DEBUT’s monthly classical music experience south of the river at Brunel Museum’s historic Grade II* listed Thames Tunnel Shaft.
MUSICIANS
Kang Yang GuZheng
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.
DEBUT’s monthly classical music experience south of the river at Brunel Museum’s historic Grade II* listed Thames Tunnel Shaft.
MUSICIANS
William Jack cello
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
William Jack cello
Lizzie Holmes soprano, host & founder
Sam Peña resident piano 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
Hannah Shilvock bass clarinet
Rieko Makita guest piano
Lizzie Holmes soprano, host & founder
Sam Peña resident piano 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
Oksana Sliubyk soprano
Lizzie Holmes soprano, host & founder
Sam Peña resident piano 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
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
Family Sundays are a regular event for families to come and explore the Royal Opera House, its artists and the world of opera and ballet.
Join Musetta and her friends at Café Momus for a festive Christmas parade as they raise awareness for those in need! This interactive family show celebrates the spirit of giving and the power of community and showcases some of the most iconic pieces of Puccini’s opera.
Paul Hamlyn Hall
Benjamin Hamilton: Conductor & Librettist
Lizzie Holmes: Producer
Jenny Stafford: Mimi
Lizzie Holmes: Musetta
Will Diggle: Rodolfo
Jerome Knox: Marcello
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
Family Sundays are a regular event for families to come and explore the Royal Opera House, its artists and the world of opera and ballet.
Join Musetta and her friends at Café Momus for a festive Christmas parade as they raise awareness for those in need! This interactive family show celebrates the spirit of giving and the power of community and showcases some of the most iconic pieces of Puccini’s opera.
Paul Hamlyn Hall
Benjamin Hamilton: Conductor & Librettist
Lizzie Holmes: Producer
Jenny Stafford: Mimi
Lizzie Holmes: Musetta
Will Diggle: Rodolfo
Jerome Knox: Marcello
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
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
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
Emma Roberts mezzo soprano
Phillip Costovski tenor
Kieran Rayner baritone
Kang Yang GuZheng
Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident piano improviser
MUSICIANS
Emma Roberts mezzo soprano
Phillip Costovski tenor
Kieran Rayner baritone
Riccardo Pes cello
Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident piano improviser
MUSICIANS
Natasha Page soprano
Guillermo Ramasasa clarinet
Rieko Makita piano
Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident piano improviser
MUSICIANS
Themba Mvula baritone
Sophia Elgar saxophone
Przemek Winnicki piano
Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident piano improviser
MUSICIANS
Natasha Agarwal soprano
Thomas Chenhall baritone & host
Hannah Shilvock clarinet & bass clarinet
Sam Peña resident piano improviser
MUSICIANS
Natasha Agarwal soprano
Thomas Chenhall baritone
Hannah Shilvock clarinet & bass clarinet
Jonathon Tester host
Sam Peña resident piano improviser
MUSICIANS
Ben Knight baritone
Catriona Bourne flute
Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident piano improviser
MUSICIANS
Charli Baptie soprano
Bianca Watts harp
Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident piano improviser
MUSICIANS
Sarah Richmond mezzo-soprano
Daria Phillips bassoon
Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident piano improviser
MUSICIANS
Jorge Carlo Mariani Tenor
Kang Yang Guzheng
Varvara Tarasova Piano
Meriel Cunningham mezzo soprano & host
Sam Peña resident piano improviser
MUSICIANS
Jorge Carlo Mariani Tenor
Kang Yang Guzheng
Varvara Tarasova piano
Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident piano improviser
MUSICIANS
Meriel Cunningham mezzo-soprano
Corinna Boylan cello
Thomas Ang piano
Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident piano improviser
MUSICIANS
Hazel Neighbour soprano
Corinna Boylan cello
Thomas Ang piano
Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident piano improviser
MUSICIANS
Pedro Lopez flute
Thomas Chenhall baritone
Lizzie Holmes soprano & founder
Sam Peña resident piano improviser
MUSICIANS
Pedro Lopez flute
Thomas Chenhall baritone
Meriel Cunningham mezzo-soprano & host
Sam Peña resident piano improviser
MUSICIANS
Manu Brazo - saxophone
Claudia Gallardo - violin
Meriel Cunningham - mezzo-soprano
Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident piano improviser
MUSICIANS
Meriel Cunningham - mezzo-soprano
Flutes & Frets - Beth Stone & Danny Murphy
Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident piano improviser
A unique, inspiring and energetic day bringing together community chorus with DEBUT’s Horizon Orchestra and professional soloists to play through an opera in a day before post-workshop celebrations at our pop up bar in Bishopsgate Institute’s Great Hall. This month our Opera in a Day is Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro. Bursting with youthful energy, mistaken identities and revolution.
