![ELEKTRA
Sunday 1 November 2026, 7:00pm
Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, London SE3 9RQ @blackheathhalls
Critically acclaimed Regents Opera @regentsopera and New Palace Opera are combining to present this concert performance of Richard Strauss’ monumental tragedy and operatic masterpiece Elektra.
The title role will be taken by the rising star Catharine Woodward @cat_woodward described recently as “resplendent” and assured by The Telegraph, and “glorious” and “magnificent” by The Times and Seen and Heard respectively. In music that encompasses both the horrific and the heart-breaking the cast and orchestra led by Ben Woodward @benjaminjwoodward will assure you a gripping and memorable evening.
Sung in German with English surtitles
Tickets
https://www.newpalaceopera.com/elektra
Box Office 020 8463 0100
[Blackheath is only 15 mins from London Bridge]
#elektra #richardstrauss #blackheathhalls #opera
Full cast list:
Elektra, Catharine Woodward @cat_woodward
Chrysothemis, Ella de Jongh @elladejongh
Klytaemnestra, Karin Lovelius @karinlovelius_singsopera
Orest, Ashley Mercer @_mercer_ashley
Aegisth, Jonathan Finney @newpalaceopera
An overseer, Shannon Roberts
First maid, Natasha Elliott @tashalousings
Second maid, Charlotte Bateman @charlotte__bateman
Third maid, Sarah Denbee @s_denbee
Fourth maid, Charlotte Richardson @spadoddle
Fifth maid, Annabel Bigland @annabel_bigland
A young servant, Gary Rushton @gary_rushton_music
An old servant, Gerard Delrez
Orest’s companion, Tom Clough @tomclough.baritone
Ben Woodward @benjaminjwoodward conducts the NPORO Orchestra. taken in Blackheath Halls by @newpalaceopera](https://s11.imginn.com/848337289_18073235405733259_810128879557627754_n.jpg?t51.82787-15/848337289_18073235405733259_810128879557627754_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_p828x828_sh2.08_tt6&_nc_cat=110&ig_cache_key=NDAwNzU0OTUwMjkwOTA5ODMyODE4MDczMjM1NDAyNzMzMjU5.3-ccb7-5&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=58cdad&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6IkNMSVBTLnhwaWRzLjEyMDYuc2RyLnZpZGVvX2RlZmF1bHRfY292ZXJfZnJhbWUuQzMifQ%3D%3D&_nc_ohc=8xv9sfgV_ZgQ7kNvwFGfhMy&_nc_oc=Adp0VKYeu6o9DKrwxz81TWdLascn01Dx3CoUvOej67AyybAevHL-FaafEexvsBnyGZWKJzKsK5m9SV3PdQcfF35a&_nc_ad=z-m&_nc_cid=0&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid=oYkD3Cf7MUP5y1lxHDhQTg&_nc_ss=7a20f&oh=00_AQPpx-bASzrcrWsd9GmhPnecgFIrgFQxyY6AeD3JfzaWRg&oe=6ADC9F0C)
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Download ![ELEKTRA
Sunday 1 November 2026, 7:00pm
Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, London SE3 9RQ @blackheathhalls
Critically acclaimed Regents Opera @regentsopera and New Palace Opera are combining to present this concert performance of Richard Strauss’ monumental tragedy and operatic masterpiece Elektra. The title role will be taken by the rising star Catharine Woodward @cat_woodward described recently as “resplendent” and “assured” by The Telegraph, and “glorious” and “magnificent” by The Times and Seen and Heard respectively. In music that encompasses both the horrific and the heart-breaking the cast and orchestra led by Ben Woodward @benjaminjwoodward will assure you a gripping and memorable evening.
