For five years Streetwise Opera has been working with homeless and ex-homeless people in London, involving them in singing workshops and full-scale staged productions. They’ve enjoyed great reviews from the national and international press, and have been involved in a number of festivals and events such as the recent Sing London programme.

Current CCI student Paul Vialard has been working with Streetwise as an intern for the past few months. He tipped us off about a forthcoming production, Orlando Gough’s Critical Mass, at the Almeida Opera Festival on July 21st and 22nd.

“An event not to be missed!” Paul tells us. You read it here first.