Conductor Benjamin Hamilton
Workshop Leader Lizzie Holmes
Chorus Leader Charlotte Galloway
Repetiteur Erika Gundesen
Isabelle Peters Susanna | Natasha Page Susanna alternate | Mica Smith Figaro | Anna Goodhew Countess | Hazel Neighbour Countess alternate | Thomas Isherwood Count | René Bloice-Sanders Count alternate & Antonio | Meriel Cunningham Cherubino | Olivia Bell Marcelina | Jamie Formoy Basillio and Curzio | Xiaotong Duan Barbarina
Chang-Yu Hsu, Grace Callaghan, Laura Ware-Heine, Sophie Catherall, Guillermo Ramasasa, Hannah Shilvock, Louise Hayden, Alex Hocknull, Euan Holwill, Samy Okuma-Chi, Jordan Earnshaw, Lishan Low, Allison Kerr, Ben Knowles, Lauren Salter, Carolina Lopez Del-Nero, Lucy Neil, Helen Butcher
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.
Jorge Carlo Mariani tenor
Varvara Tarasova piano
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
Lizzie Holmes soprano & founder of DEBUT
David Fearn tenor, actor and drag artist (DEBUT/Drag)
Sam Peña DEBUT’s Resident Pianist Improviser
Are you an emerging classical musician looking to develop your artistry? Do you have something fresh to bring to classical music?
DEBUT’s Horizon Project, an artist development programme, is holding auditions for emerging artists.
Supported by Genesis Foundation’s Kickstart Fund
We’re developing a new show bringing together the worlds of opera and drag, click to read more.
David Fearn
Felicity Green
Benjamin Hamilton
Lizzie Holmes
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.
Original Score by Tom Floyd
Sophie Goldrick Katherine Bradley
Lizzie Holmes Edith Cooper
A festive and unforgettable evening to launch St Mary’s Church Organ Appeal, in the grounds of Chettle House. Beginning with an intimate concert in St Mary's Church with carols, followed by canapés and refreshments in Chettle House with roaring fires and pop up operatic performances in the Great Hall.
Starring baritone Jerome Knox (winner of the London Handel Festival Competition 2020), soprano Lizzie Holmes (Royal Opera House, Grange Park Opera) and pianist and organist Petra Hajduchova (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra).
We’re thrilled to be bringing our signature DEBUT Christmas Concert to the awe-inspiring Thames Tunnel Shaft at Brunel Museum! Join us for festive favourites, sing-along carols and mulled wine - a night not to be missed!
Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
David Fearn tenor
Manu Brazo saxophone
Sam Peña pianist
Join us for our last concert of 2021 at the magical Shoreditch Treehouse, limited tickets available. Early booking recommended! Following the roaring success of our first concert back after the pandemic, we’re thrilled to return for our final performance of 2021 featuring a stellar line up of musicians:
Rose Stachniewska soprano - opera & folk
Florent Mourier collaborative & concert pianist
Joncan Kavlakoglu Flamenco-Funk Fusion Acoustic Guitarist
Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident pianist improviser
We’re developing a new show bringing together the worlds of opera and drag, click to read more.
David Fearn
Felicity Green
Benjamin Hamilton
Lizzie Holmes
After 18 months our sell-out music experience is back for a special night featuring Treehouse favourites with Drag Queen, Miss Davida Loca. Just 35 tickets available, early booking recommended!
Miss Davida Loca singer & host
Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Manu Brazo saxophone
Sam Peña pianist
As part of The Lighthouse in Poole’s Sanctuary Artist Residency, DEBUT spends a week developing a new show bringing together the worlds of opera and drag.
David Fearn
Felicity Green
Benjamin Hamilton
Lizzie Holmes
Juliane Gallant Pianist
Supported by The Carne Trust, DEBUT leads a series of three Audition Aria Workshops, led by renowned coach and conductor Peter Selwyn and facilitated by DEBUT’s founder, soprano Lizzie Holmes. The series aims to create a safe-space to help singers emerge from lockdown and dust off their audition arias.
Supported by The Carne Trust, DEBUT leads a series of three Audition Aria Workshops, led by renowned coach and conductor Peter Selwyn and facilitated by DEBUT’s founder, soprano Lizzie Holmes. The series aims to create a safe-space to help singers emerge from lockdown and dust off their audition arias.
