function Rooms. The second part sees a day of debate and provocations. A time for professional performers, theatre-makers, producers, and promoters working in Dorset to reflect, make connections and contribute to future planning. The day will include guest speakers (including DEBUT’s founder, Lizzie Holmes) and What Next Dorset – Live!

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

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

The true story of two Victorian poets and lovers, who lived and wrote under the pseudonym, Michael Field. This podcast opera combines the journals, poetry and letters of Katherine Bradley and Edith Cooper with an original score by Tom Floyd, and explores the sensual, fantastical and witty world of Michael Field, and his struggle with Victorian patriarchy.

TEAM

Original Score by Tom Floyd

Sophie Goldrick Katherine Bradley
Lizzie Holmes Edith Cooper

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

We’re developing a new show bringing together the worlds of opera and drag, click to read more.

THE TEAM

David Fearn
Felicity Green
Benjamin Hamilton
Lizzie Holmes