Avoid the early evening rush hour and relax with an hour of live music from up-and-coming performers here at the Stoller Hall.
These hour-long concerts are a chance to catch artists from our Emerging Artists Scheme, which has been generously supported by the Haworth Trust.
All the World’s A Stage: Heroines, Divas & Dreamers
From the Opera House to the West End
Join Soprano Grace O’Malley for a journey through the words of opera, operetta and musical theatre. Exploring the stage’s most memorable Heroines, dazzling divas and hopeful dreamers.
The programme features music by Mozart, Handel, Verdi and Puccini, alongside operetta by Johann Strauss II and Gilbert & Sullivan, before moving to the worlds of Broadway and the Westend with songs by Rodger’s & Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber and more.
About Grace O’Malley
“A Lancashire lass with a voice ‘big, bold and beautiful enough to bring the operatic world to its knees’.” – Lancashire Life
Grace O’Malley is a British Soprano from Lancashire. She was a chorister at Manchester Cathedral and studied at Chetham’s School of Music and the Junior Royal Northern College of Music before continuing her training at the Royal College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.
She is currently a Stoller Hall Emerging Artist and has performed at venues including Wigmore Hall and The Royal Festival Hall. Her operatic work includes appearances with The Grange Festival where she covered and sang the role of Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus. Future engagements include Princessa Polowska in Fromental Halévy’s rarely performed La Dame de Pique with Gothic Opera at Battersea Arts Centre.
Grace regularly performs operetta and musical theatre. She performs principal roles at The Gilbert & Sullivan Festival in Buxton and as a guest artist with Theatrical Adventures, performing abroad European river cruises and at gala events throughout Europe.
Critics have praised Grace’s “sweet tone and impressive storytelling”, whilst noting her “bronze coloured voice” with an “easy top” capable of “Sutherlandesque roulades, trills and fireworks”. Grace is a versatile performer whose repertoire spans opera, operetta and musical theatre. She is recognised for performances that combine vocal brilliance with warmth, charm and genuine emotional connection.
Seating for this show will be unallocated. If you have any access requirements, please do let us know at boxoffice@stollerhall.com or on 0333 130 0967. You can find out more about access in our building here.
