| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2012 Town Hall | Rigoletto at Skipton Town Hall shows Heritage Opera at its best |
| Some panache is required to put a credible orgy on the stage of venerable old Skipton Town Hall. Heritage Opera, which has plenty, does just that with a minimal number of participants: the opening scene has an engagingly rumbustious quality, with plenty of screams, snogging and groping but not much of the courtly elegance which might signify that this is more than your run-of-the-mill bordello. Read full review... | |
| 6-Aug-2011 Temple Newsam | Heritage Opera present Jonathan Dove's new opera, Mansfield Park |
It's extremely rare to see a small opera company commission a brand new work, but that's exactly what Heritage Opera, who regularly present chamber operas in the north-west of England, have done. They are currently touring the world première of Mansfield Park after fund-raising efforts allowed them to invite celebrated composer Jonathan Dove (The Enchanted Pig, Flight, The Adventures of Pinocchio) to fulfil his life-long dream of composing an opera based on the Jane Austen novel.
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