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About Suffolk Opera
Suffolk Opera is a dynamic and versatile company which is committed to facing the challenges posed by the staging of opera in a wide range of venues. The company is built around a talented and motivated amateur chorus, and employs young professionals at the beginning of their careers for leading roles. Some priority is given to singers with local connections. We work with professional directors to ensure productions of outstanding quality that are accessible and exciting to audiences and cast alike.
The company was founded in 1997. Our first full scale opera was a production of Bizet's Carmen in 2004 at the Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds, an exquisite 350 seat theatre which is the oldest surviving playhouse in England. This was followed by touring productions of Verdi's La Traviata in 2005, Puccini's La Bohème in 2006, Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore in 2008, and Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin in 2009.
Between productions, Suffolk Opera also gives concerts of opera extracts to foster local talent, and can design specific programmes for corporate entertainment and private bookings.
We are always happy to welcome new members and would be delighted to hear from anyone interested in joining us. Please visit our Get Involved page for further information.
Suffolk Opera is registered charity number 1116235.
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Our 2010 production will be Offenbach's La Belle Hélène
Dates: 18, 19, 20 November 2010
Location: Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds
Upcoming Events:
Workshop and Open Evening: Wednesday 10th March
Auditions: Thursday 8th April
(see the Future Productions and Audition News pages for confirmation of dates, times and locations for the above events) |
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Eugene Onegin was our 2009 production
(click here for the Bury Free Press review) |
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