University College Opera

Infobox musical artist
Name = University College Opera


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Background = classical_ensemble
Alias = UCOpera
Origin = flagicon|UK London, England, United Kingdom
Genre = Opera
Occupation = University Opera Society
Years_active = 1951 -"present"
Associated_acts = UCL Union Symphony Orchestra
UCL Union Symphony Chorus
URL = [http://www.ucopera.com www.ucopera.com]
Current_members = Conductor
Charles Peebles
President
Charlie Connelly
Opera Manager
Katie Griffin
Past_members =
Notable_instruments =

University College Opera, or UCOpera, is the student opera company of University College London. Since 1951, UCOpera has been notable for its performances of little known operas, including 3 world premières, and 17 British premières. The operas are staged by professional singers, directors and designers, with the orchestra and chorus drawn from the student body, distinguishing UCOpera from other student opera societies. On 10 March 2008 UCOpera staged the UK premiere of Édouard Lalo's "Fiesque", at the Bloomsbury Theatre. 2009 will see another British première, of Bloch's "Macbeth".

Recent productions

(* denotes British premières)

Trivia

* Charles Mackerras was involved UCL Music Society, and conducted some concerts, but was unable to direct any operas. [ [http://www.ucopera.com/history.php History of UCOpera] ]
* Notable soloists to appear with UCOpera include Felicity Lott, Jonathan Summers and Robert Lloyd. ["Ibid"]

Footnotes

References

* George Hall, [http://music.guardian.co.uk/classical/operalivereviews/story/0,,2264284,00.html 'Fiesque'] (review of Lalo's "Fiesque"), "The Guardian", 12 March 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2008.
* Rupert Christiansen, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2005/03/26/btwhit25.xml 'South Seas romp for desert island Dick'] (review of Offenbach's "Whittington"), "The Daily Telegraph", March 26, 2005. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
*Nick Kimberley, [http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/epic-on-a-human-scale-689392.html 'Epic on a human scale'] (review of Sallinen's "Kullervo"), "The Independent", March 29, 2001. Retrieved 8 March 2008.

External links

* [http://www.ucopera.com University College Opera homepage]
* [http://www.uclumusicsociety.org/ UCLU Music Society homepage]
* [http://www.thebloomsbury.com The Bloomsbury Theatre] , the venue for UCOpera performances