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RNCM Opera Whether you are a singer or an instrumentalist, there are many opportunities for you to take part in our wide-ranging opera programme. We have an enviable reputation and strong tradition of success in this field, attracting national reviews and delivering award-winning productions. Recent RNCM operas have included Bizet’s Carmen, Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito, Barber’s Vanessa, Britten’s Albert Herring, and semi-staged productions of Handel’s Belshazzar and Bernstein’s Candide, as well as a full programme of staged public opera scenes.
Solo and duo public performance As well as an internal series of performance platforms, students present solo or duo programmes to a public audience in our lunchtime concerts. The Spotlight series offers students the chance to propose programmes that complement the evening concert programme, and each year 90 such projects covering a wide range of musical genres are presented as free Spotlight events.
Festivals The RNCM is renowned for its festivals and instrument days, which range from celebrations of the work of a particular composer, to entire weekends devoted to a specific instrument. You can enhance your own study experience through these events as a performer, an audience member, or by attending masterclasses given by world-class musicians. Annual events include the Chamber Music Festival, the Wind Weekend, the Festival of Brass, the Keyboard Weekend and the Day of Song, all of which attract high-profile guest artists and audiences from far and wide.