DIARY


Die Rheinnixen
Oct
30
to 2 Nov

Die Rheinnixen

Emily joins the ensemble in Gothic Opera for Offenbach’s Die Rheinnixen at Battersea Arts Theatre

Performances:
Thursday 30th October 7:30pm
Friday 31st October 7:30pm
Saturday 1st November 7:30pm
Sunday 2nd November 5pm

Tickets and more information: https://www.gothicopera.co.uk/productions/die-rheinnixen

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150 Voices
Oct
18

150 Voices

Join Emily at Hereford Cathedral for the 150 Male Voices Concert

Hereford Police Choir
Worcester Choir
Costwold Choir
with guests Epsilon Brass and Emily Rooke
Compere: Andrew Easton from BBC Hereford & Worcester
Saturday 18th October 2025, 7pm
Tickets from £18

Tickets: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/hereford-police-male-voice-choir

More information: https://www.herefordcathedral.org/event/150-male-voices

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La Traviata
Jul
19
to 2 Aug

La Traviata

Emily rejoins the Opera Holland Park Chorus to perform Verdi’s La Traviata.

19, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31 July, 2 August 2025

Director: Rodula Gaitanou

https://operahollandpark.com/productions/la-traviata-2025/

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Lucia di Lammermoor
Jul
18
to 1 Aug

Lucia di Lammermoor

Emily rejoins the Opera Holland Park Chorus for Donizetti’s ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’.

18, 22, 24, 26, 30 July, 1 August

Director: Cecilia Stinton

https://operahollandpark.com/productions/lucia-di-lammermoor-3/

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Carmen
May
2

Carmen

Emily performs the role of Frasquita in Oxford Opera Soceity’s production of ‘Carmen’.

Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford

https://sheldonian.ox.ac.uk/event/oxford-opera-society-carmen

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Dido and Aeneas & Christ Lag in Todes Banden
Apr
12

Dido and Aeneas & Christ Lag in Todes Banden

Emily rejoins the Leighton Buzzard Festival Singers for this concert at St Barnabas Church.

Dido and Aeneas - Belinda
Christ Lag in Todes Banden - Soloist

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Verdi Requiem with Riccardo Muti
Mar
27

Verdi Requiem with Riccardo Muti

Emily performs as part of the Philharmonia Chorus
Royal Festival Hall

https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/riccardo-muti-conducts-verdis-requiem/

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The Star of Kings: Christmas Concert
Nov
30

The Star of Kings: Christmas Concert

Emily joins the Leighton Buzzard Festival Singers as a soloist for their Christmas Concert.
A Celebration of Contemporary British Choral Music for Christmas and Beyond 
Join the Leighton Buzzard Festival Singers as we present a programme of beautiful British music from the last one hundred years, featuring music by Cecilia McDowall, Benjamin Britten, Lucy Walker and local composer Philip Stopford.
Programme to include:
Stopford - Festival Benedicite and The Star of Kings
McDowall - A Fancy of Folksongs
Britten - A Ceremony of Carols
Walker - In the Bleak Midwinter
Congregational carols with brass accompaniment

Venue: St Barnabus Church, Leighton Buzzard

Tickets available: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/select/VyPelXKsvREk

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St. Saviours Lunchtime Concert
Oct
11

St. Saviours Lunchtime Concert

Emily Rooke and Apolline Khou perform beautiful German and French songs from the Romantic period at St Saviour’s Church, Pimlico for their lunchtime concert series.

Including music by: Strauss, R. Schumann, C. Wieck-Schumann, Brahms, Faure and Wolf.

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Opera Holland Park: Pagliacci
Jul
17
to 3 Aug

Opera Holland Park: Pagliacci

Emily joins the Opera Holland Park Chorus to perform in this double bill of Il Segreto di Susanna and Pagliacci.

17, 20, 23, 25, 27, 30 July, 1, 3 August 2024.

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Bach’s Christmas Oratorio
Dec
16

Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

Bach Christmas Oratorio Parts 1-3
Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Philip Stopford - 12 Days of Christmas arrangement
Berlioz – excerpts from L’enfance du Christ (The Shepherds’ Farewell and O My Soul)
Five Carols (arr. Willcocks) for Audience participation with Orchestra

Aurelian Ensemble
Conducted by Samuel Huston
Emily Rooke - Soprano
Richard Decker - Alto (countertenor)
Sebastian Blount - Tenor
Edward Price - Bass

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Handel's Messiah
Dec
15

Handel's Messiah

Come and hear Handel’s Messiah at St Mary’s Priory Church, Abergavenny.

