A Night at the Opera at the Galle Face Hotel

The Galle Face Hotel is delighted to host ‘A Night at the Opera’ in association with Barbara Segal Music with international guest stars Carlos Conde Gonzales, Maestro Peter Crockford and artists from the Menaka Singers Opera Ensemble. The event takes place on Wednesday from 7.00 p.m. onwards at the Grand Ballroom, refreshments including PIMMS and canapés will be served from 6:30 p.m.

The show will feature Emesh Wijewardena, a Josephian whose talent led to him being offered a scholarship to sing the lead role in the opera  L’elisir d’amore in Sicily during the Mediterranean Opera Festival where he met Professor Carlos, who was impressed by his talent and training.

Professor and Baritone, Carlos Conde Gonzalez has had a huge international career and sung lead roles all over the world. He also does accreditation for universities, in fact, the Metropolitan Opera Auditions were recently held at the university where he gives master classes.

Maestro Peter Crockford has conducted opera and orchestral performances across the world and has visited Sri Lanka five times to conduct master classes at the Faculty of Performance and Visual Arts. 

Barbara Segal, herself an international performer and regular guest lecturer at various music conservatoires, is based in Sri Lanka offering intensive tutorials for students who have great potential for the future of opera in Sri Lanka. 

The Grand Ballroom will be filled with musical splendour for this special evening and unique opportunity to create exposure for the arts in Sri Lanka and to promote local talent.

Tickets are on sale at the reception of the Galle Face Hotel including cocktails, canapés and PIMMS or please contact the events team at +94 777 222 135.