What's on in East Sussex - Hastings, Battle, Winchelsea and Bexhill...
Forthcoming OSE events

2021 events planned so far

Concert:
A Medieval Midwinter Concert
  • 27 November 2021 at 4pm
    Hastings based Opera South East will present a programme of Advent and Christmas music in the atmospheric setting of St Peter's Church, Bexhill, Church St, Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 2HE
    ​Tickets are: £10 in advance (+ 78p Ticket Source booking fee)
    ticketsource.co.uk/opera-south-east
    or by cash to Gillian @ OSE on 01424 425028
    or £12 on the door  
    Opera South East presents a miscellany of seasonal music from a variety of composers from the 14th Century to the present day. Plenty of well known favourites such as 'Gaudete',  'In Dulci Jubilo', 'Gabriel's Message' and 'The Coventry Carol' as well as some more unusual pieces.
    Plenty to put you in the festive spirit in time for the start of Advent.

Covid Protocol for Medieval Midwinter concert

We have reduced seating numbers, and strongly encourage the wearing of masks in confined areas, especially when walking around inside the building. See more info...
Parking for Medieval Midwinter: please be advised that no one should park in Peter Park (Peterhouse) or the Mews car park. Please use the Manor Barn car park

2022 plans

​Our next major opera production (fully-staged operetta)... 
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The Mikado - Gilbert & Sullivan - RESCHEDULED EVENT Event details below..

The Mikado

Our next major opera production 
The Mikado - Gilbert & Sullivan
Fri 8th Apr 2022 & Sat 9th Apr 2022
at the White Rock Theatre, Hastings at 7.30pm
​(New dates as postponed from 2020 to 2021 to 2022)
Directed by Denis Delahunt.  Fully staged, with the Sussex Concert Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Roberts

One of the most popular and humorous operas ever written, The Mikado is always a treat. It satirises Victorian British society, customs and pretensions through a farcical Gilbertian plot brimming with wit and sharp observation, all under the disguise of the Japanese Imperial Court of long ago.

In this topsy-turvy world, flirting is punishable by death, and KoKo, the hapless Lord High Executioner, has much on his mind, including trying to avoid his own decapitation!
A tale of love and deception, with many memorable songs and plenty of opportunity to poke fun at 21st century Britain and its leading establishment and political figures. Who can we be thinking of? Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose!
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This will be a colourful production, with fabulous costumes and brilliant music.  A feast for the senses... what a great way to spend a Spring evening!​
Tickets: £21, £17, £13
  • White Rock Friends: £3 off
  • Groups 8+: £3 off (call 01424 462288 to buy fee-free)
  • Ask for one free under 16-year-old ticket with every adult ticket brought
(Fees: Where applicable fees and charges are already included in the stated ticket prices. 
An optional postage fee may apply.  Fee-free booking for White Rock Friends.)
White Rock Theatre Box office link (box office will soon be open for 2022 dates): 
whiterocktheatre.org.uk/Online/tickets-mikado-opera-south-east-hastings-2022
More information on our 2022 production of The Mikado is here...

Join our OSE Chorus as a new singing Member

Calling all New Chorus - Consider joining our Chorus line for rehearsals for our next concert or opera production - see Join our chorus and apply

Awards!

We are thrilled to announce today (19 April 2020) that OSE has today been awarded a Highly Commended accolade by NODA's South East Region (National Operatic and Dramatic Association) in the Best Opera category for 2019 performances for our production of La Traviata. Congratulations to the OSE cast of chorus, principals, the dancers, to Fraser Grant, Kenneth Roberts, to the Sussex Concert Orchestra, to the back-stage crew, and to all who have helped with admin and other support. Principals were Kristy Swift, Julia Bovee, Karen McInally, Harry Kersley, Arthur Coomber, Alexander S-Roberts, Oscar Smith, John Rycroft, David Woloszko, Jack Naismith, and Maya Godlonton-White.
The official NODA presentation is of course delayed due to the pandemic.
Well done all of you! 
We also won Best Opera for our 2018 production, Eugene Onegin
and won an Accolade of Musical Excellence for our 2015 Carmen.
Link for more info...

​The Magic Flute 2017

Past production - Eugene Onegin - 2018

Recent Operas - 2019 - La Traviata

Awarded 'Highly Commended' by NODA on 19 April 2020

2016 Macbeth Act 2 Finale after Banquo’s assassination, with ailing Macbeth and embarrassed dinner guests, photos courtesy of Mark Duncan

@OperaSouthEast With thanks to Glyndebourne for tweeting us

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Azucena and the Count Di Luna with the chorus of soldiers, Act 3 No.10 Scena and Terzetto, Il Trovatore, April 2015

Video Clip from Il Trovatore Sitzprobe with the SCO

​(by kind permission of members of the Sussex Concert Orchestra)
Mari Wyn Williams singing from Act IV of Il Trovatore with the Sussex Concert Orchestra - Monday 20th April.  Recorded on an iPhone without a proper mic but OK actually!  If the video picture is not buffering well then we suggest you download the video and play it locally for best results - free to download for non-commercial purposes (copyright OSE 2015)
Carmen, 2014 - Gemma Morsley (Carmen) and Barnaby Beer (Zuniga)
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H.M.S. Pinafore, 2011

Rent a Choir !

If you have a wedding or other event for which you'd like to hire a choir of say 15 then consider Opera South East.  A regular event would typically cost £500, plus £100 for an organist.  Contact our Chairman...
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Orpheus and Eurydice, 2009
With special thanks to The Sussex Concert Orchestra for your continued support of OSE
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