Supported by The Carne Trust, DEBUT leads a series of three Audition Aria Workshops, led by renowned coach and conductor Peter Selwyn and facilitated by DEBUT’s founder, soprano Lizzie Holmes. The series aims to create a safe-space to help singers emerge from lockdown and dust off their audition arias.
DEBUT/Horizon Project brings together some of the UK‟s most exciting musicians in a filmed showcase of opera scenes and behind-the-scenes interviews at the Aldridge Theatre, Surrey. Under the baton of former ROH Jette Parker Artist, Thomas Payne, our singers and instrumentalists share performances from Mozart, Rossini, Donizetti & Bellini.
Thomas Payne conductor
Thomas Ang piano
Sofia Castillo flute
Patrick Davies clarinet
Eleanor Burke director
Bobby Williams sound and film
Lizzie Holmes soprano & co-producer
Ella Joy soprano
Camilla Kerslake soprano
Joanna Harries mezzo-soprano & co-producer
Charlotte Diamond mezzo-soprano
Dominic Bevan tenor
Guy Elliott tenor
Kieran Rayner baritone
Andrew Tipple bass-baritone
Sean Rafferty presents a lively mix of music and arts news with conductor Leif Segerstam on his new recording of Mahler’s Fourth Symphony, a BBC Instrumental Session by the violins of the BBC Philharmonic arranged by Robin Wallington, plus soprano Lizzie Holmes talks about Hampstead Garden Opera's staging of Holst’s one-act opera Savitri as well as the work of her company DEBUT.
Join soprano Lizzie Holmes and Spanish piano improviser Sam Peña as we go on a musical journey through the world of classical music and opera with live performances and behind the scenes gossip. Whether you're a fan, or keen to learn more, we'll have fun exploring the remarkable lives and music of some of the world's greatest composers.
Hosted by Diana Roberts
Lizzie Holmes soprano
Rowan Pierce soprano
Peter Brathwaite baritone
Laura Attridge director
DEBUT was founded in 2015 to bring together brilliant musicians and share classical music in a more intimate and less formal way. With all our regular concerts cancelled, we wanted to create an online project to try and bring a little happiness and purpose to our days, continue to share stories from our favourite musicians and connect with our audiences.
Lizzie Holmes soprano
Kieran Rayner baritone
Vicky Yuan Labarre flue
Sam Peña piano improviser
Katie Coventry mezzo soprano
Charlie-Jade Jones soprano
Joel Williams tenor
Nicholas Morton baritone
Joao Menezes guitar
Anna Ovsyanikova violin
Rachel Spencer violin
Roger Paterson tenor
Inês Delgado violin
Alis An piano
Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Felix Kemp baritone
Carola Krebs cello
Gamal Khamis piano
Sam Peña resident piano improviser
As a recommended supplier of the majestic Brocket Hall, we joined them for Main Event’s Wedding Show. We love bringing the very best classical instrumentalists and singers from the professional world to events and weddings. Led by DEBUT’s founder, soprano Lizzie Holmes we were also joined by the pianist improviser Sam Peña and flautist Vicky Yaun-Labarre.
DEBUT’s founder Lizzie Holmes returns to the Royal College of Music (where she trained) to talk about her experiences founding and running DEBUT and to reflect upon some of the ideas and projects of the RCM students.
Join DEBUT at the Royal Opera House’s iconic Crush Room, for what promises to be a thrilling hour of music and fascinating insights into the worlds of both opera and song.
Lizzie Holmes soprano
Felix Kemp baritone
Gamal Khamis piano
Luba Tunnicliffe viola
Bethany Horak-Hallett mezzo soprano
Ben Leonard tenor
Stuart Orme baritone
Sam Peña resident piano improviser
Patrick Davies clarinet, saxophone, flute
George Ireland piano
Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
William Wallace tenor
Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
William Jack cellist
Florent Mourier piano
Sam Peña piano improviser
We’re thrilled to be bringing DEBUT’s unique concert series to the Cutty Sark this Autumn! Join us underneath the Cutty Sark, the celebrated historic sailing ship, now an award-winning visitor attraction in Greenwich, London. Expect a String Quartet, guest instrumentalists and singers plus the DEBUT approach to concerts - spontaneous and buzzing, hosted by Lizzie Holmes.
Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Alex Aldren tenor
Manu Brazo saxophone
Salome Quartet string quartet
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.
