An opera singer born and raised in Grimsby is coming back to perform for her hometown in St Augustine's Church. Olivia Thomas, 26, is a soprano, the highest female vocal range, and has carefully selected some of her favourite pieces with a theme of nature and fairytales to perform on Friday evening, August 2. She is keen for people who have never attended an opera before to give it a try and will be providing translations for any of the songs that are not in English.
Fresh from completing her master's degree in classical singing and opera at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London, Olivia told Grimsby Live: "I'm beginning my career now and it's a tough old world performing, but I wanted to do a concert back at home for friends and family and just anyone really." READ MORE: £105m Immingham Highfields development gets green light Grimsby woman devastated after husband deported to Spain Olivia grew up near People's Park and attended St Martin's Preparatory School in Bargate and then King Edward VI Grammar School in Louth. She did her bachelor's degree at Newcastle University.
She has picked "very emotional, beautiful music" for the concert at St Augustine's Church and said it's somewhere she considers special, having sung there in the past. The hour-long program has compositions by Mozart and Handel as well as more contemporary classical music. "There's a theme of nature, fairytales, and folklore," said Olivia.
"It is a program I put together myself with the he.
