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
The impact of Beethoven's music resonated throughout the 19th century. This course looks at his later works and explores their influence on the music of Romantic composers, including Schubert, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Chopin, Liszt, Brahms and Wagner.
Musicals such as Show Boat, Oklahoma!, West Side Story, Les Misérables and The Phantom of the Opera are part of the Western musical theatre tradition. This course examines that tradition from its beginnings in the 19th century through to the present day.
A practical course for singers at any level. Whilst basic singing technique will be discussed and repertoire explored, the major part of the course will be workshops for student singers - working on both technique and interpretation.
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.
Puccini's strong, tragic heroines, exotic settings and highly emotional music have ensured that La Bohème, Tosca, Turandot and Madama Butterfly have a permanent place in the repertory. This course studies his operas, his life and complex personality.
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.
Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a singer preparing an operatic rôle, or a director planning how to make it all work on stage? This course takes you into the very heart of the opera - exploring it from the inside.
Puccini's strong, tragic heroines, exotic settings and emotional music have ensured that La Bohème, Tosca, Turandot and Madama Butterfly have a permanent place in the repertory. This course studies his operas, his turbulent life and complex personality.