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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...