From the 9th of March, Charlotte Hoather will be performing at a collection of 13 schools across Winsford and London.
To promote creative and intuitive thinking, Charlotte Hoather has been sponsored to share her love for opera with children across the hearing spectrum. The award-winning soprano has dreamt of making her music accessible to children from all walks of life, including those that are deaf or hard of hearing.
Singing to over 1,000 school children, she will be showcasing her rendition of Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’. After creating the opera, writing the libretto and working closely with her husband, virtuoso concert pianist George Todica, deaf actress and BSL poet Zoë McWhinney, and the renowned music composer Nino Russell known as Zollino, she has cleverly reimagined this storybook opera as ‘Down The Rabbit Hole’.
Charlotte, born in Winsford, Cheshire, established her passion for performing arts from the tender age of three. What initially began as a hobby in dance, she grew her skillset when she began singing and acting at age six in Northwich. She then went on to graduate with a First Class Music Degree from The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and The Royal College of Music Master of Music.
Charlotte’s drive to encourage and inspire the deaf and hard of hearing stems from her own personal experience of being diagnosed at birth as profoundly deaf in one ear. She has documented her extensive career and hearing impairment through a personal blog that has inspirited readers worldwide.
Closely working with other like-minded talents, she has produced a heart-warming and captivating opera which she is showcasing to local schools with the desire to encourage, inspire and educate children through the beauty and universal power of music. Claire Mera-Nelson, the Director of Music and London at the Arts Council of England, said:
“Every child deserves the opportunity to enjoy high-quality musical experiences, and we know this can boost their confidence, support their learning, and encourage self-expression.
Thanks to the money raised by National Lottery players, we’re excited to be supporting the award-winning soprano Charlotte Hoather and her immersive opera project for children. Charlotte will bring a narrative inspired by Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland to life through music, physical theatre, British Sign Language and more – all to make sure that more children, including those who are Deaf or across the hearing spectrum, can experience the joys of opera and let their creativity roam without limits.”
The tour will open on the 9th of March in Winsford, with the finale being on the 29th of March in London. The schools that Charlotte will be attending are Over Hall Community School, Over St Johns, St Josephs, Winsford High Street, St Chads CofE, Wharton CofE, Darnhall, Hebden Green, Grange Primary School and Willow Wood in Winsford.
From there, she will move on to several London schools, including James Wolfe Primary School, Knollmead Primary School and Frank Barnes School for Deaf/King’s Cross Academ
