The Royal Opera
Jakub Hrůša
Music Director
Oliver Mears
Director of Opera
Recitals at Lunch
Monday 8 June 2026 1pm
Please note that casting is subject to change up until the start of the performance. Please continue to check the website for the most up-to-date information.
Approximate Timings
The performance will last approximately 45–50 minutes.
Performers
- Tenor
Emyr Lloyd Jones
- Piano
Peggy Wu
Jette Parker Artists Programme
- Jette Parker Artists Programme Head of Programme
Elaine Kidd
- Artistic Director
David Gowland
- Administrative, Company and Events Manager
Thomas Marshall
- Producer
Catherine Chibnall
- Administrative Assistant and Project Co-Ordinator
Isobel Lawson
The Royal Opera
- Patron
HM The King
- Music Director
Jakub Hrůša
- Director of Opera
Oliver Mears
- Director of Casting
Peter Mario Katona
- Associate Director
Netia Jones
- Administrative Director
Cormac Simms
Programme
This recital includes a range of work from Dilys Elwyn Edwards, Ralph Vaughan Williams and others.CANEUON Y TRI ADERYN
Composer DILYS ELWYN EDWARDS (1918–2012), Libretto R. WILLIAMS PARRY (1884–1956)Y GylfinirTylluanodMae Hiraeth yn y MôrSONGS OF TRAVEL
Composer RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872–1958), Libretto R. L. STEVENSON (1850–1894)
The Vagabond
Let Beauty awake
The Roadside Fire
Youth and Love
In Dreams
The Infinite Shining Heavens
Wither must I wander?
Bright is the ring of words
I have trod the upward and the downward slope
MENTÌA L'AVVISO
Composer GIACOMO PUCCINI (1858–1924), Libretto FELICE ROMANI (1788–1865)
MUSICA PROIBITA
Composer STANISLAO GASTALDON (1861–1939) Libretto STANISLAO GASTALDON under the pseudonym FLICK FLOCK
Guidance
Content suitable for all
Children under the age of five are not permitted into our theatres. Children over the age of five must have their own ticket and sit next to an accompanying adult.
Generous support from
Generously supported by Paul Hamlyn Hall Education Fund
Further information
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