Nevill Holt Opera






Nevill Holt Hall


Nevill Holt Opera is an arts festival at the end of June and beginning of July that is held at Nevill Holt Hall in Leicestershire, the home of Carphone Warehouse co-founder David Ross.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Education


  • 3 Past Productions


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





History


Nevill Holt Opera launched its first independent season in 2013 with a staging of The Magic Flute. The venue previously hosted Grange Park Opera.[1]


The annual event features a headline opera production as well as an open-air exhibition of contemporary British sculpture featuring artists such as Marc Quinn, Allen Jones and Peter Randall-Page.[2]


The opera company aims to celebrate young British talent and tries to cast young singers, offering them a chance to launch their career.[3][4]


A new 400-seat opera house in the stable block by architects Witherford Watson Mann opened 14 June 2018.[5]



Education


Nevill Holt Opera operates an education programme in partnership with music, design and drama teachers. It has worked with over 600 children in the local area, providing workshops and opportunities for children to see the dress rehearsals of the opera productions. Children of the Malcolm Arnold Academy in Northamptonshire were involved in helping to design the logo of the opera festival.[6]


The education programme is financed by the David Ross Foundation, the Garfield Weston Foundation and UBS Bank.[7]



Past Productions



  • 2013 The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Directed by Oliver Mears

  • 2014 La Boheme by Giacomo Puccini – Directed by Ashley Page[8]

  • 2015 Carmen by Georges Bizet – Directed by Ashley Page[9][10]

  • 2016 Rigoletto and L'Elisir d'Amore

  • 2017 Noye's Fludde and Tosca

  • 2018 Le Nozze di Figaro[11][12] and Powder Her Face[13]



References





  1. ^ "Nevill Holt opera series tickets are in hot demand". lutterworthmail.co.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Opera visitors will get a chance to see sculpture collection". harboroughmail.co.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2015.


  3. ^ "Nevill Holt Opera". the sloaney.com. Retrieved 7 July 2015.


  4. ^ "Opera festival at home of Carphone Warehouse founder". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2015.


  5. ^ NEVILL HOLT OPERA OPENS A NEW THEATRE 19TH JUNE 2018


  6. ^ "Nevill Holt Opera 2015". Retrieved 21 July 2015.


  7. ^ "Garfield Weston Foundation" (PDF). Retrieved 21 July 2015.


  8. ^ "La Boheme, Nevill Holt Opera, review: 'remarkably good'". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 23 July 2015.


  9. ^ "Nevill Holt Opera Review: A quintessential English event". thesloaney.com. Retrieved 23 July 2015.


  10. ^ "Carmen at Nevill Holt, Leics". thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2015.


  11. ^ Le Nozze di Figaro, Nevill Holt, review: Lawson Anderson is irresistible in this splendid new venue's opening show


  12. ^ [1]


  13. ^ Powder Her Face




External links


  • Nevill Holt Opera's official website









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