APPROACHING PERFORMANCES & EVENTS
Sabbatical 2024/25
9/9/24
I am overjoyed to announce that, after 23 years as a classical singer, singing to thousands of wonderful people across the UK and Europe, I am taking a sabbatical in order to develop some really exciting new projects!
This will mean that, just for while, performances will be sparse.
I love being a singer and this raison d'etre is indelibly marked on my spirit, but an opportunity to explore a whole new branch of wonderfulness has arisen which I simply cannot ignore.
Watch this space as there are going to be some very exciting announcements soon!
14th July, 2024
6pm & 8pm
Voice Project at
Houghton Hall
Tickets on sale soon!
https://www.voiceproject.co.uk/see-hear-us
27 July, 2024
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29 to 30 June 2024
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24 to 26 May, 2024
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20 to 21 April, 2024
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16 to 17 March, 2024
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16 to 18 February, 2024
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23 to 25 January, 2024
Private Event - more news on this coming soon!
13 &14 January, 2024
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'Soprano Lisa Cassidy’s singing was beautiful and troubled, her Amens like a cry in the night against the gentle surge of the choir'
Basil Abbot
Poulenc's Gloria, Eye Bach Choir
previous performances & events
14 October, 7pm, 2023
'Nature the gentlest Mother'
The Autumn Fesival of Norfolk
Lisa Cassidy Soprano
Jennifer Walsh Piano
In this concert, inspired by the words of the poet, Emily Dickinson, the award-winning musical artists, Lisa Cassidy and Jennifer Walsh will whisk you away from the urban world and along verdant paths of luscious sound. With music by composers including Copland, Ravel, Duparc, Britten and Williams. Prepare to be moved, healed and dazzled in the sunlight of a performance that celebrates all things natural. After all, as Emily herself said, ‘Forever is composed of nows.’ See you there!
14-16 September
PRIVATE EVENT
15 July, 2023
Arc of the Sky
The Voice Project
Once again I am delighted to be a guest soloist with The Voice Project.
With their mysterious and magical promenade performances in beautiful locations, these concerts are a must see!
25 May, 2023
Anteros, NR3 1LJ
'Amr'ous sighs' Song Recital
A ravishing concert including the
works of Debussy, Corigliano, Dove,
Macmillan, Barber and more
Featuring
Lisa Cassidy and Gareth Williams
Anteros, Norwich, 7pm
25 March, 2023. 10am until 1pm
Voice Wise: A vocal workshop with Lisa Cassidy
Tickets £30
25th March, 2023. 10am until 1pm
Click here to see the feedback!
28 January, 2023
11 February, 2023
Guest soloist with The Voice Project Choir
'The Distance Between us'
St George's Church, Brighton
6pm I 8pm
21 July, 2022
Assembly House Classical Song Recital
‘Elysium’ Returns
11 June, 2022
Voice Project
6pm I 8pm
Alfriston, Sussex
2 July, 2022
Voice Project
6pm I 8pm
Blythburgh, Suffolk
6 November 2021
Hostry Festival
‘Elysium’ – A Concert of Paradise
Lisa Cassidy Soprano Soloist
Gareth Williams Piano Accompaniment
27 October, 2021.
6pm, 7.15pm, 8.30pm
The Voice Project: 'The Distance between us'
https://www.voiceproject.co.uk
13-16 May 2021
Voice Project event in Scotland
26 January 2021
Private Concert online!
23 Oct 2020
HOSTRY FESTIVAL: 'Back to Beethoven' POSTPONED
This year, the Hostry Festival's 10 year anniversary, sees Lisa celebrating 250 years since Beethoven's birth. In the concert 'Back to Beethoven', the programme will trace a path from absolute modernity (composer Gareth Williams has been commissioned to write the first piece) through the works of some of the finest composers ever to walk the earth and leading, ultimately, back to the great man himself. Lisa will be accompanied by the award winning pianist, Jennifer Hughes.
23 July 2020
Lieder Recital POSTPONED
More details coming soon!
10 July 2020
The Voice Project at Blythburgh POSTPONED
It's going to be fabulous, stimulating, touching, innovative, creative and everything in-between. More details to follow soon!
06 Jun 2020
Private Event
04 Apr 2020
The Voice Project
Lisa is taking part in a thrilling new recording is taking place with the fabulous Voice Project and some of their exciting repertoire.
22 March 2020
Rachmaninoff with the Suffolk Philharmonic Orchestra POSTPONED
The glorious Suffolk Philharmonic return with a Mothering Sunday concert. The programme will feature Prokofiev's 'Peter and the Wolf', Rossini's 'William Tell Overture' and many other delights. Lisa will be singing Sergei Rachmaninoff's 'Vocalise'. Alongside Lisa, there will be stunning performances from Crispian Steele-Perkins, Bill Turnbull and, of course, the orchestra itself, conducted by Leslie Olive.
