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British singer Lynsey Docherty enjoys a wide and varied career as an operatic soprano, a leading vocal animateur and as a concerts producer. She is the founding Artistic Director of the international voice festival, Celebrate Voice. Welcome to her website, where you can find information on Lynsey's vocal activities and make contact through the relevant page.
In 2023, she continues to produce year-round content for Celebrate Voice in its milestone 10th festival year. Upcoming performances include Sweeney Todd & HMS Pinafore for Opera Della Luna at Wilton's in London, a new Alice in Wonderland project for IF Opera and vocal director for The Grange Festival's Dawn to Dusk. |
Performances & Projects(above: a short film documenting COVID-19 work]
2023 April 2 Brahms Requiem St, Mary's Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk Woodbridge Choral Society April 18, 19 Sweeney Todd (A Victorian Melodrama) The Theatre, Chipping Norton Opera Della Luna April 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 Sweeney Todd (A Victorian Melodrama) Wilton's Music Hall, London Opera Della Luna Apr-May Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Education Project and Performances based on Will Todd's opera IF Opera | Bradford-on-Avon May 3, 4 Sherborne Abbey Festival Opera at the Plume w. Anthony Flaum (tenor), Stuart Pendred (baritone) Sherborne, Dorset May 22-25 Orfeo Opera Education Project with Rob Gildon for The Grange Festival, Hampshire May-July Dawn to Dusk: The Moon is Listening Vocal Director A new work by Richard Taylor The Grange Festival, Hampshire Garsington Opera collaboration Dir. Karen Gillingham June 8 (matinee & eve) Salisbury International Arts Festival Hebe HMS Pinafore Opera Della Luna June 24 Guildford Fringe Festival Opera Gala with Anthony Flaum June/ July Opera Outreach Workshops | London London Choral Sinfonia w. Michael Waldron & Anthony Flaum July 7 Dawn to Dusk: The Moon is Listening | Performance Vocal Director A new work by Richard Taylor The Grange Festival, Hampshire Garsington Opera collaboration Dir. Karen Gillingham July 15 Celebrate Voice | Live at Little Durnford Summer Serenade | Outdoor Opera Gala Little Durnford Manor, Salisbury Celebrate Voice Festival October 19-28 Celebrate Voice Festival Artistic Director December 2, 3 Grange Festival Christmas Community Concerts Singer & Animateur 2022 November 12 Epworth Choir & Orchestra Hebe | HMS Pinafore Trinity Methodist Church, Woking Conductor: Michael Waldron October 20-29 Celebrate Voice Festival Artistic Director & Edith | The Pirates of Penzance August 3, 6 | Buxton Opera House August 14, 17, 20 | Harrogate Sept 10 Malvern (2pm, 7.30pm) International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival Opera Della Luna Hebe HMS Pinafore July 16 Celebrate Voice | Live at Little Durnford The Sound of Summer | Outdoor Opera Gala Little Durnford Manor, Salisbury Celebrate Voice Festival July 6-15 IF Opera (formerly Iford Opera) Vocal Animateur Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire June 29 Epworth Choir Opera Gala | Soprano Soloist Conductor: Michael Waldron June 13-22 The Grange Festival Education Project | Yeoman of the Guard Vocal Animateur w. Robert Gildon and 8 Hampshire Schools June 15 Opera Up Close Vocal Animateur Flying Dutchman Education Project MAST Southampton June 6-11 London Festival Opera Soprano Soloist | Opera Gala performances Parksanilla Resort | The Kingdom of Kerry, Ireland June 5 Salisbury Cathedral Close Queen's Jubilee Garden Party Celebration 56a The Close 12-4pm with Philip Blake-Jones (baritone) June 2 The Grange at Oborne Opera Gala with Jon Valender and Sarah Pring Dorset May 19 Raina | The Chocolate Soldier Opera Della Luna | Wilton's Music Hall A new version of Oscar Straus' operetta with original Bernard Shaw libretto May 4 & 5 Sherborne Abbey Festival Opera at the Plume w. Robyn Lyn Evans (tenor), Philip Smith (baritone) Sherborne, Dorset Feb-May Celebrate Voice & Wiltshire Music Connect Primary Schools' Education Project with 7 Wiltshire Schools. With Michael Waldron (Conductor/ piano), Philip Smith (baritone), Laurence Williams (baritone), Anthony Flaum (tenor) Feb-Apr Wiltshire Youth Choir | Half-Term & Easter Courses Singing Leader Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford-on-Avon with Felicity Courage and Tim Gilvin 2021 Dec 20-21 Wiltshire Youth Choir | Winter Course Singing Leader Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford-on-Avon with Felicity Courage and Tim Gilvin Dec 17 Celebrate Voice at Christmas The Guildhall, Salisbury with Philip-Blake Jones, Hannah Pedley & Robin Bailey MD David Gostick, w. The Riverside Singers Dec 10 Courtyard Carollers Collaborative music project with Celebrating Age, Wiltshire Dec 3 A Christmas Concert St. Michael's Church, Winterbourne Earls The Riverside Singers, Youth Choir Music Director October 21-30 Celebrate Voice Festival Director of international festival of opera, jazz, music theatre, cabaret, choral, a cappella and community music Sept 11 The Magic Flute by Mozart Pamina Live Outdoor Performance Woodbridge Opera, Suffolk August Wiltshire Youth Choir | Summer Course Singing Leader Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford-on-Avon with Felicity Courage and Tim Gilvin July 31 Celebrate Voice Live at Little Durnford Little Durnford Manor, Salisbury Celebrate Voice Festival with Philip Smith, Philip-Blake-Jones, Anthony Flaum, Emma Watkinson, Victoria Joyce and artists from Plain Arts Salisbury June-July Dorset Opera Primary Schools' Education Project with 6 Dorset Schools With Michael Waldron (Conductor/ piano), Philip Smith (baritone) June-July Wiltshire Music Hub Primary Schools' Education Project with 6 Wiltshire Schools. With Michael Waldron (Conductor/ piano), Philip Smith (baritone) June 16 The Grange, Oborne, Dorset Live concert with Jon Valender May Grange Park Festival Education Project WWF Vocal Animateur / Soprano Dir. Karen Gillingham April Wiltshire Youth Choir | Spring Course Online Singing Leader Wiltshire Music Centre with Felicity Courage and Tim Gilvin Jan-Mar Weekly Online workshops with South Wilts Mencap co-led with Robert Gildon 2020: The Lockdown Shows for Celebrate Voice: 22 March Celebrate Voice Sings... for Mother's Day! Special guest singer is baritone Philip Smith 29 March Celebrate Voice Sings... Music Theatre Night! Special guest singer is West End star Janie Dee! 5 April Celebrate Voice Sings... Music at the Movies! Special guest singer is Amy Blake joining from France 12 April Celebrate Voice Sings... Uplifting Hits! Special guest singer is Anthony Flaum 19th April Celebrate Voice Sings... Opera! Joining Lynsey & Philip from their homes will be Pauls Putnins from Latvia, Carleen Ebbs from New Zealand and Amy Blake from France 26 April Celebrate Voice Sings... Vintage Classics! Iconic classics from yesteryear Special guest performers are Stefan Bednarczyk and Jamie Hannah 3 May Celebrate Voice Sings... All Request Sunday! Special guest singers: French jazz artist, Claude Tedesco, and local songwriter Georgina Agombar 10 May Celebrate Voice Sings... Series Grand Finale! Guests John Hudson, Robert Gildon, Amy Blake, Philip Smith 26 May Islington Choral Society Online show with conductor & pianist Michael Waldron June to September Weekly Online workshops with South Wilts Mencap co-led with Robert Gildon June to July Weekly online course Explore Your Voice Celebrate Voice Festival July 27-31 Online vocal course for Dorset Opera Festival Working with students from 6 Dorset Secondary Schools www.dorsetopera.com July -August Creative Producer of Gingerbread! A co-production with Iford Arts & Celebrate Voice Creating, devising and performing in a 3-part online production of Humperdinck's Hansel & Gretel for families August 22 The Lockdown Shows: Unlocked Live at Little Durnford Manor, Salisbury Celebrate Voice Festival with Carleen Ebbs, Graeme Danby, John Hudson, Philip Smith, Miranda Westcott, Jamie Hannah, and artists from Plain Arts Salisbury Sept 6 The Grange, Oborne, Dorset Live concert with Jon Valender Sept 12 L'Elisir d'Amore by Donizetti Adina Live Outdoor Performance Woodbridge, Suffolk The Lockdown Shows Season 2 Sunday 8 November, 7.30pm Keep the Home Fires Burning Guest Artists: Stuart Pendred, Camilla Foster-Mitchell, Michael Waldron Sunday 15 November, 7.30pm Earth, Sea and Sky Guest Artists: Graeme Danby & Emma Watkinson Young Artists: Rosie & Lara Woodhouse Sunday 22 November, 7.30pm Song of the British Isles The musical heritage of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales Guest Artists: Malachi Cush & Angharad Rowland Sunday 29 November, 7.30pm Europe & The Americas Let's take off around the world! Guest artists: Amy Blake and Isabelle Servol Sunday 6 December, 7.30pm Christmas Pop Hits! Bopping into Yuletide Guest Artists: Conor Taggart & Sandy Ince Sunday 13 December, 7.30pm Christmas Classical Spectacular Our renowned Christmas Gala concert from our living room to yours! Guest Artists: Robyn Llyn Evans & Elizabeth Tredent Sunday 20 December, 7.30pm Christmas Pants! A Celebrate Voice Online Pantomime! A trip through 2020 in song! Guest Artists: Emma Watkinson & Rob Gildon |
2019
Dec 18 Christmas at the Plume, Sherborne Gala concert with Philip Smith & Jung Soo Yun Dec 12 Dec 13 The Medieval Hall, Cathedral Close, Salisbury Christmas Nights at the Opera - Gala concerts with Amy Blake, Philip Smith & Jung Soo Yun Dec 6 St. Michael's Church, Winterbourne Christmas Concert The Riverside Singers Music Director Nov 22 Godolphin School Singing Competition Adjudicator Oct 27, 29, 30 Nov 1 Marcellina Le Nozze di Figaro Celebrate Voice www.celebratevoice.co.uk Oct 25-Nov 2 Celebrate Voice Festival Opera, jazz, folk, cabaret & Music theatre performances Founder & Artistic Director July 22 July 23 Bloomsbury Theatre, London Orpheus in the Underworld Diana Opera Della Luna Jul 15-19 Purbeck School Opera Project | Nabucco Dorset Opera Festival Jul 8 Jul 11 Jul 17 Buxton Opera House Buxton Opera Festival Orpheus in the Underworld Diana Opera Della Luna Jul 3 Writhlington School, Radstock Culmination of Song Project Jun 29 A Summer's Night at the Opera Little Durnford Manor, Salisbury Celebrate Voice Festival Jun 23 Southwold Festival, Suffolk Soprano Soloist | Gala Concert with Stephen Aviss (tenor), Robert Gildon (baritone) Jun 16 Royal Opera House: ROH Late Premiere of ‘Stretched’ A reimagining of Puccini’s Tosca 6pm Jun 4 Salisbury International Arts Festival Orpheus in the Underworld Diana Opera Della Luna May 11 Soprano Soloist Mozart Requiem Andover Choral Society St. Mary's Church, Andover May 4 Pocket Traviata | Violetta Sherborne Abbey Festival - 25th Anniversary in association with Dorset Opera Festival Sherborne, Dorset May 2 Opera at The Plume | Soprano Sherborne Abbey Festival - 25th Anniversary in association with Dorset Opera Festival Sherborne, Dorset Jan 26 Jan 27 Royal Opera House Traviata Reimagined Violetta A condensed version of the opera 2018 Dec 13 Dec 14 The Medieval Hall, Salisbury A Christmas Night at the Opera - Gala concerts for Celebrate Voice Dec 7 St. Michael's Church, Winterbourne Christmas Concert The Riverside Singers Music Director Dec 1 Royal Opera House in Luton Traviata Reimagined Violetta A condensed version of the opera Nov 25 Nov 18 Royal Opera House Traviata Reimagined Violetta A condensed version of the opera Nov 11 Royal Opera House Traviata Reimagined Violetta A condensed version of the opera Nov 10 Royal Opera House in Slough Traviata Reimagined Violetta A condensed version of the opera Nov 4 Royal Opera House Traviata Reimagined Violetta A condensed version of the opera Oct 23rd - Nov 2nd Celebrate Voice Festival 2018 Salisbury, Wiltshire Artistic Director Oct 24, 26, 28, Nov 1 The Medieval Hall, Salisbury Donna Elvira Don Giovanni Celebrate Voice Festival 2018 Aug 25 Town Place, Throwley Gala concert - Soprano Featuring Jung Soo Yun (tenor), Mark Walters (baritone) and Elizabeth Tredent (soprano) Jul 2-6 Dorset Opera La Boheme Education Project - St. Edward's School, Poole Lead Animateur June 16 A Sea Symphony - Vaughan Williams Soprano Soloist Portsmouth Choral Union June 5-8, 11-12, 18-19 Iford Opera Hansel & Gretel Education Project 7 Wiltshire Schools Vocal Animateur June/July Training the children's chorus for Dorset Opera's production of La Boheme Apr 20, 21 Beggar's Opera Polly Peachum Opera Cameratina, Oborne |