Tosca – A woman cornered by patriarchy and politics who takes control in the only way the world allows her. Originally set in Rome in June 1800, this production reflects on 1940’s Italy at a time of political uncertainty and the rise of fascism leading into the second world war.Continue Reading
Great Opera Choruses 9.30 Registration 10.00 Rehearsal 12.30 Lunch 1.15 Rehearsal 3.30 Break 4.00 Performance Programme Bizet Carmen – Habanera Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor – Per te d’immenso giubilo Purcell Dido and Aeneas – Lament and final chorus Verdi Il trovatore – Anvil chorus La traviata – Brindisi Nabucco –Continue Reading
We are delighted to announce that COMO will be involved in several collaborations over the next months: In collaboration with Gorton Philharmonic Orchestra:Christmas ConcertDate & Time: Sunday 15th December 2024 – 2pmVenue: The Monastery, GortonInfo: https://www.gortonphil.co.uk/sunday-15th-december-2024–2-p-m/ In collaboration with Alderley Edge Symphony Orchestra:An Afternoon in ViennaDate & Time: Sunday 9thContinue Reading
Como returns to an evening of two one act operas in complete contrast to last year’s La Traviata; Orfeo ed Euridice is an opera composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck, based on the myth of Orpheus and set to a libretto by Ranieri de’ CalzabigiThe piece was first performed at the Burgtheater in Vienna on 5 October 1762. Orfeo ed Euridice is the firstContinue Reading
Following our sell out production of La Boheme last year, City of Manchester Opera return with a startling and joyous production of Verdi’s La Traviata. La Traviata survived a notoriously unsuccessful opening night to become one of the best-loved operas the world over. Welcome to an evening of brisk fun,Continue Reading
We’ll be performing our summer concert on Saturday 16th of July 2022.Continue Reading
We’re delighted to tell you that tickets for our fully staged production of La Boheme in July 2022 are now available. Puccini’s sublime music, featuring some of his best-known arias, plays out in a love story between a poor poet and an equally poor seamstress in Paris, which inspired theContinue Reading