Soloists:
Soprano - Emily Rooke
Alto - Annie George
Tenor - Matthew Bawden
Bass - Simon Pratt
Director - Tim Pratt
Academia Musica Choir and St Mary’s Priory Choir

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V&A LOST VOICES | HANSEL AND GRETEL
Apr
29

V&A LOST VOICES | HANSEL AND GRETEL

Create a drawing of an opera singer in performance and be inspired by sound and movement in the glorious setting of the Medieval and Renaissance galleries. After the workshop, join us in the Creative Studio at 15:30 for a special talk where you can discover more about the process of costume design. This project is in collaboration with the London College of Fashion and the Society of British Theatre Designers for hello stranger: National Exhibition of Performance Design 2019 – 2023.

Performances will be at 11:30 and 13:30 and workshop at 15:30 in the Creative Studio, level 3.

Emily will perform the role of Dew Fairy.

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RCM | GREAT EXHIBITIONISTS: WONDER
Mar
31

RCM | GREAT EXHIBITIONISTS: WONDER

In the borderland between a dream and reality lies Wonder — an exploratory state where most artistic discoveries take place. This unique event does not have a defined structure: it's not a concert nor is it a drama. It is an artistic wonder, a dream that will only take place once and turn into a memory.

Emily will perform as soprano soloist.

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ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC | OPERA DOUBLE BILL
Mar
13
to 18 Mar

ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC | OPERA DOUBLE BILL

RCMIOS Spring Double Bill: Respighi La bella dormente nel bosco, Ravel L'enfant et les sortilèges.

Performances: 13th, 15th, 17th, 18th March 2022, 7pm

Emily will perform as part of the RCM Opera Chorus.

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ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC | INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
Mar
6
to 8 Mar

ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC | INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

To celebrate International Women’s Day, RCM students explore a programme of eminent women composers including Florence Price, Josephine Lang, Undine Smith Moore, among others.

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ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC | OPERA SCENES
Feb
3

ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC | OPERA SCENES

Emily will perform the role of Griselda in Cinderella by Alma Deutscher as part of the Royal College of Music Opera scenes. Directed by Saffron Van Zwanenberg, and conducted by Jo Ramadan. 

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ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC | OPERA SCENES
Jan
27

ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC | OPERA SCENES

Emily will perform the roles of Cobweb in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Damigella in L’incoronazione di Poppea as part of the Royal College of Music Opera scenes. Directed by Ella Marchment, and conducted by Michael Lloyd. 

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ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC | MUSEUM CONCERT
Oct
14

ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC | MUSEUM CONCERT

Music by Handel

Cello: Rebecca Jansen

Harpsichord: Apolline Khou

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WELSH NATIONAL YOUTH OPERA | CHERRY TOWN, MOSCOW
Oct
9

WELSH NATIONAL YOUTH OPERA | CHERRY TOWN, MOSCOW

Emily will perform the role of Lucy in this production of Cherry Town, Moscow by Shostakovich with Welsh National Youth Opera. Directed by Daisy Evans, and conducted by Alice Farnham.

Performances: 3pm and 7pm, 9th October 2022.

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ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC | SHEPHERD ON THE ROCK
Jun
17

ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC | SHEPHERD ON THE ROCK

Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (The Shepherd on the Rock)

Clarinet: Samuel Huston

Piano: Jack Brown

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ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC | OPERA SCENES
May
20

ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC | OPERA SCENES

Emily will perform the roles of Lucia in The Rape of Lucretia, and Miles in The Turn of the Screw.

Directed by Saffron Van Zwanenberg, and conducted by Gary Matthewman.

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ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC | THE FLY
May
9

ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC | THE FLY

More Powerful than the Sun, composed by Liz Gre. Soprano soloist.

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ST JOHN PASSION | PADDINGTON ENSEMBLE
Apr
20

ST JOHN PASSION | PADDINGTON ENSEMBLE

St. John Passion, Bach with Paddington EnsemblE, conducted by Edward Walters.

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