Forthcoming OSE events
Remainder of 2024
Sunday 8th September 2024 - OSE AGM
The Annual General Meeting of Opera South East will be held on Sunday 8th September 2024 at 2:30pm
at St John’s Church Hall, Brittany Rd, St Leonards-on-sea TN38 0RD
Please do join us to hear of our up-coming musical plans!
Tea and cake/biscuits will be served thanks to Mr D Thompson
at St John’s Church Hall, Brittany Rd, St Leonards-on-sea TN38 0RD
Please do join us to hear of our up-coming musical plans!
Tea and cake/biscuits will be served thanks to Mr D Thompson
Friday 18th October 2024 - Castaway
Tickets available form John, Maureen or Ticket Source www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/saint-leonards-on-sea/christ-church-parish-centre/castaway/2024-10-18/19:00/t-jzpnqav - £10 each, or two for £15 )Ticketsource requires a 78p booking fee)
Sunday 16th November 2024 - Opera Workshop 2pm-6pm
We are planning an introductory workshop to let you have hands-on experience in seeing a number of distinct skills that come to bear in opera productions. We welcome new members of our opera company in a variety of roles including being a chorus member. We offer training.
Carmen 2023 rehearsal photos.photos courtesy of Peter Mould
Announcement: Marcio da SilvaPRESS RELEASE - September 2023
Opera South East is delighted to announce that with immediate effect Marcio da Silva has been appointed Musical Director/Conductor of the Company, taking over the baton from Kenneth Roberts, who announced his intention to relinquish this responsibility after almost fifty years at the helm. Chairman, John Rycroft, says, “The Company owes so much to Ken who, with a few close friends and colleagues, set in motion the beginnings of what today is recognised as a major player in the operatic world. Ken's single-minded drive to achieve this is a tribute to his overall skill and ability. To know we shall be in very capable hands of Marcio da Silva is a real bonus. Over the last decade he has made a mark on the musical life in Hastings and the surrounding area and has built up an enviable reputation. Following Ken Roberts's decision last autumn to 'pass' on the baton of Opera South East, and with a stunning performance of Bizet's Carmen in April at the White Rock Theatre, Hastings, the Company is pleased to announce that Marcio da Silva will be taking over the podium next April with a performance of Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore/The elixir of Love, with artistic direction provided by Eleanor Strutt. As in previous years musical accompaniment will be provided by members of the Sussex Concert Orchestra. Performance dates at the White Rock Theatre, Hastings are Friday/Saturday 26th/27th April 2024.
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Recent Operas - 2019 - La TraviataAwarded 'Highly Commended' by NODA on 19 April 2020
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Our previous fully-staged opera production was Carmen 21-22 April 2023
Carmen 2023, photos courtesy of Peter Mould
Awards for OSE!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... OSE on BBC Radio 4Monday 4 April 2022 - we got a mention on BBC's The Unbelievable Truth - 2 mins 50 secs in! OK, so it wasn't a 'truth' and was purportedly based in Southend, but fun nonetheless. Did they know we had a production that weekend? Thank you!
Past production - Eugene Onegin - 2018
2022 rehearsals for The Mikado are (again) in progress after a second year of delays due to Covid, courtesy of Mark Duncan
The Magic Flute 2017
Audience comments from 8 April 2022 - The Mikado"I've seen the Mikado several times but I think this was the best for characterisation and character."
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2016 Macbeth Act 2 Finale after Banquo’s assassination, with ailing Macbeth and embarrassed dinner guests, photos courtesy of Mark Duncan
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@OperaSouthEast With thanks to Glyndebourne for tweeting us
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)
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Carmen, 2014 - Gemma Morsley (Carmen) and Barnaby Beer (Zuniga)
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...
Orpheus and Eurydice, 2009
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With special thanks to The Sussex Concert Orchestra for your continued support of OSE
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