Exhibition opening: Opera Portraits by Alla Tkachuk-Simonova

Portraits of world-renowned opera singers in characters.

The portraits of the world-renowned opera singers Sir John Tomlinson, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Sir Bryn Terfel, Dame Felicity Lott, Angela Gheorghiu, Sir Willard White, Sir Thomas Allen, Jose Cura, and Marcelo Alvarez depict them in their roles in the famous Royal Opera House productions. These are in essence double portraits of both the singers and the characters they portray. Created by Russian artist Alla Tkachuk-Simonova following her interactions with the singers at the ROH, the paintings were exhibited at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and sold as prints at the ROH Shop. This is the first public exhibition of the complete series. The portrait ‘looks fabulous. I love it. It is exactly what I did on the stage’ wrote Sir Bryn Terfel. ‘The portrait of John as Boris Godunov would be the first thing I save from my house on fire’ said Lady John Thomlinson.

The exhibition will be on display until 27 October.

Free admission