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| Formation | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Alice Usher, Charlotte Osborn, Béatrice de Larragoïti |
| Purpose | Opera producer |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
| Website | https://www.gothicopera.co.uk/ |
Gothic Opera is an opera company based in London. It was founded in 2019 by Alice Usher, Charlotte Osborn and Béatrice de Larragoïti. Its objectives are to open opera to new audiences by resurfacing neglected operatic works with supernatural themes.[1]
Productions
[edit]Gothic Opera stages one production every Halloween and occasionally a summer production.
The company has produced four UK staged premieres: La nonne sanglante in 2021,[2] Le loup-garou and Le dernier sorcier in 2022[3] and Maria de Rudenz in 2024.[4]
Productions list
[edit]- October / November 2019 - Der Vampyr by Heinrich Marschner.[5]
- July 2021 - Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók.[6]
- October / November 2021 - La nonne sanglante by Charles Gounod.[7]
- October / November 2022 - A double-bill of Le loup-garou by Louise Bertin and Le dernier sorcier by Pauline Viardot.[3]
- October / November 2023 - Rip Van Winkle by Robert Planquette.[8]
- August 2024 - Der Vampyr by Heinrich Marschner, as part of Grimeborn Opera Festival.[9]
- October / November 2024 - Maria de Rudenz by Gaetano Donizetti.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "GOTHIC OPERA - Charity 1190703". prd-ds-register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ Valencia, Mark (January 2022). "La Nonne sanglante". Opera. 73: 87–88.
- ^ a b "The Werewolf + The Last Sorcerer". Operabase. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ a b Boston, Nick (1 November 2024). "Gothic Opera brings powerful high drama to Donizetti in Battersea". Bachtrack. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Der Vampyr". Operabase. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ Poore, Benjamin (16 July 2021). "Gothic Opera 2021 Review: Bluebeard's Castle". Operawire. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "La Nonne sanglante". Operabase. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ McQuistin, Lauren (21 November 2023). "Planquette: Rip Van Winkle at Gothic Opera | Live Review". Opera Now. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ Willson, Flora (15 August 2024). "Der Vampyr review – feminist reboot has plenty of blood, camp and tears". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 November 2024.