Carmen's Last Dance: One Hour Opera

Virtuoso pianist, composer for film and the concert stage, arranger and lecturer, Pavel Timofeyevsky has received numerous prizes and accolades, including the BBC/Guardian Young Composer of the Year award. Pavel has appeared at nearly all the major concert venues across the UK. Concert tours, along with television and radio appearances in other parts of the world include the USA, China, Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Russia, Latvia, Greece, Cyprus and India.

Emma Roberts is a mezzo-soprano and graduate of the Royal College of Music International Opera School, currently associated with leading programmes including Orsay-Royaumont Académie. An award-winning singer, she has performed roles with companies such as Welsh National Opera and Garsington Opera, and appeared in recitals at venues including Wigmore Hall. Upcoming engagements include the title roles in The Rape of Lucretia (2026) and Carmen (2026).

British tenor Matthew Curtis is a rising young artist and 2025 semifinalist in the prestigious Paris Opera Competition. A graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music with a Master’s from the Royal College of Music, he is currently a Young Artist with Opera Prelude. Recent highlights include Lensky in Eugene Onegin with Hampstead Garden Opera, part of the Offie Award-winning production, as well as performances with Glyndebourne, Opera North, British Youth Opera, Nevill Holt Opera, and the Buxton International Opera Festival.

Tim Alexander is a British baritone known for his work in Mozart, Puccini and Verdi repertoire, trained at the Royal Northern College of Music. He has performed roles such as Don Giovanni, Marcello, and Guglielmo, and appeared with companies including Dorset Opera and at the BBC Proms. Upcoming engagements include Escamillo in Carmen (2026) and Conte Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro for the Da Ponte Opera Festival.

Catherine Hooper is a Kiwi-British soprano and graduate of the Royal College of Music, with further studies at the Universities of Cambridge and St Andrews. A prizewinner at the 2025 Joan Sutherland Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award, she has performed leading roles with companies including Devon Opera and OperaUpClose, and is a former member of the Glyndebourne Chorus. She appears regularly in opera, concert and recital repertoire in the UK and internationally.