In all theatre, the spotlight follows the leads, making it easy for the audience to overlook the role of the singers, dancers and actors who bring a production to life. Katherine Wiles is used to being dismissed as ‘singing wallpaper’ by those who incorrectly assume she’s an opera chorister because she ‘didn’t quite make it’. But she and her proud and passionate chorus colleagues are exactly where they want to be.

Join Katherine as she offers a rare glimpse into a fascinating world that fans of opera – and the performing arts in general – know very little about.

Learn more and purchase tickets to Words at Pearls, a new one-day literary celebration here.