Pegasus Opera are delighted to present ‘Opera Royale’ a Double-Bill of ‘Fête Galante’ by Dame Ethel Smyth and ‘The Dark Lady of the Sonnets’ by American composer, Philip Hagemann.

Both pieces involve twilight meetings between aristocratic icons involving mistaken identities and disguise – two thrilling operatic rarities that cannot be missed!
Conducted by Odaline de la Martinez (who conducted the debut recording of Fête Galante).
Fête Galante, composed by Dame Ethel Smyth with a libretto by Dame Smyth and Edward Shanks, follows Maurice

For over thirty years Pegasus Opera Company has championed artists from global majority heritage. In April 2023, they were awarded National Portfolio Organisation status by the Arts Council and in 2025 they were nominated for the Sky Arts Award for Opera The Stage Community Award.

Tom will be joining Pegasus for the first time, returning to the role of The Lover (Cover) in Smyth’s Fete Galante, with performances at the Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music.