Musical Director –    Jonathan Lewsey

Jonathan was educated at the Purcell School of Music where he studied piano, composition and conducting. He subsequently trained as an operatic Bass and studied all aspects of opera with Else Mayer Lismann. On the latter’s death in 1990 he became Artistic Director of the Mayer-Lismann Opera Centre. He has pursued a busy professional career as opera singer, Director & lecturer. He has also sung widely in concert and oratorio including at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room, Sheldonian Oxford, & Dome, Brighton. He has lectured extensively on opera including for Glyndebourne Opera, & the BBC, and has toured throughout the USA promoting his books on Wagner and Verdi (Ashgate Press). Jonathan was Director of Sterts Theatre in Cornwall 2000-2007. He currently pursues a busy freelance career and is delighted to be MD for 3 local choirs including Rame MVC, Keltique & Tamar Concert Choir.

Accompanist –  Sue Stubberfield