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Turtle Opera, a music and drama creative project for children on the autism spectrum, has announced its free workshop series for 2021. Allowing children to create their own group performance of music and story, the Saturday workshops will initially be held on Zoom and then at the Ogston Music School – St Edward’s School, Oxford.... Continue Reading →
Over the past few weeks the annual Belfast Children’s Festival has been entertaining children up to the age of 17 with the many performances, interactive events and exhibitions on offer. One of the shows to be streamed as part of the festival is the Belfast Ensemble’s The Musician: A Horror Opera for Children. Written and... Continue Reading →
Production images have been released for Conor Mitchell’s darkly comic children’s opera The Musician. The opera retells a familiar story: ‘who was the Pied Piper? and ‘Why did the rats all dance to his tune?’ This world premiere from the award-winning Belfast Ensemble brings opera home to Northern Ireland. Musically extraordinary, this cautionary tale explores... Continue Reading →
Shadwell Opera’s Music Director Finnegan Downie Dear (First Prize Winner at the Mahler Conducting Competition 2020) and Nevill Holt Opera’s own Artistic Director Nicholas Chalmers will conduct Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Verdi’s La traviata this August in NHO’s bold new outdoor festival. The glorious music of La traviata will be brought to life by orchestral... Continue Reading →
Conor Mitchell’s darkly comic children’s opera retells a familiar story: ‘who was the Pied Piper? and ‘Why did the rats all dance to his tune?’ This world premiere from the award-winning Belfast Ensemble brings opera home to Northern Ireland. Musically extraordinary, this cautionary tale explores themes of nature, nurture and just desserts! The Musician is... Continue Reading →
While the country remains locked down, Nevill Holt Opera (NHO) is looking ahead and has made the bold decision to move its opera festival outdoors and stage it later than usual this summer. With dates now throughout August, NHO will build an outdoor stage and seating that will enable each performance to play to a... Continue Reading →
Earlier this year Constella, the world’s only dedicated opera-ballet company, launched Connecting Stars, an initiative which provides one-to-one virtual performances to care home residents adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Now in the run up to the festive season they’ve released an online production of their Christmas Gala, which will be raising money for them... Continue Reading →
Opera Helps began as a site-specific art project in which professional opera singers visited people in the comfort of their own homes to sing to them one to one. It harnessed the redemptive power of opera to help with participant's personal problems. Unlike therapy, or a trip to the doctor, Opera Helps doesn’t aim to... Continue Reading →
Nevill Holt Opera has announced six concerts will take places in the gardens of the Nevill Holt Estate on the 29 August, 5 and 12 September, with two performances on each date. Reflecting NHO’s commitment to nurturing the most talented up-and-coming young singers in the UK, each concert will feature at least five of NHO’s... Continue Reading →
Weimar International Festival will go ahead! The number of audience members must be smaller, and the programme has had to be adapted and adjusted to work in the current restrictions but it remains as diverse, contemporary and rich with politically relevant work as ever. The Festival will run from 26 August to 13 September. Festival... Continue Reading →
