OPERA singer Alexandra Lowe will perform at A Musical Evening at Bolton Abbey Priory Church next Saturday, August 9.

The event has been organised to raise money for a new building for pre-school children at Beamsley’s Boyle and Petyt School.

It will start at 6.15pm with a pre-concert drinks reception at Bolton Hall by kind permission of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire.

The concert itself will begin at 7.30pm when Alexandra – who is studying at The Royal Northern College of Music - will be joined by fellow students, baritone Tom Isherwood and pianist Simon Passmore.

Mallorca-born Alexandra, who is a regular performer at Grassington Fringe Festival, started her classical training at the Junior Royal Northern College of Music and was awarded the Singer of the Year 2011.

She is due to perform at next month’s Gilbert and Sullivan International Festival in Harrogate and, in December, will play Sylvaine in the RNCM’s production of The Merry Widow.

Fellow performer Tom has just completed his studies at the college and he is now going on to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama to study for a masters while Simon is in demand as both a soloist and as an accompanist.

Tickets are £12.50 for the concert or £25 for the concert and reception. They are available from 01756 710258, 07710 843003 or 01756 710238.