The cast will include:
Elektra Catharine Woodward @cat_woodward
Klytaemnestra Karin Lovelius @karinlovelius_singsopera
Chrysothemis Ella de Jongh @elladejongh
Orest Ashley Mercer @_mercer_ashley
Sung in German with English surtitles
TICKETS VIA LINK IN BIO
https://www.newpalaceopera.com/elektra
Box Office 020 8463 0100
[Blackheath is only 15 mins from London Bridge] #elektra #richardstrauss #blackheathhalls #opera taken in Blackheath Halls by @newpalaceopera](https://s11.imginn.com/793867326_18067589114733259_6145936550144600559_n.jpg?t51.82787-15/793867326_18067589114733259_6145936550144600559_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_p828x828_sh2.08_tt6&_nc_cat=111&ig_cache_key=Mzk3ODczNjY4MzcwNjc1NDAwNTE4MDY3NTg5MTA4NzMzMjU5.3-ccb7-5&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=58cdad&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6IkNMSVBTLnhwaWRzLjEyMDYuc2RyLnZpZGVvX2RlZmF1bHRfY292ZXJfZnJhbWUuQzMifQ%3D%3D&_nc_ohc=g7LEZzuYXoAQ7kNvwHr-eL0&_nc_oc=AdrICLkU42BcVC356kRCnWw-ArkL1teaWRKgNu6S6mVBNgWAa7TLd9hw0IIQ6WuT4Wmys9n-u7fcUqQ6XuCYzabY&_nc_ad=z-m&_nc_cid=0&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid=oYkD3Cf7MUP5y1lxHDhQTg&_nc_ss=7a20f&oh=00_AQMjqi-GD-YUrgSW8d0sRaH64Yofmyyz6dExxKKZhMk5Ng&oe=6ADC993B)
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Download ![Critically acclaimed Regents Opera @regentsopera and New Palace Opera are honoured to introduce
Gary Rushton @gary_rushton_music A young servant
Gerard Delrez An old servant
Tom Clough @tomclough.baritone Orest’s companion
in their concert performance of Richard Strauss’ monumental tragedy and operatic masterpiece ELEKTRA.
In music that encompasses both the horrific and the heart-breaking the cast and orchestra led by Ben Woodward @benjaminjwoodward will assure you a gripping and memorable evening.
ELEKTRA
Sunday 1 November 2026, 7:00pm
Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, London SE3 9RQ @blackheathhalls
Sung in German with English surtitles
Book now - last few tickets left!
TICKETS: VIA LINK IN BIO https://www.newpalaceopera.com/elektra
Box Office 020 8463 0100
[Blackheath is only 15 mins from London Bridge]
Gary Rushton @gary_rushton_music A young servant
Recent projects and roles include Carlino (Don Pasquale), Colonel Fairfax (Yeoman of the Guard), and Pang (Turandot) with Instant Opera, alongside chorus roles in Oedipus Rex, Peter Grimes, and Billy Budd. Gary also performs regularly at concerts and choral engagements in and around London. Alongside his performing schedule Gary maintains a thriving teaching practice, both in singing, piano, and theory.
Gerard Delrez An old servant
Operatic roles include Leporello, Commendatore, Monterone, Ramphis, Colline, Dutchman, and all three Wotan roles in Wagner’s Ring, adding Hagen to his repertoire for Fulham Opera.
Work abroad includes Alfonso Così Fan Tutte (Cercle Royal Gaullois Artistique et Litéraire), Brussels and Polizeikommissar (Rosenkavalier) on tour in Holland. Don Magnifico (Cenerentola), Alcindoro (Bohème) and Commendatore in the Soho Theatre. Gurnemanz (Parsifal) in Edinburgh and Elemental Opera. Pogner in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Fulham Opera.
Concert work includes Verdi Requiem at Birmingham Symphony Hall and Canterbury, Derby, Winchester and Arundel Cathedrals, Mozart Krönungsmesse at St. John’s Smith Square with the OAE, Mendelssohn Elijah in Winchester Cathedral, Handel Messiah in Rouen, and Mozart Requiem in Santiago da Compostela. He was the bass soloist in the premiere of new oratorio O taken in Blackheath Halls by @newpalaceopera](https://s11.imginn.com/846207274_18073234016733259_6675545033792645844_n.jpg?t51.82787-15/846207274_18073234016733259_6675545033792645844_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_p828x828_tt6&_nc_cat=102&ig_cache_key=NDAwNzU0MDAwMDI2ODgyNjUxMg%3D%3D.3-ccb7-5&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=58cdad&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6IkNBUk9VU0VMX0lURU0ueHBpZHMuMTIwNi5zZHIucmVndWxhcl9waG90by5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=sBGW12MxmsYQ7kNvwFk-4Rz&_nc_oc=AdpyWR_RS7xvlQ-sJaLl4B7FzZ0cxrmeQk283rpKlifWWG5IyO8cALyjI5L1G1zGNw8KVADUDgDQ7-kBXG1nh1J5&_nc_ad=z-m&_nc_cid=0&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid=oYkD3Cf7MUP5y1lxHDhQTg&_nc_ss=7a20f&oh=00_AQNWotqu-wHbRUppkrddGefgysxrFhttCTtm9ersF8bccw&oe=6ADC7CD8)
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Download ![Critically acclaimed Regents Opera @regentsopera and New Palace Opera are honoured to introduce their 5 Maids
Natasha Elliott @tashalousings
Charlotte Bateman @charlotte__bateman
Sarah Denbee @s_denbee
Charlotte Richardson @spadoddle
Annabel Bigland @annabel_bigland
in their concert performance of Richard Strauss’ monumental tragedy and operatic masterpiece ELEKTRA.
