Taking a leaf from the likes of festival opera at Longborough, set in the rolling hills of the Cotswolds, or the grand estate of Glyndebourne in the English countryside, The Loch at Berrima turns live performance into a destination experience like no other.

Opera at The Loch will be enjoyed in the picturesque guesthouse gardens.

The event will be a creative collaboration between Australia's internationally acclaimed Heldentenor, Richard Lane, and adventurous chef Brigid Kennedy of The Loch at Berrima.

Highlanders can expect a program filled with operatic arias, duets and operetta on November 21 and 22.

Lane's repertoire spans the major tenor roles of Puccini, Verdi, Wagner, Strauss and Beethoven.

He will be joined by celebrated Australian Soprano, Catherine Bouchier with Musical Director/Accompanist John Martin and will showcase an emerging young artist who is both his student and protégé.

"I'm very much looking forward to a super experience of sharing my absolute passion for music with a wonderful group of people who feel the same way," Richard Lane said.

And when it comes to the food, the best of Southern Highlands food and wine will take centre stage in the culinary creations that Brigid will create to accompany each performance.

The menus will feature her own estate grown ingredients, from fresh vegetables and free range beef to artisan cheeses made with milk from Woodlands Dairy, along with locally sourced South Coast Oysters, Thirlmere poultry, craft beers and wines selected from Brigid's pick of local vineyards.

"The magic of tailoring a great artistic experience to our intimate farm garden setting is what it's all about," Brigid said.

"A procession of fabulous food will appear at your table as those powerful voices ring out over rolling green hills. Picture yourself marinating in music while swirling a glass of luscious pinot from a neighbouring vineyard."

Opera at The Loch will raise much needed funding for Woodlands RFS in the wake of the recent bushfires and support Wingecarribee Vocal Muster, a charity founded by Richard Lane to advance arts for secondary school students in the shire.

In partnership with Aria and DNSW's Great Southern Nights, the event will also support artists and production crews impacted by COVID-19.

Tickets will cost $185pp and include a three course lunch or dinner menu.

Free parking will be offered on site.

Visit https://www.trybooking.com/BMHYC to book and www.theloch.net.au for more information.

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