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THE JOHN SELDON MASTERCLASS

Sunday 14 June at 3pm
Merley House, Wimborne

Hurn Court Opera's Musical Director Lynton Atkinson and Artistic Director Joy Robinson will work with a selected group of emerging young artists in front of a live audience in the elegant surroundings of
the Music Room at Merley House, Wimborne.

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PRIZEWINNERS' RECITAL

Saturday 26 September at 5pm - St Paul's Winchester
Sunday 27 September at Merley House, Wimborne

Recitals by two prizewinners from the 2025 HCO Singer of the Year competition

HCO SINGER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION

Saturday 31 October from 11am - Harvey Hall, St Swithun's School, Winchester

The semi-finals and finals of our national competition for young singers aged 20-29 years, with over £6,000 in prizes and a panel of eminent judges

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Singer of the Year Competition

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"Sparkling performances from Hurn Court Opera’s La Cenerentola… an entertaining evening of astute comedy and accomplished singing."

David Truslove, Opera Today
La Cenerentola, April 2025

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