Opera
Birmingham Opera Company
"not what you expect from opera"
Their website says "Born of a passion and a belief that opera can speak directly to all kinds of people, Artistic Director, Graham Vick, set out to create a company that the people of Birmingham - a city of many peoples - could be proud of. This means creating and staging opera in unpredictable and unusual places close to the streets of the city. It means opening the doors and inviting people in to watch you work and to work with you. This means sharing a great art with great people. It's a different way of making opera."
"not what you expect from opera"
Their website says "Born of a passion and a belief that opera can speak directly to all kinds of people, Artistic Director, Graham Vick, set out to create a company that the people of Birmingham - a city of many peoples - could be proud of. This means creating and staging opera in unpredictable and unusual places close to the streets of the city. It means opening the doors and inviting people in to watch you work and to work with you. This means sharing a great art with great people. It's a different way of making opera."
Longborough Opera
"Longborough Festival Opera is one of the UK's finest country opera houses: an intimate 500-seat theatre set amidst the glorious rolling hills of the Cotswolds. Each performance at Longborough is a production created especially for us: we work with talented designers, directors, conductors and the best up-and-coming artists to bring you something you won't have seen anywhere else. Founded by Martin and Lizzie Graham and located in the grounds of their home, a visit to Longborough ensures an intimate and unique experience which truly captures the drama and emotion happening on stage."
In 2018 their season runs from 6 June to 2 August and includes Wagner Der fliegende Holländer, Strauss Ariadne auf Naxos, Verdi La Traviata and Monteverdi L'Incoronazione di Poppea
"Longborough Festival Opera is one of the UK's finest country opera houses: an intimate 500-seat theatre set amidst the glorious rolling hills of the Cotswolds. Each performance at Longborough is a production created especially for us: we work with talented designers, directors, conductors and the best up-and-coming artists to bring you something you won't have seen anywhere else. Founded by Martin and Lizzie Graham and located in the grounds of their home, a visit to Longborough ensures an intimate and unique experience which truly captures the drama and emotion happening on stage."
In 2018 their season runs from 6 June to 2 August and includes Wagner Der fliegende Holländer, Strauss Ariadne auf Naxos, Verdi La Traviata and Monteverdi L'Incoronazione di Poppea
English Touring Opera
ETO visits our area regularly, with performances both at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham, and the Malvern Theatres.
ETO visits our area regularly, with performances both at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham, and the Malvern Theatres.
Midland Opera
A semi-professional, full-chorus company singing in English, Christopher Morley said of their production of Rossini's Thieving Magpie in July 2015 "Midland Opera continues to pursue its noble ideals of bringing the world's important operas right into the heart of Birmingham, and with their recent run of Rossini's Thieving Magpie those aims are devotedly achieved." Birmingham Post
A semi-professional, full-chorus company singing in English, Christopher Morley said of their production of Rossini's Thieving Magpie in July 2015 "Midland Opera continues to pursue its noble ideals of bringing the world's important operas right into the heart of Birmingham, and with their recent run of Rossini's Thieving Magpie those aims are devotedly achieved." Birmingham Post
Pop-up Opera
Small-scale opera performances with piano around the country including the Three Choirs Vineyard and Court Farm and Broom Farm in Herefordshire
Small-scale opera performances with piano around the country including the Three Choirs Vineyard and Court Farm and Broom Farm in Herefordshire
