Students stage singing success
PUPILS from Accrington Academy and the Hyndburn Academy took to the stage to perform in an operatic production.
They joined more than 1,000 others for the unique performance of the ‘Choice of Don Jose’ from Bizet’s Carmen! at the Olympic Park.
The event was the culmination of a year’s partnership between United Learning, of which Accrington Academy and the Hyndburn Academy are a part, the Royal Opera House, The Voices Foundation and the English Pocket Opera Company.
The colourful and energetic performance, which was staged and directed by the English Pocket Opera Company, delighted over 700 spectators, including parents and guests from the world of opera, music and education.
Hannah Hale, a music teacher at Accrington Academy, said: “It’s been really interesting to get our students involved in new material that they’ve not done before and because it is so different to what they would normally sing.
“It has had its challenges – especially with the boys singing quite complicated parts and testing their vocal ranges!
“But they’ve been really enthusiastic about it and thrown themselves into the project. It’s been great to come to London too and join up with all the other schools.”