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Joanna Harries
@joannaharries.bsky.social
Mezzo-soprano from South Wales via NZ
www.joannaharries.com
💿New album 'Letters from Scandinavia' out 5 Sep
https://linktr.ee/Joannaharries
🎵 National Opera Studio young artist, RCS, RNCM
🌳 Co-founder SongPath
🎼 opera
🎹 song
🎶 music
🎭 theatre
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Possibly the most beautiful opening to an opera ever? Octavian's "Wie du warst" from Strauss' 'Der Rosenkavalier' 🌹

🎹 Jo Ramadan
🎥 Bobby Williams
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Today we'd like to introduce you to our grisettes in our revival of the final 1921 version of Puccini's La rondine on 5 Dec:

🎶 British/New Zealand mezzo-soprano @joannaharries.bsky.social
🎵 Colombian soprano Julieth Lozano Rolong
🎼Welsh soprano Jessica Robinson

We hope to see you there!
November 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM
“This is an unusual and enchanting thing – not just an album but an embracing narrative experience…”

Thank you to Gramophone for this review of our album 'Letters from Scandinavia' 🥰

You can listen on all the music places or even buy a copy!

🎧 Listen here:
joannaharries.com/letters-from...
November 10, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Spent today recording with Ensemble Augelletti as part of our "Sonic Threads" sound installation for Barts Heritage 🎙️

You couldn't ask for a nicer or more talented bunch 🥰

(PS you can hear us live in the beautiful Great Hall at St Bart's Hospital on 12 Jan)

bartsnorthwing.org.uk/events/sonic...
November 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
In just under a month we'll be performing this beautiful music at the @barbicancentre with @opera.rara & @bbcsymphonyorchestra after we record it in a few week's time 🎵🎭

It's a rare chance to hear the final 1921 'Paris' version of "La Rondine"!

www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/202...
November 8, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Exploring Handel, Purcell & more with wonderful Ensemble Augelletti this morning for our Sonic Threads project in the newly restored North Wing at St Bart's Hospital.

We'll be recording a sound installation next month & you can watch us live on 12 Jan:
www.bartsnorthwing.org.uk/events/sonic-threads
October 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"I just wanted to say how wonderful the SongPath was today. A real treat and so grounding"🌳

What a lovely response to yesterday's SongPath in beautiful Brighton!

And thanks to Holly at BREMF for making this lovely - listen out for birdsong, Bach, Handel, apple wassails and a 13th century round🍁
October 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Love nature? Join us for our SongPath in beautiful Stanmer Park Nature Reserve in Brighton as part of the Brighton Early Music Festival this Saturday 18 October, 11am.

With me, Angela Hicks (soprano) & Adrian Butterflield (violin)

Tickets £5/£10

www.songpath.co.uk

@brightonemf.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Still on a high from our Letters from Scandinavia recital that kicked off this year's Oxford Song festival in the Holywell Music Room today!

It was such a joy to revisit this programme with pianist Sholto Kynoch after releasing our CD last month 🎵

#LettersFromScandinavia
October 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Last chance to catch mine and the brilliant @annatilbrook's recital of Italian song on the @opera.rara YouTube channel!

Songs by Rossini, Bellini, Uccelli & Donizetti - it's free to watch until the end of today.

📺 Watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyY6...
September 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
SongPath is heading to the North East next summer for an uplifting and interactive afternoon of song in Durham's glorious Botanic Gardens, from the woodland garden to the wildflower meadow!

🌳 Sunday 21 June
🌻 1:30pm
🌷 Durham Botanic Garden
with Durham University MUSICON

www.songpath.co.uk
September 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Also a reminder 📢 today that our Salon Series concert stream feat. @joannaharries.bsky.social and Anna Tilbrook will be leaving our YouTube channel tomorrow evening ‼️

They present rare Italian songs by Donizetti, Bellini, Rossini & Uccelli. Catch it before it leaves: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyY6...
Joanna Harries & Anna Tilbrook Salon Concert | Rossini, Bellini, Carolina Uccelli and Donizetti
YouTube video by OperaRaraOfficial
www.youtube.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Carolina Uccelli (1810-1885) was only 20 when her oratorio Saul was premiered in her native Florence. Pianist, composer & educator, she encouraged many young female musicians to pursue their passion for the arts.

