A 475 Fine Mind Good Heart anniversary Lecture Series event:

Masterclass and Recital with Opera Star Mark Le Brocq
on Monday 9 November 2026
from 7.00pm to 9.15pm
in Big School
 

Running Order:

7.00pm: Welcome and Introduction
7.05pm to 8.00pm: Mark Le Brocq masterclass with Tonbridge Sixth Form singers
8.00pm to 8.20pm: Interval with refreshments in Old Big School
8.25pm to 9.15pm: Mark Le Brocq solo recital featuring opera, song and musical theatre

Acclaimed operatic tenor Mark Le Brocq will lead a masterclass with singers from the Sixth Form at Tonbridge, before performing a solo recital of opera, song and musical theatre.

Mark Le Brocq is one of Britain’s leading tenors, with a career spanning opera houses, concert halls and festivals around the world. A former choral scholar at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, he trained at the Royal Academy of Music and the National Opera Studio before becoming a Company Principal at English National Opera. He has since performed with Welsh National Opera, Scottish Opera, Opera North, Longborough Festival Opera, Grange Park Opera and many other major companies, in repertoire ranging from Mozart and Handel to Wagner, Britten and contemporary opera. On the concert platform he has appeared with leading orchestras and ensembles including the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, English Concert and Academy of Ancient Music, with performances at the BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall and St Paul’s Cathedral. His recordings include releases for Chandos, Deutsche Grammophon, Hyperion and Opera Rara.

Parking is in the Tonbridge Sports Centre (TSC) with limited parking in the Quad. Please follow signage.