🎼 Last night, we had the pleasure of watching the finalists of the Worshipful Company of Chartered Surveyors Vocal Prize showcase a wonderfully contrasting repertoire, ranging from Mozart and Puccini to Weill, Porter, and contemporary musical theatre. 🎭💃🏻
🏆 Congratulations to @juliaguixiestrada for winning the prize, @raschkekayla for receiving an honourable mention, and @niall.townley for winning the Pianist Prize. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you to @ovendenjeremy and Wendy Gadian for adjudicating ❣️
📸 @chudakova.soprano
🎼 Bravo to all our singers involved in the last set of opera scenes this year! Your hard work, artistry, and dedication brought every moment to life 🎭✨
Stage direction @rebeccameltzerartist
Music direction @jlakeland Thank you❣️🎶
📸 Tom Marshak
🎼 We’re absolutely thrilled for @heccybloggs on his well-deserved win at the @ferrierawards 🏆
Hector is a recent graduate of the Opera Course at the @guildhallschool , where he studied under the tutelage of John Evans, he also completed his undergraduate studies here. 🎶
He returns to @glyndebourne this summer as a Jerwood Young Artist, and he will be joining the @bayerischestaatsoper Opernstudio in September 2026. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
🎼 Exciting week ahead — packed with free events and live concerts 🎶✨
1. Staged concert of arias and duets from the six main Italian operas by Mozart
Stage direction by @johnnyramster4
Music direction by @liziemarcus & Linnhe Robertson @musolinnhe
2. Concert celebrating Nadia Boulanger alongside the music of one of her most significant pupils, Aaron Copland
Led by @_brettonbrown
3. Final of the Keith Bonnington Prize for countertenor, tenor, baritone and bass voices
🎼 First day of term vibes! Who did we have today? Melissa Wegner - Executive Director of the @metopera ’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program and the Laffont Competition!!! ✨✨✨ @metoperacompetition
Thank you, @melissawegnernyc for your incredibly valuable insights into the opera industry, and for your inspiring words on staying engaged with the arts.❣️🎶
🎼 Who would have thought historical performance could be this cool? ✨
Last night, Vocal and Historical Performance students collaborated on a vibrant presentation of operatic scenes, uniting historically informed practice with contemporary stage direction. 🎶
Music direction by Liz Marcus & Christopher Suckling
Stage direction by Victoria Newlyn
🎼 Three of our current students/recent graduate have been selected as Jerwood Young Artists for 2026 @glyndebourne 👏🏻✨🎶
Hector Bloggs, baritone @heccybloggs
Oliver Williams, baritone @ollie.williams2706
Seohyun Go, soprano @isla_seohyunii_
They will be taking part in a programme of exceptional coaching and performance opportunities during the Glyndebourne Festival, as well as performing as part of Brighton Festival in May.
🎼 Bravo to all the singers who took part in tonight’s final of the annual competition for sopranos and mezzo-sopranos, held in memory of Susan Longfield. The event was a wonderful celebration of exceptional vocal artistry and expression. 🎶💃🏻
Congratulations to the winning duo @lanabenhalim_ and @catherineduncanpiano 👏✨
Many thanks to our adjudicators Jonathon Cole-Swinard and Alison Wells
🎼 Last night, Graham Johnson, Senior Professor of Accompaniment at @guildhallschool , led an enriching Song Guild recital devoted to the songs of Robert Schumann.
Huge congratulations to @baritone_tokio and @niall.townley for winning the Paul Hamburger Prize for Voice and Piano! ✨🎶🎹
🎼 Our Songs at Six collaborative concert this evening celebrated the rich world of chamber music for voice, piano and other instruments, featuring repertoire by Schubert, Chausson, Beach, Bolcom and Reutter.
Bravi tutti ❣️👏🏻🎹🎻📯🎶✨
🎼 Thank you to all the prospective students and their family who attended our Vocal and Opera Open Day today! 🎶
We hope you’ve enjoyed the masterclass, the movement workshop, the Future of Opera discussions, the Q&A sessions, and being part of the audience at the opera rehearsal. It’s been a pleasure having you with us, and we hope to see you all again very soon!
