Mahogany Opera will present the world premiere of “Ecstasy of the Virtues,” a new opera by composer, director, and multidisciplinary artist Nwando Ebizie, on Sept. 25, 2026 at Stone Nest in London, with further performances on Sept. 26 and 27. The production subsequently travels to the Howard Assembly Room in Leeds in partnership with Opera North on Oct. 3, and {…}
(Photo credit: Claire Shovelton) Nwando Ebizie’s new opera “Ecstasy of the Virtues” will get its world premiere at Mahogany Opera on Sept. 25 in London. “Ecstasy of the Virtues” is inspired by Hildegard’s “Ordo Virtutum.” Ebizie reframes the cast of allegorical Virtues and places them in 21st-century guises. The opera which consists of singing, instruments, dance, multisensory ritual and projections {…}
Mahogany Opera and Britten Pears Arts will present the world premiere of a new community opera by Errollyn Wallen, Master of the King’s Music, this November. “A Christmas Miracle” is a retelling of the Christmas story for the 21st century and is inspired by Benjamin Britten’s own unrealized plans for a community opera on the same subject. Drawing on texts {…}
Hera, Mahogany Opera, and Dunedin Consort will present “In the Belly of the Beast,” a staged production of three Biblical cantatas by Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, on a UK tour running June 19 to July 4, 2026. Soprano Carolyn Sampson leads the cast alongside Portuguese soprano Mariana Rodrigues, who was discovered through a UK-wide open call. Musicians from Dunedin {…}