30 Nov 2019
And is This a Dream
Voice Project
This year’s winter project will be a special performance devised for the amazing spaces at The Shoe Factory, St Mary’s Works, Norwich. It’s the first episode in a series of linked performance pieces that The Voice Project are going to be making over the next couple of years. Ticket on sale soon.
16 Nov 2019
And is This a Dream
Another superb Voice Project in Brighton with both a wonderful choir and a thrilling line up of soloists, including Lisa Cassidy. At All Saints Church, Hove on Saturday, November 16th. Tickets on sale soon!
02 Nov 2019
Mozart's 'Requiem' with the Derby Bach Choir
The exceptional Derby Bach Choir unite once again, under the beautiful guidance of Richard Roddis, to perform one of the greatest masterpieces of all time: Mozart's 'Requiem'. Including stunning soloists and a sumptuous setting. Looking forward to seeing you there!
18 Oct 2019
'The Telephone' at The Hostry Festival in The Hostry, Norwich Cathedral
7.30pm
Ben loves Lucy or, should we call her, ‘Rockabilly Lucy’, with her total adoration of 1950s style? Will his gift soften her heart, and encourage her to accept his hand in marriage, or remove her from his arms forever?
Menotti’s ‘The Telephone’ or ‘L’amour à trois’ is a gem of operatic comedy, presenting an attempted marriage proposal alongside endless phone interruptions (how very modern!).
This marvelous, bijou opera is followed by a second half of music, featuring composers including Warlock, Barber and Roderick Williams, which traces the journey of myriad conversations and musings on that delightful tyrant, Love.
Featuring the award winning soprano Lisa Cassidy and the stunning baritone, Mark Saberton, this is an evening not to be missed.
Lisa Cassidy Lucy
Mark Saberton Ben
Matthew McCombie Accompanist
11 September, 2019
HOSTRY FESTIVAL
Echoes from the Red House at The Assembly House,
Norwich, 1pm
A stunning programme, which was performed last year at the Red House (Benjamin Britten's home) in Aldeburgh. It went down such a treat that it is being revisited by Lisa and the wonderful, award winning pianist, Somi Kim in Lisa's home city of Norwich. Containing compositions by great composers including Poulenc, Britten, Debussy and the delicious Leonard Bernstein.
23 Aug 2019
'The Telephone' by Menotti at the Quay Theatre, Sudbury
Lisa Cassidy and Mark Saberton team up to deliver a thrilling evening of music, including Menotti's super comedy, 'The Telephone' with a second half of songs which promise to take you down a path of musical bliss! Accompanied by the supreme Matthew McCombie.
26 Jul 2019
Private Event
05 Jul 2019
THE VOICE PROJECT at Houghton Hall
The Voice Project is thrilled to announce that the culmination concert of this year’s Summer Voice Project will take place at Houghton Hall, on 6 July 2019.
As well as the amazing landscape and architecture, we will be making a piece that responds to some of the artworks, the Skyspace by James Turrell, the Earthsky pieces by Richard Long, and this year’s featured exhibition of works by Henry Moore.
Featuring a range of superb soloists, including the award winning coloratura soprano, Lisa Cassidy, this is a magical concert not to be missed!
17 May 2019
'Shining Lights' with the Eye Bach Choir
The Eye Bach Choir concert this May will revolve around music by living composer and is looking to include works by composers including Ola Gjeilo, Howard Goodall, Bob Chilcott, Eric Whitacre, John Rutter, John Corigliano, Jonathen Dove, Roderick Williams and Morten Lauridsen. Featuring solo performances by coloratura soprano, Lisa Cassidy. Watch this space and take a look at the EBC website for the final list!
This will be a joyously light summer concert to which audience members are welcome to bring along a picnic supper to have with a glass of wine!
11 May 2019
Private Event
24 Feb 2019
Private Event
09 Feb 2019
A Candlelit midwinter concert with the Voice Project Choir
Lisa will perform in magical and transporting candlelit concert at St Mary's Church in Bungay with this exceptional, award winning choir.
22 Dec 2018
THE SKY IS FULL OF LIGHT with the award-winning Voice Project
Celebrating 10 years of the Voice Project. Another thrilling evening of unbelievably beautiful music and stunning choreography. Not to be missed!
19 Oct 2018
LA VOIX HUMAINE AND THE HUMAN VOICE - Cocteau/Poulenc
The Hostry Festival
Theatre and opera in a unique, and truly moving, double bill
Starring Tracey Catchpole in Jean Cocteau's play and Lisa Cassidy in Francis Poulenc's opera, accompanied by William Fergusson
23 Aug 2018
SONG RECITAL AT THE BRITTEN-PEARS FOUNDATION
5pm- 6pm I THE RED HOUSE
‘Britten and America’
A recital of songs celebrating the gorgeous music of Benjamin Britten and the birthday of Leonard Bernstein. The recital will be in the library at 'The Red House' and the accompanist will play on Britten's very own piano. Not to be missed and the library is petite, so get your tickets in a hurry!
