National Opera Studio

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National Opera Studio
Founded7 October 1977;47 years ago (1977-10-07)
TypeRegistered company limited by guarantee [1]
Registration no.England & Wales 274755
Location
  • The Clore Building, 2 Chapel Yard, Wandsworth High Street, London, SW18 4HZ
Origins London, England, UK
Website nationaloperastudio.org.uk
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).

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Programme

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

Other notable alumni

Notes

  1. ↑ National Opera Studio website
  2. ↑ "Our history". The National Opera Studio. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Training the next generation of singers - inside the National Opera Studio". Gramophone. Retrieved 15 May 2025.

References

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