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| Founded | 7 October 1977 |
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| Type | Registered company limited by guarantee[1] |
| Registration no. | England & Wales 274755 |
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| Origins | London, England, UK |
| Website | nationaloperastudio |
Formerly called | National School of Opera London Opera Centre |
The National Opera Studio in London, England was established in 1977 by the Arts Council as a link between the music colleges and the six main UK opera companies. It was resident at Morley College in Lambeth until 2003, when it gained use for the first time of its own dedicated premises in Chapel Yard, Wandsworth. Former directors are Kathryn Harries, Donald Maxwell, Richard Van Allan, and Michael Langdon.[2] Its funding comes in part from the six main UK opera companies – Royal Opera House, English National Opera, Welsh National Opera, Scottish Opera, Opera North and the Glyndebourne Festival Opera, and it is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation (2023–26).
Programme
[edit]The National Opera Studio's nine month programme has places for up to 12 singers and four repetiteurs, who are offered residencies, opera scenes showcases and masterclasses with its constituent opera company sponsors.[3]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Peter Auty
- Barry Banks
- Jeffrey Black
- Alfie Boe
- Ivor Bolton
- Susan Bullock
- Alice Coote
- Wynne Evans
- Richard Farnes
- Gerald Finley
- Catherine Foster
- Lesley Garrett
- Lisa Gasteen
- Julian Gavin
- Carl Gombrich
- Susan Gritton
- Alison Hagley
- Caitlin Hulcup
- Buddug Verona James
- Philip Joll
- Paul Carey Jones
- Katarina Karnéus
- Marie McLaughlin
- Jean Rigby
- Kate Royal
- Claire Rutter
- William Shimell
- Hilary Summers
- Jeremy Huw Williams
Other notable alumni
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ↑ National Opera Studio website
- ↑ "Our history". The National Opera Studio. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "Training the next generation of singers - inside the National Opera Studio". Gramophone. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
References
[edit]- Langdon, Michael (1982) Notes From A Low Singer, Julia MacRae Books
