Surrey Opera
Surrey Opera is a semi-professional English opera company based in the county of Surrey. Using professional singers for the leading roles and an amateur chorus, the company stages two productions a year. While opera forms the majority of its repertoire, the company also performs operettas and musicals.
Company history
Surrey Opera was founded by the late Joyce Hooper MBE in 1969. The company's first production was Mozart's The Magic Flute, performed in the Market Hall, Redhill, Surrey in June 1970. Over the years, productions of all Mozart's major operas followed, as well works by other composers. In 1976, conductor Jonathan Butcher took over as Artistic Director, and has been at the helm ever since.
Performance venues
- The Harlequin, Redhill
- The Epsom Playhouse, Epsom
- E M Forster Theatre, Tonbridge School
- Chequer Mead, East Grinstead
- Minack Theatre, Cornwall
Past productions
Notes and references
- ↑ Ames, Simon, Review: My Fair Lady presented by Surrey Opera at The Harlequin, Redhill, Surrey Mirror, 23 February 2010
- ↑ scheduled for July 2010
- ↑ Ames, Simon, Review: Surrey Opera presents Madama Butterfly, Surrey Mirror, 18 February 2009
External links
- Official website
- Biography of Jonathan Butcher on OperaTalent.com
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