OPERAUPCLOSE OPERA COVERAGE

OperaUpClose Presents New English Version of LA BOHEME at Charing Cross Theatre, Now Through Jan 5

The second production in Charing Cross Theatre's second season will be the Olivier Award-winning OperaUpClose production of LA BOHEME directed by Robin Norton-Hale in a new English version by Robin No... (more...)

OperaUpClose & Malmö Opera Present TOSCA, Now thru Nov 10

Olivier Award-winning OperaUpClose in association with Malmö Opera will premiere a new production of Puccini's Tosca, directed by Adam Spreadbury-Maher from tonight, October 2. (more...)

OperaUpClose Presents New English Version of LA BOHEME at Charing Cross Theatre, Oct 30-Jan 5

The second production in Charing Cross Theatre's second season will be the Olivier Award-winning OperaUpClose production of LA BOHEME directed by Robin Norton-Hale in a new English version by Robin No... (more...)

Judges Announced for OperaUpClose and Eclectic Opera's FLOURISH Competition

OperaUpClose and Eclectic Opera have announced that the judging panel for the live showcase on September 30 will be made up of Mark Ravenhill, Robert Saxton, Glyn Maxwell and James Clutton. (more...)

OperaUpClose & Malmö Opera Present TOSCA, Oct 2-Nov 10

Olivier Award-winning OperaUpClose in association with Malmö Opera will premiere a new production of Puccini's Tosca, directed by Adam Spreadbury-Maher from Tuesday October 2. (more...)

OperaUpClose & Eclectic Opera Announce New Competition FLOURISH; Deadline Sep 2

Flourish is a new opera competition, launched by Olivier award- winning OperaUpClose in association with Eclectic Opera. (more...)

OperaUpClose To Stage Puccini's La Fanciulla del West Jan 31-Feb 3

OperaUpClose's new version of La Fanciulla del West, updating the piece to 21st century Soho, directed by award-winning opera and theatre director Robert Chevara, will get its world premiere at the Ki... (more...)

Little Opera House Presents Jazz Version Of THE CORONATION OF POPPEA, Begins 4/5

One of the earliest operas, written in the 1640s, Monteverdi's The Coronation of Poppea, is to get a fresh treatment by Mark Ravenhill and Alex Silverman, with a new jazz-inspired orchestration, and ... (more...)

London's Little Opera House Announces Their Repertory Season

London's Little Opera House (at the King's Head Theatre) - the first opera house on the London fringe - is now the first fringe theatre in London to launch a repertory season. (more...)

La Bohème Returns to The Cock Tavern Theatre, Closes Jan 2

Puccini's La Bohème will close at The Cock Tavern in Kilburn on January 2, 2011. OperaUpClose's La Bohème has become the world's longest continuously running opera, after six months in Kilburn and a s... (more...)

La Bohème Returns to The Cock Tavern Theatre, 12/14-1/2

Puccini's La Bohème returns to The Cock Tavern in Kilburn for an exclusive three week run at its home venue, to celebrate this production's first birthday. OperaUpClose's La Bohème has become the worl... (more...)

OperaUpClose Directs Madam Butterfly (or Bangkok Butterfly) Dec 11-Jan 23

Puccini's operatic masterpiece Madama Butterfly is transplanted to present-day Bangkok in the world premiere of Madam Butterfly (or Bangkok Butterfly), a radical reinterpretation, directed by OperaUpC... (more...)

La Bohème Returns to The Cock Tavern Theatre, 12/14-1/2

Puccini's La Bohème returns to The Cock Tavern in Kilburn for an exclusive three week run at its home venue, to celebrate this production's first birthday. OperaUpClose's La Bohème has become the worl... (more...)

The King’s Head Theatre Relaunches as London's Little Opera House

London's very first fringe venue, the King's Head Theatre, opened in 1970 in the back room of a Victorian pub in Islington by maverick American Dan?Crawford, was the first pub theatre in England since... (more...)

The King’s Head Theatre Relaunches as London's Little Opera House

London's very first fringe venue, the King's Head Theatre, opened in 1970 in the back room of a Victorian pub in Islington by maverick American Dan?Crawford, was the first pub theatre in England since... (more...)

The King’s Head Theatre Relaunches as London's Little Opera House

London's very first fringe venue, the King's Head Theatre, opened in 1970 in the back room of a Victorian pub in Islington by maverick American Dan?Crawford, was the first pub theatre in England since... (more...)