Arts Council England funding enables wellbeing workshops
Thanks to our Arts Council England funding for Verismo we are running two ‘Wellbeing Through Singing’ workshops in August! Alongside the...
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Jan 20, 20221 min read
Join our board of trustees!
We are seeking up to three new Trustees to join our welcoming, dynamic Board to work alongside our existing Trustees in supporting Opera...
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May 31, 20211 min read
Claude Debussy: a profile
Debussy was born into a modest family with very little to do with the arts however, he showed so much musical talent, he was accepted to...
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May 16, 20211 min read
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Here at Opera on Location we have lots we always want to share with you. So we are launching a news page to keep up to date with...
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Nov 30, 20201 min read
Pauline Viardot: a profile
1921 - 1910 | Pauline Viardot came from a very musical family, in fact her mother, father, sister and brother all appeared in the US...
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Aug 31, 20192 min read
Review: La traviata
Alex Burns (Classicalexburns), August 2019 | Another summer comes round and that means one thing for us opera lovers – Opera on Location...
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Aug 31, 20192 min read
Review: La traviata
Brendan James (The Review Hub), August 2019 ★★★★ | Everything about Verdi’s La traviata appears to demand the full ‘operatic’ treatment...
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Jul 1, 20191 min read
Guiseppe Verdi: a profile
1813-1901 | Verdi’s humble beginnings in provincial Parma did not foreshadow the success and renown that we now think of when hear his...
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Sep 3, 20182 min read
Review: Don Giovanni
Alex Burns (Classicalexburns), September 2018 | Very rarely do I find myself near enough speechless at the end of a concert or production...
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Aug 31, 20183 min read
Review: Don Giovanni
Ron Simpson (The Reviews Hub), August 2018 ★★★★ | Opera on Location has been operating in the Sheffield area for five years, typically...
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Jun 30, 20181 min read
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: a profile
1756 - 1791 | The stories of Mozart’s prodigy are well known and his brilliance is recognised throughout the world...
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Apr 25, 20182 min read
Review: The Marriage of Figaro
Alex Burns (Classicalexburns), April 2018 | Opera on Location aims to produce accessible and immersive opera for their audiences, and...
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Jun 30, 20171 min read
Georges Bizet: a profile
1838 - 1875 | Bizet managed to accomplish a lot in a short time. He joined the Paris Conservatoire when he was just 9 years old and won...
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Mar 1, 20171 min read
Platform Four: a profile
Platform 4 are a Sheffield-based composers’ collective. Their focus is twofold; producing and performing an exciting body of original work..
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Mar 1, 20171 min read
Paul Hindemith: a profile
Hindemith was not only a great composer but also an extremely talented conductor, theorist and string player. Born 1895 / Died 1963...
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Gaetano Donizetti: a profile
1797 - 1848 | Donizetti wrote 73 operas in total and along with Bellini and Rossini is one of the pioneers of bel canto opera style of...
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Jul 2, 20161 min read
Giacomo Puccini: a profile
1858 - 1921 | Born into a long line of church musicians, Puccini was, as expected, at first a church organist...
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Apr 1, 20161 min read
Jacques Offenbach: a profile
1819 - 1880 | Offenbach is often credited with making the operetta an international art form and therefore paving the way for other ...
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Mar 31, 20161 min read
William Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan: a profile
Gilbert wrote over 75 plays and libretti and countless short stories, poems and lyrics ranging from the very serious to the rather silly....
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Samuel Barber: a profile
1910 - 1981 | Samuel Barber was also an American composer known mostly for his stunning composition Adagio for Strings...
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