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

Next forthcoming events:
​Fri  20th Sep  '19 - Winchelsea - G & S ​“A Rollicking Romp”
Sat  21st Sep '19 - Battle - G & S ​“A Rollicking Romp”
Sun 22nd Sep '19 - Bexhill - G & S ​“A Rollicking Romp”

Sat  12th Oct '19  - Battle – Recital:  Invitation to the Dance 

Sat  23th Nov '19 - Winchelsea - Opera: Amahl and the Night Visitors​ 
Sun 24th Nov '19 - Bexhill - Opera: Amahl and the Night Visitors 

2020 - Next major opera production 
The Mikado - Gilbert & Sullivan
Fri   24th Apr '20 - White Rock Theatre, Hastings at 7.30pm
Sat  25th Apr '20 - White Rock Theatre, Hastings at 7.30pm

September 2019: -

​G & S EXTRAVAGANZA

​“A Rollicking Romp” - Gilbert and Sullivan
is taking place over three consecutive evenings in September, at Winchelsea, Battle and Bexhill: -
  • Friday 20th September 2019, at 7pm
    at St Thomas the Martyr, Winchelsea
  • Saturday 21st September 2019, at 7pm
    Emmanuel Centre, Marley Lane, Battle
  • Sunday 22nd September 2019, at 7pm
    Manor Barn, Bexhill
Tickets: £10 in advance; £12 on the door
Tickets available from:
  • Winchelsea Farm Kitchen
    11-12 High Street Winchelsea, TN36 4EA 01797 226287
  • The Emmanuel Centre
    Harrier Lane Battle, TN33 0FL 01424 777029
  • Second Spin
    14 Sackville Road Bexhill on Sea, TN39 3JL 01424 210894
  • or from Gillian on 01424 425028
Opera South East presents “A rollicking romp” a musical journey through the topsy turvey world of Gilbert & Sullivan, featuring excerpts from all your favourite Savoy Operas, costumed and semi-staged.
 
The Savoy Operas created fanciful worlds where each absurdity is taken to its logical conclusion —fairies rub elbows with British Lords, flirting is a capital offence, gondoliers ascend to the monarchy, and pirates emerge as noblemen who have gone astray. Sullivan composed the music, contributing memorable melodies that could convey both humour and pathos.
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Gilbert & Sullivan's operas have enjoyed broad and enduring international success. They introduced innovations in content and form that directly influenced the development of musical theatre through the 20th century. The operas have also influenced political discourse, literature, film and television and have been widely parodied and pastiched by humorists. 
 
If you enjoy the humour and the drama of the Savoy Operas this performance will keep you humming those memorable melodies for days to come. Don't miss it!
October 2019: -

Recital - An Invitation to the Dance

Saturday 12th October at 7pm – Invitation to the Dance
A one-man recital, presented from the piano by Kenneth Roberts
Emmanuel Centre, Battle
November 2019: -
Double Bill 23-24 November 2019

Amahl and the Night Visitors

Gian Carlo Menotti
​Saturday 23rd November 2019  at 6pm
     at St Thomas the Martyr, Winchelsea
Sunday 24th November 2019 at 3.30pm
     at St Barnabus Church, Sea Road, Bexhill

Ticket price for both venues £10
​Other events will be published in due course so check back, or join our mailing list (below or on the mailing list page).  Past events can be found here, a history of past productions are here, and we've also been performing at several private events, and have provided choirs for weddings.  New members of the choir are most welcome, as are volunteers behind the scenes
La Traviata, 2019

Our last opera: Eugene Onegin - 2018

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La Traviata, 2019

Recent Operas

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Eugene Onegin 2018
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Eugene Onegin 2018

​The Magic Flute 2017

Macbeth - 2016

On Fri  22nd  & Sat 23rd  April 2016 OSE presented Verdi's Macbeth at the White Rock Theatre, Hastings on the 400anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare. More info here...

Macbeth Act II Finale  ‘Something wicked this way comes’
with Peter Grevatt (Macbeth) and Mari Wyn Williams (Lady Macbeth) as the murderous couple, pictures courtesy of Mark Duncan

Our recent Baroque Experience event

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Eugene Onegin 2018
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Eugene Onegin 2018

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

La Traviata, 2019

Opera news

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Glyndebourne just tweeted @OperaSouthEast :)
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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 on 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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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

Recent operas

Follow this link for a full list of our past opera productions

Selected past operas and events

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La Traviata, 2004
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H.M.S. Pinafore, 2011
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