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Opera & Tennis!

As our current After School Opera project at Roehampton Base draws to a close we thought we’d share some photos of what we’ve been up to – brilliant design sessions making props, costumes & model boxes; silly drama games; and fun singing games all around the ideas of celebrity culture inspired by our version of Bizet’s Carmen.

We’ve had a brilliant time working with these amazing young people and we were also delighted to take them on a trip to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships thanks to our amazing funder Wimbledon Foundation! We had a tour round Centre Court and other courts, a presentation and games in the Learning area and a trip to the Museum to see the trophies of course!

Hugest thanks to the Wimbledon Foundation for this brilliant opportunity for these young people, to Roehampton Base Youth Club for having us, our fantastic practitioners and for all the brilliant young people who took part! 

 

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Our new production supported by Wimbledon Foundation

Pop up Opera Performance at Wimbledon Foundation

Pop Up Opera Performance at Wimbledon Foundation

We are beyond thrilled to announce that we have been awarded funding by the Wimbledon Foundation’s new Arts and Community Engagement Fund (ACE) to create our next Merton Street Opera!

Following on from the success of Drifting Dragons (2016) and Cosi Fan Tutte (2017) we are now re-imagining Johann Strauss’ Die Fledermaus for free unticketed high street performances enabling everyone to experience high quality professional opera for free. Read more

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Cosi Fan Tutte Pop-Up Performance!

Two girls catch the eye of two good looking guys across a crowded room at a party and fuelled by a couple of glasses of wine and having checked their make-up decide to go over and chat to them. A scene that happens all the time across many a crowded room. Except that this time our two girls were Fiordiligi and Dorabella singing a duet from Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte from Baseless Fabric’s new adaptation with arrangement by Leo Geyer and libretto by Joanna Turner.

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