Joanna Songi , Jerome Knox, Nigel Foster

A one-off evening bringing rising stars of London's opera and concert stages together in aid of the Heritage of London Trust, with a special guest actor to speak.

Be transported into London’s vibrant streetscape and its darkest corners, meet its lavender-sellers and Thames boatmen, 19th century émigrés and the Bloomsbury set through exquisite songs and readings.

Two rising stars of the opera and concert world, Joanna Songi (“both vocal beauty and bite” – The Observer) and Jerome Knox (Royal College of Music International Opera School, Radio 3, performing all over the UK, France and Germany) are joined by pianist Nigel Foster (Director of the London Song Festival) and a special guest actor.

The music ranges from folksong, Laura Marling and Ralph McTell to Noel Coward, Gershwin and William Walton. Spoken word extracts include Zadie Smith, Neil Gaiman, Richard Rider, Virginia Woolf and many more. All explore the highs and lows of London life with a kaleidoscope of characters and colour. Thought-provoking, evocative and enthralling, this stunning evening is not to be missed.