Classical Drag 2024 England

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Get ready for a major Pride month spectacle, the first ever Classical Drag spectacular!

Hailed as the ‘Drag Race of the classical world’, Classical Drag is set to be a dazzling show-packed evening that blends the high camp, virtuosity and gender-fluid casting of opera with a series of dazzling drag performances, hilarious routines, celebrity guests galore and a live orchestra!

Framed like a competition (because we LOVE a good drag battle!) join stars of the London drag scene Snow White Trash, Barbs, Beau Jangles, Freddie Love and Vinegar Strokes as they go head-to-head in this outlandish contest.

Backed by an orchestra of LGBTQ+ musicians and allies, conducted by Oliver Zeffman, and ruled over by a star-studded judging panel (featuring Ru Paul’s Drag Race royalty Monét X Change and Thorgy Thor, plus queer operatic tenor megastar Nicky Spence) Classical Drag is set to be a hilarious, colourful, divatastic affair!

Expect big numbers from operas like Carmen, La bohème and Tosca. Prepare for a drag queen Philip Glass tribute, a “Violin For Your Life” and an exciting interval runway featuring rising stars of the capital’s raucous queer performance scene, hosted by living London legend Jonny Woo. Category is - a night at the opera!

Classical Pride is non-profit, and net proceeds are donated to three important LGBTQ+ charities, Rainbow Railroad, Terrence Higgins Trust & GAY TIMES' Amplifund.

Classical Pride with VIIV Healthcare and GAY TIMES is also generously supported by R. Martin Chavez, Lincoln Benet, David Kaskel & Chris Teano and Lord Donoughue.