Following The Royal Ballet & Opera’s season announcement for 2026/27…
Lauren Young makes her debut at the Royal Opera House as Emily in Philip Venables’ operatic adaptation of Sarah Kane’s explosive 4.48 Psychosis, staged by Ted Huffman. She is joined by former Jette Park Artist, Veena Akama-Makia as Clare.
Alison Kettlewell and Wyn Pencarreg understudy Rosie Aldridge as Kabanicha and Clive Bayley as Dikoj in Richard Jones’ production of Káťa Kabanová.
We are delighted to welcome Cameroonian-Ugandan-American mezzo soprano Veena Akama-Makia to our artist roster. Veena studied at the Eastman School of Music and University of Central Arkansas. She is an alumna of the Jette Parker Artists Programme, Des Moines Metro Opera Apprentice Program, the Chicago Opera Theater Young Artist Program, and the Merola Opera Program.
In the current season, she returns as guest artist to the Royal Ballet and Opera as Annina La traviata and Giovanna Rigoletto. She will also appear as the mezzo soprano soloist in Tippett’s A Child of Our Time with the Blackheath Halls Orchestra; and performs Jake Heggie’s The Work at Hand with PlayOut Chicago.