In music that encompasses both the horrific and the heart-breaking the cast and orchestra led by Ben Woodward @benjaminjwoodward will assure you a gripping and memorable evening.
ELEKTRA
Sunday 1 November 2026, 7:00pm
Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, London SE3 9RQ @blackheathhalls
Sung in German with English surtitles
TICKETS: VIA LINK IN BIO https://www.newpalaceopera.com/elektra
Box Office 020 8463 0100
[Blackheath is only 15 mins from London Bridge]
Natasha Elliott @tashalousings First Maid
Recent roles and projects have included Britten’s Phaedra with Fermata productions, Alto soloist for Mahler’s Symphony No. 8, the role of Page in Salome for Regents Opera, Ericlea in Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria and Second Witch in Errollyn Wallen’s opera “Dido’s Ghost” for Trinity Laban’s summer Operas.
Charlotte Bateman @charlotte__bateman Second Maid
Recent operatic roles include Flosshilde Das Rheingold with Grange Park Opera, Tisbe La Cenerentola with Hampstead Garden Opera, Idamante Idomeneo, Mrs Nolan The Medium and Dorothée Cendrillion at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and Imperial Commissioner Madama Butterfly (cast as a mezzo role) with Opera Bohemia. Further roles include Mrs Grose The Turn of the Screw and Donna Elvira Don Giovanni, Dorabella Cosi fan Tutte, La Ciesca Gianni Schicchi, and Lady Victoria Wotton Dorian Gray,
Sarah Denbee @s_denbee Third Maid
A member of the Glyndebourne Opera Chorus for several years, previous highlights include singing in the semi-chorus in the world premiere of Brett Dean’s ‘Hamlet’, as well as covering several roles at Glyndebourne. She has worked at the Royal Opera House, Scottish Opera, The Grange Festival and Regents Opera.
A soloist with the Constellation Orchestra, English Baroque Soloists, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, English Symphony Orchest taken in Blackheath Halls by @newpalaceopera](https://s11.imginn.com/840309050_18072251483733259_6031602207653990233_n.jpg?t51.82787-15/840309050_18072251483733259_6031602207653990233_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_p828x828_tt6&_nc_cat=109&ig_cache_key=NDAwMjUwNDA1MDg4NjczODMzNQ%3D%3D.3-ccb7-5&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=58cdad&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6IkNBUk9VU0VMX0lURU0ueHBpZHMuMTIwNi5zZHIucmVndWxhcl9waG90by5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=0FQUjg8YPU8Q7kNvwHdW5CX&_nc_oc=AdrUTBHpefm1B9nV06rJL4XsAIfOsMce9X1t7-Mr7U5JK0jl-sbEVmMLaQYsVJDPgDh1D-oiMkJKOlwf_zn8OwnV&_nc_ad=z-m&_nc_cid=0&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid=oYkD3Cf7MUP5y1lxHDhQTg&_nc_ss=7a20f&oh=00_AQN2R8y47S5LwZ10OffDdQBVeQNeHRIF_wqeSPIcr4EFfg&oe=6ADC7E42)
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Download ![Critically acclaimed Regents Opera @regentsopera and New Palace Opera are honoured to introduce
Ashley Mercer @_mercer_ashley as Orest
Shannon Roberts as An overseer
Jonathan Finney @newpalaceopera as Aegisth
in their concert performance of Richard Strauss’ monumental tragedy and operatic masterpiece ELEKTRA.
In music that encompasses both the horrific and the heart-breaking the cast and orchestra led by Ben Woodward will assure you a gripping and memorable evening.
