Rogue Opera: making the everyday more operatic

Opera has traditionally been associated with grand theatres, formal dress and expensive tickets. What if it belonged in pub gardens, schools and community spaces too? 

Mezzo-soprano, director and writer Bronwen Harding will tell us how her company Rogue Opera brings extraordinary music and stories to unexpected places, breaking down barriers and opening up opera to new audiences.

Discover how singing can bring people together, challenge expectations and help us find our voices. You’ll even have the chance to join in with an adapted opera chorus yourself! 

Our singalongs

As usual, there will be four pop songs performed by our Sunday Assembly London band and connected to today’s theme:

• All By Myself – Eric Carmen (1975); covered by Celine Dion (1996)
• Memories – Maroon 5 (2019)
• A Groovy Kind of Love – Diane & Annita (1965); as covered by Phil Collins (1988)
• Never Forget – Take That (1995)

The lyrics will be projected on screen and everyone’s welcome to sing (and dance) along.

About Sunday Assembly London

Sunday Assembly London is your regular and reliable stop for a welcoming, accessible and inspiring Sunday community, where you can hear talks and poetry, sing songs and make new friends.

Stay after for tea, biscuits, and chat in the Backyard Comedy Club. Then join us for a local meal, picnic, or a drink and card games at the pub.

A change to our assembly schedule from 2027

From January 2027, Sunday Assembly London’s assemblies will be once a month. To find out why, how everyone benefits and how our community can keep supporting us, read our announcement here.

→ Our next assembly: Alien on Stage, 15th November
← Our previous assembly: Ghosts and dragons, 18th October