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La Traviata 2026. Photo: Alexander Kabanov

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​HCO SINGER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION

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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, with over £6,000 in prizes and a panel of eminent judges.

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PRIZEWINNERS' RECITAL
 

Saturday 26 September at 5pm - St Paul's Winchester
Sunday 27 September at 4pm Merley House, Wimborne

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

Female singer with long dark hair stands next to a man in a dark coloured suit playing a grand piano. The room has panelled walls, a wooden floor and a chandelier.
Ellen Pearson - a female opera singer with long dark hair.

Singer Perspectives

Read more about the singers we work with and the benefits of performing with HCO.

Andrew Foot and Michael Hart of Hurn Court Opera

Our story

Click to read about the history of Hurn Court Opera. 

George Reynolds, an opera singer wearing a grey suit holds his arms stretched wide as he sings next to a pull-up banner for Hurn Court Opera

Singer of the Year Competition

Click to read about our 2025 HCO Singer of the Year Competition. 

A joyous scene featuring a wedding party from the opera La Cenerentola staged by Hurn Court Opera

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A scene from the opera La Traviata staged by Hurn COurt Opera featuring the two main character Alfredo and Violetta embracing

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"Emotions were supplied in spades by prize-winning soprano Caroline Taylor who was a peerless Violetta ... her sovereign performance crowned an evening of
remarkable singing."

David Truslove, Opera Today
La Traviata, April 2026

Read the full review here. 

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