The Opera Group
The Lion's Face. Image by Module Media.
About The Opera Group
For over ten years The Opera Group has been producing the highest quality music theatre and touring it across the UK and Europe.
Whether staging rarely performed gems or commissioning fresh new works from stars of the future, there is one thing that defines everything we do: an unshakeable belief in the emotional power of bringing outstanding theatre and live music together.
The starting point for everything we do is having a great story to tell. Inspired by the rapidly changing world around us, we’re all about presenting new ideas in new ways. We always let our imaginations take flight, innovating both in the music and in the way we stage and design our productions too.
The Opera Group promises a great night out that will satisfy both the enthusiast and delight and entertain the newcomer. We will show you something entirely new and attempt to refute the idea that new opera is elitist or difficult. And our commitment to producing operas for children and young people proves we don’t believe you need to know anything about either opera or contemporary music.
You’re never that far from The Opera Group: we tour two new productions every year, visiting opera houses, theatres and festivals, sharing our passion for great opera with the widest possible audience.
The Opera Group is an Associate Company of the Young Vic theatre and Artist in Residence at Oxford Playhouse. Some of our other friends and collaborators include Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, London Sinfonietta, ROH2 at the Royal Opera House, Anvil Arts Basingstoke, Kings College London and the Royal Society for the Arts.
Winners of
Evening Standard Award for Best Musical - Street Scene
RPS Music Award for Large Scale Composition - Into the Little Hill by George Benjamin
British Composer Awards, Best Stage Work - Birds. Barks. Bones
Nominated for
South Bank Show Award, Best Opera production - Into the Little Hill
Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards, Best Opera - Street Scene
British Composer Awards, Best Stage Work - The Shops
RPS Music Award for Opera and Music Theatre - The Enchanted Pig
British Composer Awards, Best Stage Work - The Enchanted Pig