ELEKTRA
Sunday 1 November 2026, 7:00pm
@blackheathhalls Blackheath Halls 23 Lee Road, London SE3 9RQ
Sung in German with English surtitles
Tickets VIA LINK IN BIO https://www.newpalaceopera.com/elektra
Box Office 020 8463 0100
[Blackheath is only 15 mins from London Bridge]
@_mercer_ashley Ashley Mercer recent and future engagements include Le bonimenteur/ensemble Carmen, If Opera; Orest Elektra, Messenger Oedipus Rex, New Palace Opera; Schaunard La Bohème, Leporello Don Giovanni, Regents Opera; Antonio The Marriage of Figaro, Waterperry Opera Festival; Max Kane Dinner at Eight, European premiere, Luka The Bear, Walton, German Soldier Silent Night, European premiere, Wexford Festival Opera; Blackbeard Moonfleet, Salisbury Playhouse; Dulcamara L’elisir d’amore, Morales Carmen, Frank Die Fledermaus, St Paul’s Opera.
Shannon Roberts engagements with Regents Opera include Helmwige Die Walküre, Wagner; and cover Brünnhilde Wagner Ring Cycle and debut with New Palace Opera as Brünnhilde, Act III Die Walküre, Wagnerian Farewells. Repertoire includes Turandot, Puccini; Tosca, Puccini; Elsa Lohengrin Wagner; Lady Macbeth Macbeth, Verdi; Agathe Der Freischütz; Weber; Santuzza Cavalleria Rusticana, Mascagni; and title role in Puccini’s Suor Angelica. Performance experience includes Berlin Opera Project, Berlin Wagner Group, Fortitude Productions, Florida Grand Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Natchez Festival and Opera Connecticut.
Jonathan Finney has performed all the major Wagner tenor- roles [Lohengrin excepted] and principal tenor roles in operas by Richard Strauss, Janacek and Britten. As soloist he has appeared with, amongst others, Scottish Opera, Garsington Opera, Longborough Festival Opera, Regents Opera taken in Blackheath Halls by @newpalaceopera](https://s11.imginn.com/830510951_18071217881733259_4534373116624144259_n.jpg?t51.82787-15/830510951_18071217881733259_4534373116624144259_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_p828x828_tt6&_nc_cat=103&ig_cache_key=Mzk5NzM5NzM5NDI5NzM3OTYwNA%3D%3D.3-ccb7-5&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=58cdad&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6IkNBUk9VU0VMX0lURU0ueHBpZHMuMTIwNi5zZHIucmVndWxhcl9waG90by5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=FqHCuVjfoPcQ7kNvwFjIHUW&_nc_oc=Ado1kgxrIbgISQREEb8kuKb2jObI2H1oBAJf5O1iMC3GUtvuo4B1EWo7zrd0WXawvYhlqP-jVWDXS9Bsw9Pfrpc8&_nc_ad=z-m&_nc_cid=0&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid=oYkD3Cf7MUP5y1lxHDhQTg&_nc_ss=7a20f&oh=00_AQO43OlQAFsMCP_cWEwMnD85x5TBmlKLwOqnP-fvmmu46Q&oe=6ADCA9BB)
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Download ![Critically acclaimed Regents Opera @regentsopera and New Palace Opera are honoured to introduce
Karin Lovelius @karinlovelius_singsopera as Klytaemnestra in their concert performance of Richard Strauss’ monumental tragedy and operatic masterpiece Elektra.
“Karin Lovelius as Klytämnestra is a natural phenomenon. She is torn, eaten, ruined, lurking and haunted in her singing and acting, crushed by the shadows of her actions. Her dark timbre has many colors and a clear diction. An impressive role interpretation.” Peter Korfmacher, LVZ 2024
In music that encompasses both the horrific and the heart-breaking the cast and orchestra led by Ben Woodward @benjaminjwoodward will assure you a gripping and memorable evening.
ELEKTRA
Sunday 1 November 2026, 7:00pm
Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, London SE3 9RQ @blackheathhalls Sung in German with English surtitles
Tickets VIA LINK IN BIO https://www.newpalaceopera.com/elektra
Box Office 020 8463 0100
[Blackheath is only 15 mins from London Bridge]
Swedish-German mezzo-soprano Karin Lovelius has become well known in her native Scandinavia and in mainland Europe for her intense interpretations of the dramatic mezzo-soprano repertoire.
2010-2024 the leading dramatic mezzo-soprano at Oper Leipzig where roles included Fricka, Erda, First Norn and Grimgerde Der Ring des Nibelungen, Herodias Salome, Die Amme Die Frau ohne Schatten, Auntie Peter Grimes, Klytaemnestra Elektra, Gertrud Hansel und Gretel, Adelaide and Kartenaufschlägerin Arabella, Leokadja Begbick Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny, Jezibaba Rusalka, Baba the Turk The Rake’s Progress, Annina Der Rosenkavalier, Judith Bluebeard’s Castle and Mary Der Fliegende Hollander.
