Relative Pitch Opera 

 The classical music division of Little Pixie Productions...

We are delighted to announce that Helena Leonard has now joined us as our Classical Programme Director for Relative Pitch Opera.

Opera can be seen as quite an elitist art form and many people never get to experience it. We believe that everyone of all ages should have access to opera and classical music. We are dedicated to breaking down the barriers that surround these genres by bringing these classical experiences to you by making them more accessible but without losing the quality that you would expect from these art forms.

All of our classical performers are established musicians in their own right and have performed with many of the major opera companies including English National Opera, Welsh National Opera and Scottish Opera.

Workshops based around opera, classical music and vocal technique are also available, tailored to a range of age groups from school age to adults.

* NEW SHOW FOR 2012*

The Nightingale of South Bank

We have three  shows in our classical repertoire. The Nightingale of South Bank is our brand new show for 2012. For more information press the link -

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Our two other shows are Operatastic! The Accessible Guide to Opera and Sing We Noel for the Christmas season. For further details about them press the link -

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Or you can download a copy of our brochure by pressing the links below

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For Relative Pitch Opera show prices and booking information please contact Helena by pressing the link where it will navigate you to Relative Pitch Opera's Contact Form -

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Further details regarding our workshops can be found -

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Our current workshop is based on Bizet's Carmen for Key Stage 3 and 4 pupils.

Carmen Opera Workshop feedback from St Francis' College, Letworth, March 2011:

"Please pass on our thanks for the wonderful workshop that Helena, Vicky and Carl ran for us at St Francis. It was greatly enjoyed by the girls and the feedback from the girls and staff (who were involved or watched the final performance) has been very good...very impressed and so pleased to have the chance for the girls to get a true taste of opera."

Photo by Drew Baumohl

Helena Leonard

Helena is the Classical Programme Director of Relative Pitch Opera. She has performed in and co devised all three of their shows: The Nightingale of South Bank, Sing We Noel and Operatastic! The Accessible Guide to Opera.

Successes such as Tosca for Opera Project and Scottish Opera (understudy) the title role in Aida for Opera Box and Welsh National Opera (understudy) and her acclaimed Lady Macbeth in Verdi’s Macbeth for Scottish Opera Go Round have confirmed Helena Leonard as a very exciting talent. Helena has recently performed in a gala Opera concert at The Cadogan Hall with The Hillingdon Choral Society & Orchestra. In the spring of last year Helena sang Leonora in Il Trovatore (understudy) for Welsh National Opera. Prior to that she sang the title role in Ariadne auf Naxos (understudy) also for WNO. 

Born in Cheshire, Helena Leonard studied at Trinity College of Music in London; gaining a LTCL she then completed a Postgraduate Vocal Diploma at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama before going on to advanced studies at the National Opera Studio. Her professional debut came with ENO, with roles and covers including First Lady in Die Zauberflöte and Second Niece in Peter Grimes, Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This led to further appearances as Musetta in La Boheme for Scottish Opera and Marcellina in Le Nozze Di Figaro for Grange Park Opera.  

These engagements were followed by Donna Anna in Don Giovanni and Giulietta in Les Contes d’ Hoffmann for Opera Box. 

Other roles include Pamina in Die Zauberflöte for Bloomsbury Opera; Micaela in Carmen for Commedia productions & The Carmen Project; Amelia in A Masked Ball for Wilmslow Opera and Kentish Opera; Leonora in La Forza del Destino for Kentish Opera & Candid Opera; Leonora in Il Trovatore for Wilmslow Opera and Phoenix Opera; Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus for Somerset Opera; Helmwige in Die Walkure for Mastersingers and Hanna Glawari in Die Lustige Witwe for Phoenix Opera. Helena enjoyed particular success as Leonora in a gala performance of Beethoven’s Fidelio with the Edinburgh Symphony Orchestra. 

No stranger to the concert platform, her appearances have included I Am Richard Strauss and Sempre Verdi at the Purcell Room with The Company of Singers, Richard Strauss’ Four Last Songs with the Boston Sinfonia, and 13 Moravian Duets by Dvorak in Czech for the Petworth Festival and Songs of the Auvergne - Series 1 with the Somerset County Orchestra.  Oratorio performances have taken Helena throughout the British Isles including venues such as the City of London Festival (Broadgate Arena), Salters Hall Barbican, Blackheath Concert Halls, St James’s Guernsey and The Purcell Room. Recent oratorio work includes Beethoven’s Mass in C and Gounod’s St Cecilia Mass for Spelthorne Choral Society and Verdi’s Requiem and Beethoven’s Choral Symphony for Lancaster Choral Society. 

Helena’s television work has included the Countess in La nozze di Figaro in Nicholas Nickleby for Carlton Television.

Do you require a Professional Soprano for your event?

Helena is available for Opera, Oratorio and Concert work, Weddings, Barmitzvahs and even Birthday Parties. 

Contact Helena via - 

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