Abigail Kelly

Birmingham City University’s Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and the Royal Opera House have launched Opera Nation, a free programme to develop the next generation of opera singers.

The new four-year initiative is a joint venture conceived by Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and the Royal Opera House. Opera Nation is the first programme of its kind in the Midlands and offers aspiring young opera singers a sustained investment into their musical journey and a path into professional training. The RBC and ROH will also work with schools and music services to target talented young people who require mentoring and professional support in order to allow them to pursue careers in music.

Abigail Kelly, opera singer and ambassador for Opera Nation, added:
“By removing barriers to training, initiatives like Opera Nation empower young people and ensure that every young person, regardless of their background, has access to music and a musical education. Having grown up in Birmingham this project is close to my heart and I look forward to working with young people across the region to mentor and support their futures.

"Whether those involved go on to be professional singers or take different career paths, this accessible programme provides a wonderful opportunity for young people from across the West Midlands to work with many talented professionals and offer unrivalled insight into the art form.” 

Young people aged 14 to 18 can sign up to a free Opera Nation workshop visit operanation.eventbrite.co.uk.

Opera Nation, a free programme to develop the next generation of opera singers, launches in West Midlands

"By removing barriers to training, initiatives like Opera Nation empower young people and ensure that every young person, regardless of their background, has access to music and a musical education. Having grown up in Birmingham this project is close to my heart and I look forward to working with young people across the region to mentor and support their futures. Whether those involved go on to be professional singers or take different career paths, this accessible programme provides a wonderful opportunity for young people from across the West Midlands to work with many talented professionals and offer unrivalled insight into the artform" - Abigail Kelly, Soprano

Young people aged 14 to 18 can sign up to a free Opera Nation workshop visit operanation.eventbrite.co.uk

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See the full review: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/aug/10/grimeborn-das-rheingold-die-fledermaus-review-arcola?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

They are joined onstage by Claire Wild, Abigail Kelly, David Horton and James McOran-Campbell, who are able to layer their voices in such a way that each song doesn’t feel like a constant battle for the high note, but instead a harmonious marriage of four powerful voices. Great Shakespearean actors are often accredited for being able to make an unfamiliar form hit home with a wider audience, which is a skill that this ensemble share.

For the full review see: https://www.ayoungertheatre.com/review-die-fledermaus-arcola-theatre/

Abigail Kelly’s workshy nanny Adele and Claire Wild’s long-suffering but hypocritical Rosalinde – are vocally classier

For the full review see: https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2019/die-fledermaus-review-at-arcola-theatre-london-fun-updating-of-strauss-bubbly-operetta/

Abigail will be performing at 80th Anniversary Concert of Handel's Messiah on Saturday 11th May 7.00 p.m. at St. George's Church, 1 Westbourne Crescent, Edgbaston. B15 3DQ.

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Soprano Abigail Kelly received a standing ovation for her beautifully delivered spiritual songs . . .

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 . . . she was replaced by the excellent and note-perfect Abigail Kelly, who normally sings Barbarina.

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