Opera Holland Park is delighted to present the 2024 cohort of Young Artists for this year's production of The Barber of Seville (sung in Italian). The Young Artists performances will take place on Friday 14 June at 7.30pm and Sunday 16 June at 2.00pm.
Our Young Artists Scheme is unique in the UK. It offers the opportunity for emerging artists to rehearse in a professional environment and perform on a major London stage to a paying audience during our summer festival. The scheme also encourages participants to develop outreach and education skills through their involvement with our award-winning Inspire programme.
Conductor Anna Castro Grinstein
Anna is a Britten Pears Young Artist for the 23/24 season, working in a joint programme with the Royal Opera House’s Jette Parker Artists. Anna completed her Master Orchesterleitung in conducting at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg, Germany. This is her OHP debut.
Director Lysanne van Overbeek
Lysanne studied at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, and was Assistant Director on Little Women at OHP in 2022.
Répétiteur Aya Robertson
Aya is a Répétiteur Fellow at the Royal Academy of Music. This is her OHP debut.
Figaro Daniel Barrett
Daniel studied at the Royal College of Music, where he won first prize in the 2022 Lieder Competition. This is his OHP debut.
Count Almaviva Marcus Swietlicki
Marcus studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland until 2022 and is now studying at the Royal College of Music. This is his OHP debut.
Rosina Ellen Pearson
Ellen is a mezzo-soprano in the second year of her Masters of Music at the Royal College of Music and is an Ian-Evans Lombe scholar. This role is her OHP debut.
Doctor Bartolo Samuel Snowden
Samuel trained at the Royal Northern College of Music, and appeared in OHP’s production of Rigoletto as Court Usher in 2023. In 2020 Samuel was awarded the Sir John Manduell Prize for his work fundraising for the Unbeatable Eva Foundation.
Don Basilio Masimba Ushe
Masimba trained at the Royal Academy of Music, and also works as a voice actor. This is his OHP debut.
Fiorello Einar Stefánsson
Icelandic/Norwegian bass-baritone Einar Stefánsson trained at the Royal Northern College of Music, Iceland University of the Arts and the Opera School at Oslo National Academy of the Arts. He sang in the OHP Chorus in 2023 in Rigoletto.
Berta Faryl Smith
Faryl trained at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama as a Sybil Tutton Opera Award holder. This is her OHP debut.
Support for our Young Artists begins at £500. If you are interested in supporting any of this years Young Artists, find out more here or contact Amy Howe at Amy.Howe@operahollandpark.com
