THIS month sees the welcome return of Luminita Berariu to Wales for the seventh consecutive year.
She is to hold a series of master-classes for voice and piano at several venues around the county. She is the senior repetiteur at the Romanian State Opera in Bucharest. She is well-known in Wales and has held a series of Master Classes here each year since she first performed in the Tenby Arts Festival in 1998.
The master-classes are free and made possible by support from the Arts Council of Wales. This year's series has been again extended and will begin with a session for voice at St. Mark's School, Haverfordwest on October 18.
At 7.30 pm, followed by a session for piano and voice in Tenby at 7.30 pm on October 19. There will be sessions for voice and for piano at Rhos-y-Gilwen Mansion on Sunday, October 23, starting at 10 am.
The series will conclude in Carmarthen on Wednesday, October 26, at 7 pm in the Catholic Church Hall, where she will take members of the Carmarthen Operatic Society through their paces. The master-classes are open to anyone who has a desire to improve their vocal or keyboard technique. But, as places are necessarily limited, it's first come, first served.
Further details can be obtained by calling 'Friends of the Classics' on 01834 842523. The master- classes are also of great interest and help to observers who are not actually enrolled to sing or play and so anyone with an interest in the art of voice production or piano playing will be assured of an enjoyable and stimulating experience.
It's free - no tickets are necessary, so just turn up on the day and spend a most entertaining and instructive few hours.