6:30 – 7:30PM on Monday 9 December – THIS TALK IS BEING RECORDED
In this popular seasonal talk, Helen leads you through 300 years of musical history throughout Europe and further afield. Discover the legends and stories behind your favourite Christmas carols as well as discovering new gems. How and why did they begin?
Helen invites you to join in a special festive sing-a-long at the end. Don’t forget to have some mince pies and a glass of mulled wine ready!
After graduating from the Royal Academy of Music, Helen performed as a soprano soloist at most of the major venues in the UK including English National Opera, Linbury Theatre Royal Opera House, Garsington Opera Festival and with Chelsea Opera Group at the South Bank.
She regularly appears on radio and television, recently a guest on Ask the Experts for BBC Radio Berkshire & Oxford. Other media includes BBC World News, The Paul O’Grady Show and What the Butler Saw for Channel 4. Helen’s Ted Talk Tell Me the Truth about Opera (Cass Business School) has been viewed by 1000s and she lectures on the history of opera for Cambridge University, Courtauld Institute of Art, Marlborough College, Imperial College, Benslow Music and the Bishopsgate Institute. Her book ‘Singing Tips at your Fingertips’ received 5 stars and is reviewed by Gary Lachman (The Guardian).
THIS IS A FREE TALK FOR MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL WOMEN’S REGISTER ONLY.
THIS TALK WILL BE RECORDED.