This is an excerpt from Il rimprovero sung by @joannaharries.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Reposted by Joanna Harries
A reminder today that all our programmes since 2021 are available our issuu account including for our @joannaharries.bsky.social and Anna Tilbrook Salon Series recital which you can watch until the end of the month on our YouTube channel.

Explore it and more here: issuu.com/operarara
September 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Since posting about my album my social media is now mostly this, and I'm not mad about it.

My favourite is skärgårdssill 🐟

(PS "Letters from Scandinavia" is available via all decent music purveyors 🤓)
September 8, 2025 at 11:06 PM
"Vivid storytelling...meticulously researched and brilliantly executed"

What a lovely surprise to hear myself on Radio 3! Thanks to Hannah French for featuring Letters from Scandinavia on Record Review & describing me as a "fervent evangelist for Scandinavian song"🥰

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
September 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
It's today! Album release day is here for Letters from Scandinavia 💿🎉

You can listen on all the music places including Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music and Amazon Music etc. You can also order a beautiful, shiny CD, or buy a download of the album!

www.joannaharries.com/letters-from-scandinavia
September 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Exciting delivery today! Physical CD copies of "Letters from Scandinavia" arrive ahead of the full album release this Friday 5 September! 🎉💿

You can also hear me & @sholto.kynoch performing it live at @oxfordsong.bsky.social on 10 Oct

www.joannaharries.com/letters-from-scandinavia
September 2, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Did you tune into our YouTube stream yesterday? If not, fear not! Our @joannaharries.bsky.social and Anna Tilbrook Salon Series recital will be up for one month so you can keep returning to hear their beautiful selection of Italian songs.

This is from the first of Bellini's Tre Ariette 🎶
September 1, 2025 at 12:25 PM
302,539 steps over the past 5 days, walking the first half of the beautiful Coast to Coast path from St Bees to Kirkby Stephen through the Lake District & the Dales! 🥾

Approx 150km including Wainwrights Red Pike, High Stile, High Crag, Haystacks, Calf Crag, Gibson Knott, Helm Crag & Kidsty Pike 🏞️
August 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Reposted by Joanna Harries
A reminder today to sign up to receive an alert for this Sunday's YouTube stream from 4pm BST/5pm CET.

We present @joannaharries.bsky.social and Anna Tilbrook in rare Italian songs as part of our Salon Series for emerging artists.

More info here: opera-rara.com/event/youtub...htt
YouTube Broadcast: Joanna Harries and Anna Tilbrook Salon Concert - Opera Rara
Opera Rara’s 2024/25 Salon Series came to a close with a night of rare songs featuring Joanna Harries and Anna Tilbrook.
opera-rara.com
August 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Happy Friday news from Opera Rara! Our final stream of the summer will go out next Sunday 31 August for one month. We present @joannaharries.bsky.social and Anna Tilbrook in an Italian song recital recorded in London in May...

Starting with Rossini's 'La regata veneziana': ow.ly/Z6lR50WK5YP
August 22, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Join SongPath this autumn for an uplifting morning of song in the tranquil setting of Stanmer Park in Brighton 🌳🍂

With special guests Adrian Butterfield (violin) & Angela Hicks (soprano) 🎵

🌳 Sat 18 Oct
🪵 11am-1pm
🍄 Stanmer Park
🎵 £10
Brighton Early Music Festival

www.bremf.org.uk/event/songpa...
August 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Congratulating myself because I actually did a 'strength' workout 💪🏋️‍♀️ Normally I just run.

Suggested routines welcome! Especially something simple doable at home for general health...Googling produces lots that are trying to sculpt a "bubble butt" - but I need no help with the size of my arse 😂
August 8, 2025 at 8:32 PM
A song of heartbreak and revenge from the forests of Finland...🌲

Sibelius's "Kaiutar" from "Letters from Scandinavia" with pianist @sholto.kynoch

🎧Listen now on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube etc

💿Pre-order the album (out 5 Sep on @crdrecordsclassical)
www.prestomusic.com/classical/pr...
August 8, 2025 at 8:27 AM
A few autumn dates...

🎼31 Aug
Opera Rara Salon Series: Italian Song recital
(Stream of our recital from May)

💿5 Sep
ALBUM RELEASE: Letters from Scandinavia
CRD Records

🎵10 Oct
Letters from Scandinavia
Oxford International Song Festival

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August 6, 2025 at 11:41 AM