“Exhilarating, an experience brimming with life!” 2023 Opera Participant

The thrill and excitement of being part of a fully-staged live opera production really is something extraordinary. If you haven’t experienced opera before but enjoy performing or you enjoy the music/production and just want to know how it feels to experience it first hand, this opera project could be the one for you!

Blackheath Halls Opera has been producing operas annually since 2007, involving members of our community, professional opera singers and production teams, and students from our parent organisation Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance. It is a unique project that brings together performers from all walks of life to create high-quality operas accompanied by a full orchestra.

To register interest in joining our 2024 opera Youth Company (for children in school years Years 5 to 13), please fill in this form.

Blackheath Halls Opera 2023

Our Blackheath Halls Opera 2023 was Handel’s SemelePerformed very little during Handel’s lifetime, the opera now enjoys regular performances on opera stages worldwide. With it’s mythological story and rousing chorus numbers, it was the perfect fit for Blackheath Halls Opera. Our world-class cast included Francesca Chiejina in the title role, Thando Mjandana as Jupiter, Matthew Rose as Cadmus and Somnus and Katie Bray as Juno. We welcomed back seasoned Blackheath Halls Opera Director Harry Fehr alongside Christopher Stark as Musical Director.

Support Blackheath Halls Opera 

It is thanks to our Friends and Patrons of Blackheath Halls that we are able to continue to offer Blackheath Halls Opera for the whole community to enjoy. If you would like to become a Friend or Patron more information is available here.

You can read more about the costs and reach of our 2023 production of Semele in our evaluation report.

 

**** If heart, soul and inspirational music-making are more your thing, this is the place

Fiona Maddocks, The Guardian

Previous Blackheath Halls Opera productions

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2023: Semele | 2022: Candide | 2021: Venus and Adonis | 2020: Lockdown opera including The Rake’s Progress and Tosca | 2019: La belle Hélène | 2018: Dido and Aeneas and Noye’s Fludde (Children’s Opera) | 2017: Der Freischutz and Paws and Padlocks (Children’s Opera) | 2016: Carmen and Noye’s Fludde (Children’s Opera) | 2015: Idomeneo and Brundibar | 2014: The Adventures of Count Ory and The Little Sweep (Children’s Opera) | 2013: Macbeth and Noye’s Fludde (Children’s Opera) | 2012: Cinderella | 2011: Eugene Onegin | 2010: The Elixir of Love | 2009: Orpheus and Euridice | 2008: La Boheme | 2007: Carmen

 Supported through individual supporters and private donors.

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Get in touch

Community Engagement Manager

Rose Ballantyne

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020 8305 3890

Mon & Tue (maternity leave)

Community Engagement Assistant

Kate Howden

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020 8305 3894

Mon (maternity cover)

Community Engagement Producer

Lydia Brookes

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020 8305 3894