Lizzie Holmes soprano
Alexander Aldren tenor
Manu Brazo saxophone
Salomé Quartet string quartet
Join two of the UK’s finest guitarists as they take you on an unforgettable journey through the musical landscape of Spain. In this unique collaboration, classical guitarist Michael Christian Durrant and flamenco guitarist Samuel Moore explore the intriguing connections and subtle differences that both bring together and set apart the musical worlds of classical and flamenco guitar. Joined by special guests soprano Nina Coleman and pianist Laura Serra.
Nia Coleman soprano
Michael Christian Durrant classical guitar
Samuel Moore flamenco guitar
Laura Serra piano
Sam Peña resident piano improviser
Jonathon Tester host
Join DEBUT at the Royal Opera House’s iconic Crush Room, for what promises to be a thrilling hour of music and fascinating insights into the worlds of both opera and song.
Jenny Stafford soprano
Eirian Lewis classical guitar
Ian Tindale piano
Discover one of London’s best kept secrets - DEBUT at Shoreditch Treehouse - the acclaimed classical music experience held in a magical bohemian loft space in Central London.
Kelly Mathieson West End soprano (The Phantom of the Opera)
Ryan O’Gorman West End baritone (Miss Saigon)
Manu Brazo saxophone (BBC Introducing Artist)
Erika Gundesen piano (Scottish Opera Emerging Artist)
Sam Peña resident piano improviser
Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Set in the ruins of the breath-taking 12th Century Bayham Abbey join DEBUT for an unforgettable night at the opera. Conquests of Love celebrates the very best of opera, from Carmen to La bohème, Don Giovanni to The Barber of Seville and The Pearl Fishers to Die Fledermaus, brought to life through an original script with an incredible cast, direct form performances at the Royal Opera House and English National Opera.
Natasha Day soprano
Vivien Conacher mezzo-soprano
Stephen Aviss tenor
Matthew Palmer baritone
Matthew Schellhorn piano
Matthew Wilsher clarinet
Thomas Wraith cello
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.
Katie Coventry mezzo soprano
Carola Krebs cello
Gamal Khamis piano
Hosted by Jon Tester
Join DEBUT at the Royal Opera House’s iconic Crush Room, for what promises to be a thrilling hour of music and fascinating insights into the worlds of both opera and song.
Rose Stachniewska soprano
Nia Coleman soprano
Vicky Yuan-Labarre flute
Ella O’Neill piano
Sarah Baillie soprano
Joe Chalmers baritone
Hermione Jones cello
Chad Vindin piano
Sam Peña resident piano improvisor
Hosted by Jonathon Tester
Nicola Said soprano
Michael Christian Durrant classical guitar
Varvara Tarasova piano
Simone Alessandro Tavoni piano
Sam Peña resident piano improvisor
Hosted by Lizzie Holmes soprano
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.
Lizzie Holmes soprano
Manu Brazo saxophone
Patrick Davies clarinet
Chris Hotson piano
Ricardo Panela baritone
Patrick Davies clarinet
Juliane Gallant piano
Chris Hotson piano
Hosted by Lizzie Holmes soprano
Lorena Paz Nieto soprano
Malachy Frame baritone
Riccardo Pes cello
Satoshi Kubo piano
Sam Peña resident piano improviser
Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
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.
Lizzie Holmes soprano
Ben Smith tenor
Kieran Rayner baritone
Somi Kim piano
You will be among a select group of people who will experience an exciting event in the attic of St Thomas' Church in London Bridge: a Classical music concert in the oldest operating theatre in Europe.
Lizzie Holmes soprano
Kieran Rayner baritone
Vicky Yuan-Labarre flute
Tiago Gomes classical guitar
Gemma Summerfield soprano
Kieran Rayner baritone
Vicky Yuan-Labarre flute
Tiago Gomes classical guitar
Gamal Khamis piano
Sam Peña resident piano improvisor
Hosted by Lizzie Holmes, soprano
Leo Roberts West End baritone
Charlotte Vaughan West End soprano
David Fearn tenor
Seungwon Lee piano
Yong-Jun Lee cello
Ollie Marshall piano
Gemma Summerfield soprano
Rachel Cox mezzo
John Porter tenor
Jon Tester host
Judy Chen flute
Adrien Mastrosimone countertenor
Hamish Knockles-Moore double bass
David George Harrington piano
Elisabeth Streichert piano
Charlie-Jade Jones soprano
Sam Peña resident piano improviser
Hosted by Lizzie Holmes soprano
Rose Stachniewska, soprano
Florent Mourier, piano
Edward Jowle, baritone
Nikos Baroutsakis, classical guitar
Simone Alessandro Tavoni, solo piano
Hosted by Lizzie Holmes, soprano
Warm Up Pianist: Sam Peña - Improviser, piano
Lizzie, Marc, Ross & John teamed up to raise money and run for cause close to all our hearts, Arts4Dementia - helping people living with dementia enjoy more music and arts! We're especially running in memory of Marc's late father and for Ross' Grandma, Margaret, who adores the piano and singing. Music and the arts has a huge role to play in keeping the brain stimulated and active, as well and increasing confidence and social interaction of the elderly - both which often suffer as dementia takes hold.