With Herodias Salome Lovelius has guested at the Finnish National Opera, Badisches Staatstheater, Bergen International Festival and Malmö Opera. She made her debut at Komische Oper with Kabanicha Katya Kabanova by Deutsche Oper am Rhein and sang her debut at Semperoper Dresden with Marcellina Le Nozze di Figaro. She has also appeared at Carnegie Hall, the Royal Opera House, Sweden, Opéra National du Capitole, the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden and Theater Erfurt. Photo @kirstennijhofphotography by @newpalaceopera](https://s11.imginn.com/820426677_18070266491733259_260495583510548917_n.jpg?t51.82787-15/820426677_18070266491733259_260495583510548917_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_s1290x1290_tt6&_nc_cat=108&ig_cache_key=Mzk5MjUwNjA2NDY1MTc0ODcxNQ%3D%3D.3-ccb7-5&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=58cdad&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6IkNBUk9VU0VMX0lURU0ueHBpZHMuMjE2Ni5zZHIucmVndWxhcl9waG90by5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=GWyVZO2Q32kQ7kNvwGZTex5&_nc_oc=AdqFsPlHhsuiBQ16-ERtTcgctwL979EN7qaSdLLcy9sj_Kw0TQqdBqKtMyarZzD98GcFbObfkUwgwEXwvo-5DQb0&_nc_ad=z-m&_nc_cid=0&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid=oYkD3Cf7MUP5y1lxHDhQTg&_nc_ss=7a20f&oh=00_AQMhhGq2ETI3A7XGdIp2JDV8JnyK32AssdXde91_AuGAFw&oe=6ADC9DA5)
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Download ![Critically acclaimed Regents Opera @regentsopera and New Palace Opera are honoured to introduce Ella de Jongh @elladejongh singing the role of Chrysothemis in their concert performance of Richard Strauss’ monumental tragedy and operatic masterpiece Elektra.
“Vocally she is highly assured, with gleaming top notes and a syrupy middle register…” Opera Wire
“Ella de Jongh…a wonderfully rich, dramatic voice…” Robert Hugill
In music that encompasses both the horrific and the heart-breaking the cast and orchestra led by Ben Woodward @benjaminjwoodward will assure you a gripping and memorable evening.
ELEKTRA
Sunday 1 November 2026, 7:00pm
Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, London SE3 9RQ @blackheathhalls
Sung in German with English surtitles
Tickets VIA LINK IN BIO https://www.newpalaceopera.com/elektra
Box Office 020 8463 0100
[Blackheath is only 15 mins from London Bridge] #elektra #richardstrauss #blackheathhalls #opera
Ella de Jongh is a graduate of the Opera Course at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she studied under Professor Janice Chapman.
Recent notable engagements include cover Witch Hansel & Gretel (LFO), Final Scene: Salomé (Fulham Symphony Orchestra), live podcast recording for ‘The Rest is History’ at RAH, Ortlinde Die Walküre (Regents Opera) cover Miss Jessel The Turn of the Screw (ENO), cover Ellen Orford Peter Grimes (BYO), cover Wellgunde and the Third Norn in Wagner’s Ring Cycle (LFO), Young Artist Witch Hansel & Gretel (OHP), Contessa Le nozze di Figaro (Spira Mirabilis, Saffron Opera), Marschallin Der Rosenkavalier (Saffron Opera), three seasons with Garsington Opera, covering in Der Rosenkavalier, Turn of the Screw and Rusalka, and performing at the Edinburgh International Festival in 2022.
Operatic roles include Chrysothemis Elektra, Ellen Orford Peter Grimes, Cleaning Lady I’m Cleaning, I’m Cleaning (world premier), The Witch Hansel & Gretel, Giorgetta Il tabarro, Elizabeth 1st Gloriana, Marschallin and Marianne Der Rosenkavalier, Contessa Almaviva Le nozze di Figaro, Wellgunde, Ortlinde and Third Norn Der Ring des Nibelungen.
