National Opera Studio

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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.

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Former directors are Kathryn Harries, Donald Maxwell, Richard Van Allan, and Michael Langdon. 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

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.

References

Langdon, Michael (1982) Notes From A Low Singer, Julia MacRae Books

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For over a quarter-century after its founding in 1977, where was the National Opera Studio based before finally moving into its own dedicated premises in Wandsworth?

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