Joncan Kavlakoglu, Flamenco-Fusion Guitarist
Vivien Conacher, mezzo soprano
Lana Bode, piano
Hosted by Lizzie Holmes, soprano
Chagall Piano Quartet:
Ian Tindale, piano
Katarzyna Ziminska, violin
Emily Hester, viola
Alice Purton, cello
In the centenary year of women’s suffrage, Sunday August 26th offers a special concert showcasing and celebrating heroines of the operatic stage; music written about, by and for Powerful Women in Music.
Sky Ingram soprano
Helen Sherman Mezzo-soprano
Somi Kim piano
Yoanna Prodanova cello
Leo Roberts, baritone
Erika Gundesen, piano
Ben Lewis-Smith, piano
Caroline Daggett, mezzo
Hosted by Lizzie Holmes, soprano
Special Guest: OKIEM, pianist & composer
Laci Olah, violin
Holly Mclatchie, violin
Justine Bui, violin
Jamie-Lee Glinsman, viola
Mariona De Lamo, cello
DEBUT’s critically acclaimed Classical Concert Series comes to Bath for one night only! Join us for a night celebrating the world’s greatest classical composers from Mozart to Donizetti and Strauss to Debussy. The concert promises a pit-stop introduction to the world of opera and song including rousing classics and forgotten gems. For the Classically curious and opera lovers alike.
Lizzie Holmes, soprano
Richard Pinkstone, tenor
Jocelyn Freeman, piano
Neil Balfour, bass baritone
Natasha Day, soprano
David Malusa, pianist
Yau Cheng, pianist (duo)
Albert Lau, pianist (duo)
Tiago Gomes, classical guitar
João Loureiro, classical guitar
Following the sell-out success of DEBUT’s ‘Shakesapearean Summers’ programme at the Shoreditch Treehouse their popular concert transfers for one night only to Omnibus Theatre.
Michael Butten, guitar
Joel Williams, tenor
Lucy Colouquon, piano
Lizzie Holmes, Soprano
Eirian Lewis, Classical Guitar
Elena Toponogova, piano (Lucent Duo)
Elisabeth Turmo, violinist (Lucent Duo)
Lucy Colquhoun, piano
David Fearn, tenor
Timothy Nelson, baritone
Ian Tindale, piano
Hosted by Lizzie Holmes, soprano
DEBUT brings their groundbreaking Classical Concert Series to Bournemouth. This unforgettable evening throws open the doors of Merton Russell-Cotes’ home and invites you in for a night of opera, conversation with the artists and delightful insights into the world of classical music and the Museum itself.
On arrival enjoy a free welcome drink with the musicians and then sit back and enjoy the concert! Music will include Lehár, Debussy, Puccini, Vaughan Williams and Gershwin as well as loved classics from Mozart, Donizetti & Verdi.
Lizzie Holmes, soprano
Joel Williams, tenor
Somi Kim, piano
Joel Williams, tenor
Tim Morgan, countertenor
Tom Primrose, piano
Manu Brazo, saxophone
Roelof Temmingh, piano
Sunny Li, pianist
David Fearn, tenor
Hosted by Lizzie Holmes, soprano
Gather round our 9ft Concert Grand Steinway Piano (the same make as in the Wigmore Hall) and watch renowned pianist and broadcaster Iain Burnside lead 3 duos through songs and arias. This intimate and friendly afternoon throws open the doors to classical music and offers our audience a unique insight into how performers bring a piece of music to life.
Becca Marriott, soprano & Panaretos Kyriatzidis, piano
Felix Kemp, baritone & John Cuthbert, piano
Polly Leech, mezzo & Lucy Colquhoun, piano
Hosted by Lizzie Holmes, soprano
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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
Rhydian Jenkins tenor
Otto Hashmi recorder
Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident pianist & improviser