Next Concert: Wednesday 14th October 2026
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Only 3 weeks to go! We are really looking forward to working with soprano Lorna McLean in this all-Wagner concert 📯
Lorna McLean recently completed her studies on the Guildhall Opera Course and competed in the final of Guildhall’s most prestigious award, the Guildhall School Gold Medal in the Barbican Hall. She is a Prize Winner of the 2024 Carole Rees Awards for young Wagnerian voices, a quarter finalist for the Elizabeth Connell Prize.
Recent performances include Daphne (Daphne, Strauss) and Gutrune (Götterdämmerung, Wagner) for the Edinburgh Players Opera Group, Maria (Maria de Rudenz, Donizetti) for Gothic Opera and the title role of Suor Angelica at Wexford Festival Opera. Lorna was a scholarship holder at Bayreuth Festival 2026 with the Wagner Society UK, and performed in the Stipendiat Konzert.
Upcoming performances include Sieglinde (Die Walküre, Wagner) for the Sutton Philharmonic Orchestra in collaboration with the Wagner Society UK.
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Come and hear Lorna perform scenes from Tristan und Isolde and Götterdämmerung with us on Wednesday 14th October, 7:30pm at Cadogan Hall 🎤
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A new season awaits! 🎶
We are delighted to be returning to Cadogan Hall on Wednesday 14th October to open our 2026/27 season with an evening dedicated to the music of Richard Wagner 🎭
The concert opens with the dramatic Tannhäuser Overture. From the solemn Pilgrims’ Chorus to the sensual and exhilarating music of the Venusberg, it is a work of extraordinary colour that sets us in motion for the evening 📯
Soprano Lorna McLean then joins the orchestra in the Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde, before the evening concludes with music from Götterdämmerung, the monumental final opera of Wagner’s Ring cycle. From Siegfried’s journey along the Rhine to his solemn Funeral Music and Brünnhilde’s blazing Immolation, this is Wagner at his most dramatic and powerful, with Lorna returning for the epic finale 🏞️
We can’t wait to begin another exciting season of music-making - it’s a concert you won’t want to miss!
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What a programme!!
Tonight’s the night! We’re thrilled to be back in Cadogan Hall rehearsing Pictures at an Exhibition ahead of this evening’s sold out concert! 🖼️
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Have a good one, folks!
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Less than 24 hours to go! 🎉
We’ve had a fantastic couple of days rehearsing here at @bishopsgateinstitute ! ✨
There are still some tickets available for tomorrow’s concert at Cadogan Hall, so get yours at the link below 🎼🎶
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Happy memories of long ago, for me ❤️
Wonderful composition ....my favorite
Sounding great !