National Opera Studio

An Evening of Britten

Friday 6 June 2025

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The Young Artists of the National Opera Studio perform a series of scenes from Britten’s chamber operas as part of their yearly residency with Opera North.

Discover the next generation of opera stars as they perform scenes from The Turn of the Screw, Albert Herring, Owen Wingrave and The Rape of Lucretia accompanied by the Orchestra of Opera North.

Conducted by our Music Director Garry Walker and directed by Louisa Muller, who will be making her Opera North debut next season directing a new production of The Marriage of Figaro, the evening promises psychological drama with a hint of comedy.

The National Opera Studio is a world leader in opera training. Based in London, it provides nine months of intensive training to singers and repetiteurs who have the potential to become the leading artists of their generation.

Price

£10 (+£1.50 booking fee)

Doors
5.15pm

Start time
6pm

Language
Sung in English

Duration
Approximately 1 hour 20 minutes

Programme

From The Turn of the Screw
Act 1, Scene 4: The Tower
Act 1, Scene 5: The Window
Act 2, Scene 1: Colloquy and Soliloquy
Act 2, Scene 3: Miss Jessel

From Albert Herring
Act 1, Scene 2: The Shop
Act 2, Scene 2: ‘Sounds like Sid senerading’

From Owen Wingrave
Act 1, Scene 4: ‘Oh, oh, how unforeseen’

From The Rape of Lucretia
Prologue: ‘Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart’
Act 1, Scene 2: ‘Their spinning wheel unwinds dreams’

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