Forthcoming OSE events
OSE Proudly Presents ...
LA BOHEME by Puccini
on Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th April 2026 at 7:30pm
at
Christ Church, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 6GL
conductor Marcio da Silva
at
Christ Church, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 6GL
conductor Marcio da Silva
Save the date!
In 2026, Opera South East, in partnership with an 18-piece orchestra from the Hastings Philharmonic Orchestra, will produce an opera with two fully staged performances of Puccini's La Bohème. This will be delivered by OSE & HPO providing an academy for singers and conductors to work with chorus and orchestra.
Academy candidates: the opera academy for principals will take place from 7th to 16th April 2026 in Hastings UK. The course will be led by HPO Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Marcio da Silva, who is an experienced international choral and orchestral conductor, opera director and vocal coach. [Further info for Academy Principal singers here...]
New OSE chorus members are most welcome - both adults and children. Join us!
In 2026, Opera South East, in partnership with an 18-piece orchestra from the Hastings Philharmonic Orchestra, will produce an opera with two fully staged performances of Puccini's La Bohème. This will be delivered by OSE & HPO providing an academy for singers and conductors to work with chorus and orchestra.
Academy candidates: the opera academy for principals will take place from 7th to 16th April 2026 in Hastings UK. The course will be led by HPO Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Marcio da Silva, who is an experienced international choral and orchestral conductor, opera director and vocal coach. [Further info for Academy Principal singers here...]
New OSE chorus members are most welcome - both adults and children. Join us!
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We are delivering an Opera Academy for this La Bohème production for Principal singers and for Conductors - apply here...
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Chorus rehearsals will start on Sunday from 26th October 2025. Please join us...
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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
2022 rehearsals for The Mikado are (again) in progress after a second year of delays due to Covid, courtesy of Mark Duncan
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A fully-staged opera production of Carmen
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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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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
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Orpheus and Eurydice, 2009
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