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πŸ† WINNER: Achievement in OperaWe are proud to have received the Achievement in Opera Award at the UK Theatre Awards last...
13/10/2026

πŸ† WINNER: Achievement in Opera

We are proud to have received the Achievement in Opera Award at the UK Theatre Awards last night, in recognition of the ambition and breadth of our programming in venues across the country 🎢

We bring world-class theatre to more towns and cities than any other UK opera company and are proud to work towards our mission of making exceptional artistic experiences available to all ❀️

Pictured: Robin Norton-Hale (ETO Artistic Director & CEO), Gerry Cornelius (ETO Music Director) and Leonora Thomson (Chair of ETO's Board of Trustees) accepting the award

Bravo to the cast and crew of Orpheus & Eurydice for an amazing premiere at the Lyceum Theatre in Sheffield last night πŸ”₯...
11/10/2026

Bravo to the cast and crew of Orpheus & Eurydice for an amazing premiere at the Lyceum Theatre in Sheffield last night πŸ”₯

Don't miss this powerful retelling of the classic myth, featuring dancers and new electronic re-arrangements and re-compositions of Gluck’s material by composer Leo Grant 🎢

Director: Jenny Ogilvie
Conductor: Iwan Davies
Set & Costume Designer: Noemi Daboczi
Lighting Designer: Joseph Hornsby

πŸ“Έ Richard Hubert Smith

Congratulations to the cast and crew of Ariadne and Dido & Aeneas for an incredible first performance 🎭 This double-bill...
10/10/2026

Congratulations to the cast and crew of Ariadne and Dido & Aeneas for an incredible first performance 🎭 This double-bill of timeless stories of love and loss is now headed out on tour πŸ“

Ariadne Director: Anna Morrissey
Dido & Aeneas Director: Rebecca Meltzer
Dido & Aeneas Conductor: Alex Robinson
Set & Costume Designer: Alex Berry
Lighting Designer: Joseph Hornsby

πŸ“Έ Richard Hubert Smith

08/10/2026

Our Autumn season opens TOMORROW with three new opera productions 🌟 Which are you most excited for?

01/10/2026

Join us for a night of opera spanning hundreds of years 🎢 Our new double-bill, featuring Purcell's Dido & Aeneas and Elena Langer's Ariadne, sets off on a country-wide tour next week!

30/09/2026

Experience the Orpheus & Eurydice myth like you've never seen it before 🎭 Our new production premieres next week in Sheffield before touring around the country!

27/09/2026

Leo Grant's electronic composition additions were created by mixing recorded audio performed by the ETO orchestra and sung by William Morgan. On tour, these additions will play alongside the live orchestra to create echoes and distortions, bringing a new soundworld to the piece πŸ”Š

Credits:
Sung by William Morgan
Piano: Frances Hills
English translation by George Robarts
Additional music composed by Leo Grant
Director of Photography & Editor: Paul Veer
Camera Operators: Alan Bowyer & Jamie Dennis
Sound recorded and edited by John Croft
Produced by Primo

24/09/2026

A lot going on at the moment 🎭 Getting three new opera productions ready to take out on tour πŸ’ͺ

🎢 Sung by Paula Sides

We are proud to be nominated for Achievement in Opera at the UK Theatre Awards for the ambition and breadth of our progr...
23/09/2026

We are proud to be nominated for Achievement in Opera at the UK Theatre Awards for the ambition and breadth of our programming in venues across the country! πŸ—ΊοΈπŸŽΆ

πŸ“Έ Richard Hubert Smith

17/09/2026

William Morgan sings Orpheus in "My grief shall cease today" from Gluck's Orpheus & Eurydice, featuring new composition additions by Leo Grant and a new English translation by George Robarts

Leo Grant's electronic composition additions were created by mixing recorded audio performed by the ETO orchestra and sung by William Morgan. On tour, these additions will play alongside the live orchestra to create echoes and distortions, bringing a new soundworld to the piece πŸ”Š

Credits:
Sung by William Morgan
Piano: Frances Hills
English translation by George Robarts
Additional music composed by Leo Grant
Director of Photography & Editor: Paul Veer
Camera Operators: Alan Bowyer & Jamie Dennis
Sound recorded and edited by John Croft
Produced by Primo

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