'Music in the Ville brings us light. We feel better, different, like normal people"

East London Metropolitan Opera (ELMO)'s flagship project is Music in the Ville, bringing professional musicians of all genres into HMP Pentonville to perform and to run workshops and open mic sessions on the wings.

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These workshops reach hundreds of men and staff, boosting general morale and mental health in highly challenging circumstances. 

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By working with a broad range of musicians and musical genres, from rap to opera, the initiative creates a unique, cross-genre experience that resonates with the diverse backgrounds of the men at HMP Pentonville.

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Music in the Ville is bringing creative opportunities to men living in prison and building bridges between the men themselves and the staff working with them.

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