The City of Carlisle Orchestra will be joined by soprano Freya Holliman at a performance next week.
The orchestra will be performing Brahms’ Second Symphony and Mozart’s Magic Flute Overture, with the Scottish singer joining them for Richard Strauss’ Four Last Songs at the event on March 26.
Freya graduated from Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, has a first in French and music from the University of Glasgow, and a masters degree from Royal Northern College of Music.
During her studies, she won several prizes including the Janet Price Opera Prize and the David and Philippa Seligman Award for Excellence.
In 2019 she made her debut with Welsh National Opera as Foreign Woman in The Consul. She was also a soloist for the WNO Opera Gala at RWCMD conducted by Carlo Rizzi.
In addition to the operatic repertoire, Freya is an active recitalist and has performed at Wigmore Hall and Bridgewater Hall.
The concert is in St John’s Church, London Road, Carlisle starting at 7.30pm. Tickets are £8 in advance, £10 on the door, under-18s free. Tickets are available from Bookcase, Castle Street, Carlisle or from orchestra members.
A percentage of the evening’s takings will be donated to the British Red Cross for the DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Fund.
