Opera Nova based in the Tees Valley in the North East of England performs opera music at a variety of venues throughout the region.
Still some slots available for Tuesday September 15...
please get in touch if interested...
Open Auditions - Bizet Carmen - Tuesday 15 September
Past Performances
Our production for 2026 was Mozart’s sparkling comedy The Marriage of Figaro (sung in English), performed at The Majestic Theatre Darlington on Fri 19 and Sat 20 July. This production was guided by our artistic director Richard Bloodworth, conductor Benjamin Noble, and accompanist Lauren Gilbert.
Opera Nova Outreach Project 2025
Opera Day at Chilton Academy, Durham
Opera Day at Lingfield Education Trust, Darlington
Thanks to generous funding from Point North, Opera Nova continued the Outreach project, started in 2024. Through Opera Days at Chilton Academy, Durham and for the Lingfield Education Trust, Darlington, children and young people have been introduced to opera and the pleasures and benefits of singing and acting with all age groups have been shared. We have also given short performances in a wider range of venues, such as Darlington Library. If you are interested in hosting an Outreach event, please contact us (contact details below).
The Merry Widow by Franz Léhar
Opera Day at Woodham Burn Community Primary School
Members of Opera Nova worked with Year 5 pupils, aided by music students from Woodham Academy. All learnt to sing and act short scenes from the light-hearted operetta, The Merry Widow. The workshops followed by a performance with both Woodham Burn and Woodham Academy pupils performing alongside Opera Nova.
For the spring to autumn 2023 season, Opera Nova presented a programme of Verdi opera with semi-staged extracts from La Traviata, Il Trovatore, Rigoletto, Aida, Falstaff and Otello, with Artistic Director Penny Randall-Davis, Musical Director Marco Romano and accompanist Lauren Gilbert.
audio file: opera-nova-excerpt-from-la-traviata-act-2-finale
photo by Alan Clements: Verdi: Love and Loss 2023
photo gallery: schools performance of Trial by Jury in Middlesbrough Town Hall Courtroom
photo by Alan Clements: Trial by Jury 2019
About Opera Nova
Opera Nova is an amateur company that promotes and stages opera. We aim to provide professional quality entertainment accessible to a wide audience and to develop the talents of local singers of all ages.
Rehearsals are held on Tuesday evenings 19:30 to 21:30 at
Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Glenfield Road, Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 7PJ
contact us: Sue 07795 323985 or secretary@operanova.org.uk
website comments: Clive webmaster@operanova.org.uk
Registered Charity Number: 1138924 Company Number: 05720992
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