Upcoming events
Rinaldo
Almirena- Rinaldo
Amid a holy war, crusader Rinaldo must overcome sorcery, deception and his own inner struggle to save the woman he loves.
First performed in London in 1711, Rinaldo marked the beginning of Handel’s prolific career in England and features some of the composer’s most famous arias. Excerpt taken from the Royal Academy of Music Website
Rinaldo
Almirena- Rinaldo
Amid a holy war, crusader Rinaldo must overcome sorcery, deception and his own inner struggle to save the woman he loves.
First performed in London in 1711, Rinaldo marked the beginning of Handel’s prolific career in England and features some of the composer’s most famous arias. Excerpt taken from the Royal Academy of Music Website
Die Zauberflöte
Königin der Nacht in RAO’s Spring Production of Die Zauberflöte conducted by Olivia Clarke and directed by Jamie Manton.
“In an enchanted realm, the Queen of the Night plots against the high priest Sarastro.
Follow a noble hero, his loveable sidekick and a princess in mortal danger as they navigate trials to achieve
enlightenment. Conducted by BBC Music Magazine Rising Star Olivia Clarke.”
Hänsel und Gretel
Dew Fairy in the RAO 2024 Production of Hänsel und Gretel, with Conductor, Johann Stuckenbruck and Director Jack. Furness.
“When Hansel and Gretel find themselves lost in the forest, they happen upon a house made of gingerbread. Unable to resist temptation, the siblings begin to eat the house, only to be captured by the witch who lives inside.”
Royal Academy Opera Scenes
Mathilde in Rossini’s Guillaume Tell and Gretchen from Lortzing’s Der Wildschütz in the Royal Academy Opera Autumn Scenes Production.
La Chauve-Souris
Abigail will be playing the role of Adele in the Institut Canadien d’Art Vocal’s production of La Chauve-Souris (Die Fledermaus) by Johann Strauss II, performed live with Orchestre Classique de Montréal, under the baton of Simon Rivard, with direction by Lorraine Pintal.
Tickets: https://www.icav.ca/die-fledermaus?lang=en
SONG CIRCLE RECITAL - SUMMER HOLIDAYS
An evening of art song performed by singers of the Royal Academy of Music’s Song Circle and curated by Kate Paterson, James Baillieu, Joseph Middleton, Richard Stokes and Ilan Kurtser.
Tickets: https://www.ram.ac.uk/tickets
TRANSLATING THE MÉLODIE: WOMEN, POETRY AND SONG IN PARIS, 1914-40
A concert to mark the culmination of a collaborative research project between Academy singers, composers and researchers, with colleagues from University College London. Exploring diverse ‘translations’ of women’s voices and experiences, it juxtaposes new songs by composition students with extracts from song cycles by Lili Boulanger, Claire Delbos and Gabriel Fauré.
Tickets: https://www.ram.ac.uk/tickets
MASTERS FINAL RECITAL
An afternoon of works by Humperdinck, Boulanger, Messiaen, Handel, Schubert and Strauss with pianist Alexsander Ribeiro de Lara in the Academy’s David Josefowitz Recital Hall.
HISTORICAL WOMEN COMPOSERS PRIZE
Performing works by Lili Boulanger from her 1914 Cycle ‘Clairières dans le ciel’ with pianist Daniel Silcock
Academy Voices Concert at the Italian Cultural Institute
TRANSCENDING BORDERS – Prix de Rome
Recital with Daniel Peter Silcock at St James’s Piccadilly
A recital of French Repertoire by Ravel, Debussy and Boulanger with collaborative pianist, Daniel Peter Silcock.
Event and livestream info: https://www.sjp.org.uk/whats-on/abigail-sinclair-soprano-daniel-peter-silcock-piano/
Vocal Faculty Summer Opera Scenes
Peter Robinson music director
David Antrobus stage director
Carte Blanche
Premiering new works by Lucy Callen, James Garner, Toby Anderson and Mary Offer