Recent OSE Awards

NODA's Highly Commented 2019 award for La Traviata

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.

NODA's Best Opera 2018 - awarded to OSE!

Chairman of Opera South East, John Rycroft, was both delighted and surprised on Sunday 31 March 2019 to receive a NODA (National Operatic and Dramatic Association) Award from South East District Representative, Anne Lawson, at their regular rehearsal last Sunday. Receiving the award for Best Opera 2018 for their production of Tchaikowsky's Eugene Onegin, John Rycroft said that this showed just how much commitment was shown by members of Opera South East and their guest principals in seeking to bring opera of a high quality to audiences in Hastings. “I'm thrilled that this award shows the quality of the performances that we are producing is recognised, and to the dedication to this craft by members of the Company.” 
 
Opera South East's next production will be Verdi's La Traviata, being performed at the White Rock Theatre, Hastings on Friday/Saturday 12th/13thApril, 2019. 

NODA Accolade for OSE from 2015 - Accolade of Musical Excellence

On Sunday, 5th July 2015, John Rycroft, Chairman of Opera South East, attended the South East Region NODA (National Operatic & Dramatic Association) AGM, held in the Wessex Arts Centre, Alton College in Hampshire, where he received on behalf of OSE an Accolade of Excellence 2014 for Musical Excellence in OSE's production of Carmen. Each NODA Regional Representative was asked to make the presentation of the awards to the winners in their region in 2015 (by when we had performed our next opera, Il Trovatore), and in doing so Anne Lawson of NODA said "Opera South East are an amazing Company. Just when you think they can't do any better, they crown it with another outstanding performance. They fully deserve this award!"

The FIRST Opera Figaro, 1980

Nabucco, 2012