Summer Secret Opera Gala
26 June 2024 | 18:15
Have you ever experienced opera in an intimate setting?
Let's get together for an immersive journey where spectators and performers create a very special experience together.
Celebrate the grand finale of our debut concert season with international opera stars Natasha Day and Andrew Henley, along with renowned virtuoso pianist Pavel Timofeyevsky.
It will be a unique blend of singing, music, acting and storytelling.
Natasha, who has performed with ROH, English Touring Opera, and Opera Brava, and Andrew, a winner of the Dunraven Young Welsh Singer of the Year and the June Scott award, with credits at Scottish Opera, Opera De Lyon, and Welsh National Opera, will take you inside the mysterious world of opera.
Our musical director Pavel Timofeyevsky, winner of numerous high-profile musical awards, including the BBC/Guardian Young Composer of the Year award will lead you on this journey with his elegant and fun stories woven through the evening, transporting you to a world of intrigue and opulence.
Prepare for surprises, laughter, and emotion.
At the end of the performance, you will have a unique chance to meet the performers at the Champagne Garden Party.
Secure your tickets now for an evening of mystery and enchantment!
Dress Code: Summer Glam
A Private House in Chelsea
26 June 2024
18:15 UK Time
Pavel Timofeyevsky
Maestro of Storytelling and Musical ExplorationVirtuoso pianist, composer for film and the concert stage, arranger and lecturer, Pavel Timofeyevsky has received numerous prizes and accolades, including the BBC/Guardian Young Composer of the Year award. Pavel has appeared at nearly all the major concert venues across the UK. Concert tours, along with television and radio appearances in other parts of the world include the USA, China, Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Russia, Latvia, Greece, Cyprus and India.
Natasha Day
Scottish-Polish soprano Natasha Day previously trained at The English National Opera on the ‘Opera Works’ course and the RCM’s International Opera School.
Engagements have included Tosca (Opera Brava); Violetta La Traviata (ROH Reimagined, Royal Opera House, Devon Opera); Woglinde Das Rheingold (BPO, Birmingham Symphony Hall); Verdi’s Requiem with the Brandenburg Festival Orchestra at Eton College and De Montfort Hall, Leicester; and Donna Anna Don Giovanni at The Athenaeum, Pall Mall. She is currently recording an album of Robert Mansell’s Songs for Soprano and Tenor.
Natasha won First Prize at the Złote Głosy Competition in Warsaw, Second Prize at The Filharmonia Czestochowska Competition also in Poland and The Most Promising Singer Award at the Emmy Destinn Competition in Prague.
www.natashaday.com
Andrew Henley
Hailing from Monmouth, British-Irish tenor Andrew Henley studied at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and is a graduate of the National Opera Studio, where he was supported by the WNO Sir John Moores Award. He was with winner of the 2019 Dunraven Young Welsh Singer of the Year and is the recipient of the 2023 John Scott Award from Scottish Opera.