Tutor information
Claire-Louise Lucas
Claire-Louise Lucas is a professional mezzo-soprano and a part-time music tutor. She lectures on opera and song for Oxford University Department for Continuing Education. She has lectured on singing in conservatoires and other universities in the UK and the USA.
Claire-Louise has performed extensively throughout Britain, Europe and the USA, including an appearance as a soloist in the Salzburg Easter Festival with Maurizio Pollini and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under Claudio Abbado. Other recent performances include concerts at Gloucester Cathedral; Christ Church Cathedral; Salisbury Cathedral; Southampton University; the Leominster Festival and the Brighton Festival.
Courses
A practical course for singers who have attended Learn to Sing I or have other singing experience. Singing technique will be discussed and repertoire explored but the course will focus on workshop sessions, working on interpretation and vocal technique.
What is opera? The poetry of the libretto, through the artistry of the composer and singer to the design of the producer – this course will examine the different elements that fuse into this most complete of all art forms.
This course is designed for anyone who would like to sing, but feels that they can't. Through a mixture of seminars and workshops, consideration will be given to various common vocal problems and their solutions.
This course will examine ten great operatic rôles - Carmen, Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), Madam Butterfly, Scarpia (Tosca), Isolde, Peter Grimes, Salomé, Boris Godunov, Otello and Cenerentola.
For anyone with a passion for learning to sing. We will discuss and practise the fundamentals of vocal technique and interpretation, enabling you to produce a well-supported and stable vocal tone.
“Classical” music comes in an enormous range of styles and national traditions, spanning hundreds of years. We will explore music in a (mostly) non-technical way, aiming to give listeners a deeper sense of understanding and involvement in the music.