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"It’s a rare and lovely thing: a Hebridean tragedy of a Selkie bride that weaves traditional Scottish melodies into a glowing, autumnal chamber orchestra setting. For Retrospect Opera's founder, it’s a near-perfect demonstration of what they’re trying to achieve."

Just four weeks to go until our recording of Kennedy-Fraser and Bantock's opera The Seal-Woman is released on Friday 20 June! To pre-order, visit: retrospectopera.org.uk/product/the_se… 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘄𝘀 Scottish Opera Catherine Carby Arthur Bruce Christian Loizou Retrospect Opera Benjamin Hamilton

All the tois to James Clutton and the team for tonight! Sorry not to be there, but soon. Die Frist ist um.

With the wonderful Royal Ballet Sinfonia and Steve Hudson at the The English Music Festival last weekend.

Looking forward to finally catching up with this. Toi Toi Toi Eleanor Dennis and team!

Tomorrow (June 1st) at Heath St, Hampstead, it's the Baroquestock 10th Anniversary Concert! Excerpts of these, for the refined minds some less-trodden paths incl. Paisello and Mattheson, and finally my rôle debut as Figaro. And focaccia. 6.00pm!

Really lovely to join Hattie Butterworth to record the Gramophone podcast for release later this month. You can hear me talk about Retrospect Opera, 'The Seal Woman' and a few other projects on 20th June.

Can you ignore advice from the great Donald Macleod Of course you can’t. Book here operahollandpark.com/productions/it…

Watch out for 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘄𝘀 talking to Hattie Butterworth on the Gramophone podcast about our forthcoming recording of Kennedy-Fraser and Bantock's The Seal-Woman. Both will be released on 20 June! Further information: retrospectopera.org.uk/product/the_se…

Join London Youth Choirs! We have 10 choirs for ages 7-22 in central London, Bermondsey, Ealing, Tottenham and Streatham 🗺️ Financial assistance available for all costs of membership including uniform and travel 🤝 Sign up for an audition by 12pm Mon 23 June - link in bio.

Just two weeks to go until our release of Kennedy-Fraser and Bantock's Celtic folk opera The Seal-Woman! Here's a throwback to the studio recording sessions at Scottish Opera Production Studios, Glasgow in March 2024. Further information/to pre-order: retrospectopera.org.uk/product/the_se…

Orchestral Works: Grace Williams "thrilling and… the word that keeps coming to mind is meaty! Anyway, sink your teeth into Williams’s fearless wind writing and clear affection for celesta." Classical WCRB Resonus Classics classicalwcrb.org/blog/2024-12-2…

Two weeks from today, mezzo-soprano Catherine Carby Catherine Carby introduces music from our recording of The Seal-Woman on BBC Radio Scotland's 'Classical Now' (22 June, 7pm/BBC Sounds). Here she is talking to Trustee Benjamin Hamilton. Scottish Opera 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘄𝘀 retrospectopera.org.uk/product/the_se…

.Harpenden Choral Society perform A Season to Sing by Joanna Forbes L’Estrange, 21 June Conducted by 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘄𝘀 Details below 👇🏼

One of the perks of being a conductor is I get to have a blast chatting with fabulous artists like Catherine Carby about all things Seal-Woman. 🦭 🙃

Not long until our concert on Saturday 21st June at 7.00pm at St Nics. Tickets available: ticketsource.co.uk/harpendenchora… Please join us for this special occasion as we perform the co-commissioned Season to Sing by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange with the wonderful 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘄𝘀 #aseasontosing RSCM Centre

Just one week to go until the release of the Retrospect Opera recording of Marjory Kennedy-Fraser and Granville Bantock's Celtic folk opera The Seal-Woman - it looks and sounds amazing! To pre-order: retrospectopera.org.uk/product/the_se… Scottish Opera 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘄𝘀

Less than a week to go now until the release of the Retrospect Opera recording of Marjory Kennedy-Fraser and Granville Bantock's Celtic folk opera The Seal-Woman - it looks and sounds amazing! To pre-order: retrospectopera.org.uk/product/the_se… Scottish Opera 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘄𝘀

More photos of the studio sessions for our recording of Kennedy-Fraser and Bantock's opera The Seal-Woman at Scottish Opera Production Studios, Glasgow last year, cond. 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘄𝘀. Release date 20.06.25! Further information/to pre-order: retrospectopera.org.uk/product/the_se… RSK Classical