Scherzo Ensemble is a professional development platform for emerging artists, primarily classical singers. We deliver high-quality paid performance and training projects for early-career artists, offering them opportunities to develop their experience, understanding, and professional networks. Alongside performance opportunities, Scherzo offers coaching and workshops with industry leaders, and classes from experts in programming, marketing, and fundraising. Our programme helps emerging artists develop a diverse range of professional skills and seeks to instill artistic and managerial confidence when setting out to build their careers independently. We believe this focus is necessary to maintain a vibrant cultural sector in times of change.
Longhope Opera 2025 - Built from Scratch, Sung from the Heart
Our programme revolves around our opera and oratorio productions. We manage Longhope Opera — a Bel Canto festival in East Hampshire. Each summer we assemble an entire company (performers, creatives, technical staff and management) of emerging professionals. The central aim is to help young practitioners gain professional experience and build confidence, with the associated aims of fostering deeper respect and understanding between theatrical departments. We also tour immersive and interdiciplinary oratorio productions around London & the South East. These are collaborations with other professional development organisations and re-imagine totemic concert works for voices and orchestra in ways which stretch our young artists and maximise audience engagement. Read about our previous productions below.
