Edward Lambert has created instrumental, choral and community works as well as 22 chamber operas of various shapes and sizes.
- "A fascinating take... packed full with stunning music... fusing a traditionally dynamic Bel Canto score without feeling the least bit dated." (Broadway World)
- "...seamlessly transitions between sombre, vengeance-laden moments, and tenderly poignant love sequences, offering a tightly woven score that sustains its allure throughout... " (The Wildean, July 2024)
- "...felt sumptuously melodic, as well as busily fresh, with strong, intensely written passages building to moments of euphoric surprise." (operissima)
- "...approachable, but contemporary musical style..." (Planet Hugill)
- "...intriguingly offered elements of bel canto vocal writing to vie with a more ‘modern’ idiom..." (boulezian)
- "...a score whose eroticism was often visceral." (The Guardian)
- "...became increasingly disturbing, and confirmed Lambert's effective text-setting." (Opera Today)
- "...is always strongly directional and full of emotion..." (Newbury Weekly News)
- "...strikingly imagined..." (The Times)
- "...inventively-textured and syntactically original music..." (Daily Telegraph)
Latest news...
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Erwachen
dramatic cantata / chamber opera text: August Stramm (1874-1915) in German for soloists, choir & small orchestra (or ensemble) 45 minutes |
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Twelfth Night
(or You Know What) a comic opera adapted from Shakespeare's play cast of 9 small instrumental ensemble 2 hours (+ interval) |
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Piano Sonata
2026 18' 3 movements |
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Six Characters in Search of a Stage
at the Natalya Sats Theatre, Moscow 
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Recent works:
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At the Hawk's Well 2024 Chamber opera or dramatic cantata |
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Buster's Trip 2021 Mini opera |
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Requiem Antiqua 2024 Voices & organ |
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The Last Siren 2023 Chamber opera The Cockpit & UWL |
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The Burning Question 2022 Chamber opera The Cockpit, London, Sept 2022 King's Head Theatre, Feb 2023 |
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Masque of Vengeance 2022 Chamber opera The Cockpit, London, Nov 2023 The Stoller Hall, Manchester |
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In Five Years' Time 2021 Chamber opera (Lorca) The Space, London 2026 |
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Swellfellow the Tyrant 2022 Choral chamber opera (Shelley) |
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Apollo's Mission 2019 Chamber opera The Place, London, Aug 2019 |
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Piano Concerto 2021 Piano & strings |
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Harp Concerto 2021 Harp & strings |
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The Duchess of Padua 2020 Chamber opera (Oscar Wilde) The Space, London & other venues 2024 |
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Last Party on Earth 2020 opera movie |
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Brighter than the Sun 2019 carols & medieval drama for soloists & choir Newbury, Dec 2019 |
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The Cloak & Dagger Affair 2018 Chamber opera (Lorca) RADA, London, Aug 2018 |
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The Butterfly's Spell 2017 Chamber opera (Lorca) |
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Aspects of Work 2016 Piano duet Manchester Oct 2017 |
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The Visit to the Sepulchre 2017 Choral cantata on plainsong Newbury, 2017 |
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The Art of Venus 2016 Chamber opera RADA, London, 2017 |
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Yin and Yang Cantata 2016 Vocal & strings Newbury, April 2016 |
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An Opera of Daniel 2015 Folk opera on plainsong Newbury & Brighton, 2015 Mexico City, 2017 & 2019 |
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Opera With A Title 2015 Chamber opera King's Place, 2015 |
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The Catfish Conundrum 2014 Chamber opera King's Place, 2014 |
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six characters in search of a stage 2013 Chamber opera London & Brighton 2014 |
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