Jubilee Opera: A Celebration
Sunday 19th November 2023 3pm JUBILEE OPERA – A CELEBRATION Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall We presented a performance of songs and extracts from operas, with video clips of Jubilee Opera performances from previous years. We were very proud to be able to give the first public performance of an unpublished poem by Anthony Horowitz, beautifully read […]
The Beggar’s Opera – 12 March 2023
A new adaptation of John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera. The Beggar’s Opera is a ballad opera first performed in London in 1728. The work combines comedy and political satire in prose interspersed with songs set to traditional English, Irish, Scottish and French tunes. Peachum, a thief catcher, furious that his daughter Polly has married the […]
Aldeburgh Carnival – 13-15 August 2022
Carnival in Aldeburgh! We are looking forward to collaborate with Britten Pears Arts on a programme for Aldeburgh Carnival. More info coming soon – watch this space! Find out more and book your tickets
ETO: La Bohème, 5-6 May 2022
We are thrilled to announce that on 5-6 May 2022, Jubilee Opera will join the English Touring Opera’s production of ‘La Bohѐme’, singing the Children’s Chorus ‘Parpignol’. More info coming soon – watch this space! Venue: Snape Maltings Find out more and book your tickets
‘Celebration’, 12 March 2022
The Jubilee Opera Chorus will be joining ‘Celebration 2022’, the annual week-long festival at Snape Maltings which showcases the diverse music being made by young people across Suffolk. Each year, Celebration brings together over 1,400 performers from schools across the county and community groups for young people. Every evening is different and audiences can expect […]
The History Express
The History Express by Russell Hepplewhite 14 December 2021 The Jubilee Opera Chorus goes on a journey via ten songs through the history of the world. ‘The History Express’ by Russell Hepplewhite steams rapidly on its journey through time, setting off with ‘The Invention of the Internet’ and ending its travels with ‘The Big Bang’. […]
The Casket Girl
The Casket Girl by Russell Hepplewhite 22-23 November 2019 Music by Russell HepplewhiteLibretto by Helen Eastman Inspired by the findings of an archaeological dig at Barber’s Point on the River Aide in 2013, the story transports us back to 650AD and the world of a mysterious young Anglo-Saxon woman. The Children of Jubilee Opera with:Sofia […]
The Happy Prince
The Happy Prince by Malcolm Williamson 16-17 November 2018 Written in 1960, the composer based this beguiling forty-five minute opera on the story for children by Oscar Wilde. It tells of the golden statue of The Happy Prince, who persuades a migrating Swallow to spread precious gifts over the poor and needy in his city, […]