Five Operatic Masterpieces

Speaker
Claire-Louise Lucas
Event date
23 Feb 2026 to 23 Mar 2026
Event time
14:00 - 16:00
Venue
Oxford Lifelong Learning
Ewert House
Ewert Place, Banbury Road
Oxford
OX1 2JA
Event type
Courses and workshops
Event cost
£180
Disabled access?
Yes
Booking required
Required

Join us to examine five iconic operatic masterpieces which still form the backbone of the operatic repertory today.

Week 1: Giulio Cesare - Handel

Week 2: Die Zauberflöte - Mozart

Week 3: Il Barbiere di Siviglia - Rossini

Week 4: Tristan und Isolde - Wagner

Week 5: Aïda - Verdi

Concessionary fees available.

Claire-Louise Lucas is a professional mezzo-soprano and a part-time music tutor. She has lectured on singing in conservatoires and other universities in the UK and the USA.

Claire-Louise has performed extensively throughout Britain, Europe and the USA, including an appearance as a soloist in the Salzburg Easter Festival with Maurizio Pollini and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under Claudio Abbado. Other recent performances include concerts at Gloucester Cathedral, Christ Church Cathedral, Salisbury Cathedral, Southampton University, the Leominster Festival and the Brighton Festival.