Includes a themed dinner at the East Coast Café. Please indicate reservation when booking.
Tickets: £12.50
Series offer: book all recitals for £35. Click here to book.
23 Jul 2018
LA VOIX HUMAINE/THE HUMAN VOICE by Francis Poulenc & Jean Cocteau
HOLT FESTIVAL 2018
In this rare opportunity to see a Jean Cocteau double bill, actress Tracey Catchpole and classical singer, Lisa Cassidy accompanied by William Fergusson join the Holt festival to star in two tour de force performances. The Human Voice is in the first half in English and in the second it returns to it’s original French as La Voix Humaine. The scenario of a woman’s phone call to her partner and a terrible life-changing event is the perfect platform for this compelling exploration of human frailty and love. These two works seen side by side offer a truly arresting and not to be missed experience.
24 May 2018
THE VOICE PROJECT AT THE NORFOLK & NORWICH FESTIVAL
Timepiece
Sounds on the hour, every hour.
Beginning with a solo singer at midday, building to a full choir by 9pm and fading back to a single voice at midnight, Timepiece will explore our relationship with time – how it affects and influences us, how we speed it up and slow it down and how music helps us to change our perceptions of it.
This new durational choral piece from the acclaimed Voice Project is specially created and directed by Sian Croose and Jonathan Baker.
Lisa Cassidy is among a supreme line-up of soloists joining the show.
12 May 2018
THE ARMS OF SLEEP I 13TH MAY
With the Voice Project
11 May 2018
THE ARMS OF SLEEP I 12TH MAY
With the Voice Project
10 May 2018
THE ARMS OF SLEEP I 11th, 12th & 13th May
The Arms of Sleep with The Voice Project
A Brighton Festival Co-commission
Through dusk and darkness to dawn, drift and dream with The Voice Project Brighton Choir, as you travel into the space of sleep where galaxies are born: a 23rd-Century Vespers.
In one of its most ambitious and magical productions to date, The Voice Project has created an epic 10-hour choral work to be performed overnight in the grounds of historic Firle Place, one of England’s most beautiful country houses. On arrival, guests will be given a bed each before spending the night surrounded by sound and shadows, poised between sleep and wakefulness as the Choir performs music specially commissioned from leading composers Helen Chadwick, Orlando Gough and Jonathan Baker.
Devised, created and directed by Sian Croose and Jonathan Baker
Composers: Jonathan Baker, Helen Chadwick and Orlando Gough
Designer: Laura Hopkins
Films by Sal Pittman
Lighting designer: Tim Tracey
Featuring Sianed Jones, Lisa Cassidy, Jeremy Avis, Rowland Sutherland, Adrian Lever, Jason Dixon and The Voice Project Brighton Choir
07 Apr 2018
PRIVATE EVENT
4pm to include songs by Benjamin Britten and Francis Poulenc
16 Mar 2018
OPERA AND STEEL
A hypnotic, cutting edge performance created by the artist Grace Schwindt and featuring Lisa as the co-arranger and soprano soloist. Taking place as part of the 'Something Raw' Festival at Frascati Theatre in Amsterdam.
15 Mar 2018
OPERA AND STEEL
A hypnotic, cutting edge performance created by the artist Grace Schwindt and featuring Lisa as the co-arranger and soprano soloist. Taking place as part of the 'Something Raw' Festival at Frascati Theatre in Amsterdam.
10 Mar 2018
POULENC'S GLORIA WITH THE EYE BACH CHOIR, SUFFOLK
24 Jan 2018
PRIVATE EVENT
To include songs by Debussy and Warlock.
20 Jan 2018
THE VOICE PROJECT- THE ARMS OF SLEEP
Travels in Light will be the final part of a trilogy of pieces about sleep, dreaming and waking (and especially the bits in between) from the Voice Project Choir. The inspiration for the concert came from a quote from the painter Paul Nash (whose work was recently exhibited at The Sainsbury Centre in Norwich) 'The divisions we may hold between the waking world and that of the dream are not there; they are porous; in a word, they are not there'.
The show will be a multi-venue performance piece in three locations on Norwich's medieval Princes Street and the churches with their different acoustic and atmospheric properties: St George's Tombland, St Peter Hungate and the United Reformed Church.
The show is a reflection on the time of the year: the sleep of winter: the dark nights, the short days but awakening with the promise of spring to come. The music has been specially written for the Voice Project Choir.
Tickets £12.50 / Conc. £10 / Children £5