New Zealand mezzo-soprano Joanna Harries has already presented a richly diverse season of performances and recordings across the UK in 2025/26, spanning recital, opera and arts-and-wellbeing programming. A City Music Foundation artist and c0-founder of SongPath, Harries continues to build on her reputation for thoughtful, compelling work.
Up Next: Puccini’s La Rondine at the Barbican
On 5 December 2025, Harries performs the roles of Suzy and Lolette in Opera Rara’s concert performance of Puccini’s La Rondine, conducted by Carlo Rizzi, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers at the Barbican Concert Hall in London.
📍 Barbican, London
🗓️ 5 December 2025 - Tickets via Barbican website
Past Events:
Letters from Scandinavia – Album & Live Performance
Harries’ debut album, Letters from Scandinavia, was released on 5 September 2025 on CRD Records as part of the label’s 50th anniversary celebrations. The programme—created with pianist Sholto Kynoch – interweaves rarely heard Nordic art song with new compositions by Peter Facer, bringing 19th-century women’s travel writing to life.
SongPath at Brighton Early Music Festival
On 18 October 2025, Harries brought SongPath, her innovative walking-and-music project, to the Brighton Early Music Festival. The initiative connected audiences with place, music and one another through guided walks punctuated with live performance.
Looking Ahead: Nightingale
In Spring 2026, Harries releases her second album, Nightingale, with pianist Jong Sun Woo – a poetic exploration of art song from various cultural traditions.
Follow Joanna at joannaharries.com or on Instagram @joannaharriesmezzo