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With the casting of our singers completed, Susanna Stranders, Artistic Director of Cameratina, and Gweneth Ann rand, our Principal Guest for 2026 have been putting together our two evenings of wonderful music on 14th and 15th February.   Both evenings draw on pieces by composers working in the United States, while not forgetting that 14th February is St Valentine’s Day.   The first evening is a programme of three short operas:   Kurt Weill’s ‘ballet chanté The Seven Deadly Si

Six young stars selected from 150 applications   Our project for 2026, Love & Liberty: America’s Musical Journey, has proved hugely popular with young professional opera singers. Over 150 applied to attend the auditions.   Held in the hallowed studios of Covent Garden itself, 30 candidates were put through their paces by our Artistic Director, Susanna Stranders, our principal guest for 2026, Gweneth Ann Rand, and senior Covent Garden music staff member Mark Packwood. They wer

A new collaboration between Cameratina and Opera in Oborne announced   We are delighted to announce that Cameratina will be returning to Oborne, Dorset on February 14th and 15th 2026.   The 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence falls in 2026 and this allows us to take as our theme the unique contribution that North America is making to opera.   A personal passion of our Artistic Director, Susanna Stranders, this music showcases how other genres, notably jazz an

January 2025 Our Artistic Director, Susanna Stranders, has announced the members of her team to bring to life our venture Tomorrow shall...

December 2024 We are delighted to announce that over twenty donors have committed to underwriting our latest venture “Tomorrow shall be...

February 2024 Donors to this year's weekend of music were invited to a preview of what can be expected at Cameratina's weekend of music...

January 2024 Susanna was joined by Elaine Fairless and Nigel Masters for a series of auditions for the various roles in Cameratina's...

September 2023 Sir John Tomlinson will be joining Cameratina in Oborne in April 2024, to work with Susanna to produce a weekend of...

July 23   We are delighted that Cameratina has been granted charitable status.  It is registered with the Charity Commission (ref no...

May 2023 Just a day after or so after Roderick Williams performed at Cameratina, he talks to Ivan Hewitt ahead of his Coronation...

March 2023 We were delighted to hear that Roderick Williams OBE, has been commissioned to write write and perform at King Charles'...

January 2023 Originally an informal group of enthusiasts for chamber operas, Cameratina evolved into a corporate entity in 2022 in order...

14th November 2022 The delightful programme of 12 jewels of the British art song repertoire was chosen and performed magnificently by...

July 2022 We were delighted to have Michael White of Opera Now join us in Oborne for Viardot200 and to have received such plaudits. ...

19 November 2021 Our lunchtime concert on 19th November was a taster for our next musical event, VIARDOT200, which takes place in Dorset...

10th November 2021 Cameratina are delighted to congratulate Dani Howard on her winning the Royal Philharmonic Society Award 2021 for a...

6th October 2021 On 19 November 2021, Cameratina will host a lunchtime concert at 1901 Arts Club in Waterloo. Performed by new Artistic...

13th September 2021 Susanna Stranders, artistic director for Cameratina, reports enthusiastically on the progress of the brand new pieces...

August 2021 Cameratina are disappointed to announce that their opera event, Spirit of the Sea, planned for September 2021 has had to be...

June 2021 Susanna Stranders, the new Artistic Director of Cameratina, spells out her vision for her first major project, Viardot200. ​...