Streetwise Opera

02/09/2026

Join us for an evening of glorious music, with sopranos Sophie Bevan MBE and Elizabeth Watts, mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnston, tenor Matthew McKinney, accompanied by pianists Sebastian Wybrew and Roelof Temmingh, and the London performers of Streetwise Opera. Friday 25 September, 8pm to 10pm, at St John's Waterloo. Tickets at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening-with-streetwise-opera-and-friends-tickets-1991784051716?aff=fb2sep

20/08/2026

We are hiring a freelance Monitoring & Evaluation Partner to help us understand and articulate the impact of our work as we approach our 25th anniversary. Help us tell the story of how Streetwise Opera has inspired and empowered people with lived experience of homelessness over the last 25 years.
Working from home, with travel to meetings and sessions in London, Manchester and Nottingham, from September 2026 to October 2027, for a total fee of £6,500 (inclusive of VAT, if applicable).

Streetwise Opera is looking for a freelance Monitoring & Evaluation Partner to help us understand and articulate the impact of our work, at a particularly significant moment in our history. We are approaching our 25th anniversary in 2027 and have been awarded funding from The National Lottery Herita...

17/08/2026

As part of our 25th anniversary heritage project, we are looking back at Streetwise Opera productions from across our history. This includes props, costumes, scores, librettos, posters, photographs and video recordings. We are incredibly grateful to Big Yellow Self Storage in Nine Elms for keeping all of these materials safe for us.

10/08/2026

Amazing news! Streetwise Opera has been awarded £189,389 by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to preserve and celebrate 25 years of cultural heritage created by people with experience of homelessness in England. The grant, made possible by National Lottery players, will support a major heritage project marking our 25th anniversary, which includes working with the British Library to create oral histories of people who have been homeless.
https://streetwiseopera.org/heritage-grant-2026/

To mark its 25th anniversary in 2027, Streetwise Opera will gather and preserve music, stories and reflections from its history. Recordings, photographs, scores, programmes, designs and oral histories will be made accessible through a new digital archive and public exhibition, sitting alongside our....

23/07/2026

Streetwise Opera performer John reflects on his journey from homelessness to the stage, and on how Streetwise Opera helped him build confidence, explore his creativity and keep moving forward.
John was interviewed at Factory International's Aviva Studios in Manchester.
Watch to the end for a lovely moment of John singing ❤️

16/07/2026

An exceptional group of artists will join Streetwise Opera’s London performers for a special fundraising concert at St John’s Waterloo on Friday 25 September. Sopranos Sophie Bevan MBE and Elizabeth Watts, mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnston and tenor Matthew McKinney will perform alongside our London group, with pianists Sebastian Wybrew and Roelof Temmingh.
The evening will also include the premiere of a new piece by Roelof Temmingh, performed by Matthew McKinney and Streetwise Opera’s performers. An Evening with Streetwise Opera and Friends will celebrate the power of the human voice while raising funds for our work with people who have experienced homelessness in London, Manchester and Nottingham.
Book via https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening-with-streetwise-opera-and-friends-tickets-1991784051716?aff=fb16july

29/06/2026

Really proud that some of our brilliant Manchester performers are involved in this opera at RNCM - Royal Northern College of Music, led by our Music Director and associate artist Jonathan Ainscough. 'The Water Mark', by composer Kate Pearson, will be performed on 1 and 2 July, 7:30pm, at RNCM Theatre. Find out more at https://www.rncm.ac.uk/performance/rncm-community-opera-the-water-mark/

12/05/2026

It's and here are 8 ways singing supports your mental health.

08/05/2026

The lovely Harpenden Concert Band are holding a collection at their spring concert in support of our work with people experiencing homelessness. Thank you to everyone involved. We hope the performance goes brilliantly ❤️

Join us as we travel across continents though the power of live music in our vibrant programme, Music from Around the World!

22/04/2026

The amazing Wil Lewis is running the TCS London Marathon to raise funds for Streetwise Opera. Like a true legend, he is getting closer and closer to his target. Want to give him a bump? Donate via https://2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/wil-lewis