Future engagements include Four Last Songs (Wandsworth Symphony Orchestra). by @newpalaceopera](https://s11.imginn.com/796585402_18069269696733259_6447093702449389540_n.jpg?t51.82787-15/796585402_18069269696733259_6447093702449389540_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_p1290x1290_tt6&_nc_cat=104&ig_cache_key=Mzk4NzMwODMyMTM0Mzk2OTc0OA%3D%3D.3-ccb7-5&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=58cdad&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6IkNBUk9VU0VMX0lURU0ueHBpZHMuMzA3Mi5zZHIucmVndWxhcl9waG90by5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=aSMZzWaBXEAQ7kNvwGqgbUc&_nc_oc=AdrGLU75OrK7kH76wZ_ulElojpjOYkU4KkjgvAxBdu2AmHb5mOvZ4d2HVLThXHQhTckzthc1jDzBI9ktoXuL5Upe&_nc_ad=z-m&_nc_cid=0&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid=oYkD3Cf7MUP5y1lxHDhQTg&_nc_ss=7a20f&oh=00_AQPlc9i4Mn1W2T4xLsh8RzGEqZXDOxmCh6oa31AHW6PVYw&oe=6ADC89A4)
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Download ![Critically acclaimed Regents Opera @regentsopera and New Palace Opera are honoured to introduce rising star Catharine Woodward @cat_woodward singing the title role in their concert performance of Richard Strauss’ monumental tragedy and operatic masterpiece Elektra.
Described as “resplendent” and “assured” by The Telegraph, and “glorious” and “magnificent” by The Times and Seen and Heard respectively, Catharine has become known as a specialist in German repertoire.
“Her soprano voice has blossomed into a fine Wagnerian one and she is already in demand at the Royal Opera House and Regents Opera in Wagner roles.” Seen and Heard International.
In music that encompasses both the horrific and the heart-breaking the cast and orchestra led by Ben Woodward @benjaminjwoodward will assure you a gripping and memorable evening.
ELEKTRA
Sunday 1 November 2026, 7:00pm
Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, London SE3 9RQ @blackheathhalls
Sung in German with English surtitles
Tickets VIA LINK IN BIO https://www.newpalaceopera.com/elektra
Box Office 020 8463 0100
[Blackheath is only 15 mins from London Bridge] #elektra #richardstrauss #blackheathhalls #opera
Catharine made her debut as Brünnhilde in Die Walküre for Regents Opera in London in 2023 and went on to sing two complete cycles for the company in February 2025.
In 2024 & 2025 she performed Gerhilde Die Walküre in the Valentin Schwarz Ring conducted by Simone Young at the Bayreuther Festspiele. She appears on “Wagner By Arrangement Volume 3“ on Toccata Classics. In concert, she has sung Isolde Tristan & Isolde (Act II) at the Tonhalle Zürich with Akademische Orchester Zürich conducted by Martin Lukas Meister. In the 25/26 season, alongside her acclaimed debut as Isolde for Longborough Festival Opera, Catharine sang Gerhilde in Wuppertal with conductor Patrick Hahn, Aufseherin Elektra in Dresden with Sir Donald Runnicles, and covered Brünnhilde Siegfried for the Royal Ballet & Opera, Covent Garden. In 26/27 she will make her debut at RBO as Dritte Norn Götterdämmerung (Pappano/Kosky) and sing her first full Kundry Parsifal (following New Palace Opera‘s concert performance of Act 2) for Regents Opera (Woodward/Pountney). taken in Blackheath Halls by @newpalaceopera](https://s11.imginn.com/801869853_18068261258733259_1972118017397325816_n.jpg?t51.82787-15/801869853_18068261258733259_1972118017397325816_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_s1179x1179_tt6&_nc_cat=106&ig_cache_key=Mzk4MjIyNDk5NTg4OTIwMTI3MA%3D%3D.3-ccb7-5&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=58cdad&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6IkNBUk9VU0VMX0lURU0ueHBpZHMuMTM2NS5zZHIucmVndWxhcl9waG90by5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=alzQIPSPQJMQ7kNvwGS1kbn&_nc_oc=AdpsUA_STdOswfTom87YIC1BNiefCN33JZ8prsM4GCnc3UKivNryfkz7LHughksBnS73rzzIKRmhFYkv8ehoKBED&_nc_ad=z-m&_nc_cid=0&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid=oYkD3Cf7MUP5y1lxHDhQTg&_nc_ss=7a20f&oh=00_AQM-D_Xxgg9ZG_HKLmLEf3VFYO_6vZX79cwq4rmWQzey-Q&oe=6ADC7D70)
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