By Jenny Lingham-Doe
Professional opera singer Maria Brigid-Ryan is to hold a performance for the Help4Harvey charity for Titchfield Common youngster Harvey Young.
On May 18 Maria will be singing accompanied by local pianist Chris Milburn at the Victory Hall in Warsash.
In 1989 Maria Brigid-Ryan moved from Australia to the UK to pursue a career in opera singing. She joined the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden on a scholarship before working at the National Opera Studio in London.
Maria now teaches music at Bay Croft School in Stubbington.
Harvey Young
Maria, of Wellow Gardens, said: “For several years I have worked with local pianist Chris Milburn and together we have put on lots of fundraiser concerts.
“Chris met Harvey’s mum in a shop and she suggested we do something for Help4Harvey. It worked for us because of our ethic of thinking locally.
“I myself have a disabled son with autism. He is at a specialist school in Dorset, and it took five years of battling for him to get a place there. I am interested in seeing young kids achieve their potential.
“I understand how Harvey’s parents feel and what they are going through to get what Harvey needs to live a happy life.”
Tickets for the concert, which starts at 7.30pm on the 18th, cost £10. For more information contact 01489 572913.