Things are happening at England’s Nevill Holt Opera. Today it was announced that the company’s Artistic Director, Nicholas Chalmers, has stepped down unexpectedly after ten years at the company. Also today, Nevill Holt announced changes to its summer festival lineup. In a statement on Twitter, Nicholas wrote, “It has been an immense pleasure and privilege to be Artistic Director of Nevill {…}
England’s Nevill Holt Opera has announced that due to financial headwinds in the arts sector, it has reconsidered its festival program. This, the same day Artistic Director Nicholas Chalmers announced his resignation. The company stated on Twitter, “Due to the extremely challenging circumstances facing arts institutions across the country Nevill Holt Opera has today announced that it has had to {…}
Joe O’Neill will become Nevill Holt Opera’s new Managing Director. O’Neill will take up the post in September and will succeed Annie Lydford who will become the Chief Executive at The Academy of St Martin in the Fields. He is currently the Senior Producer for the Education department at Shakespeare’s Globe where he has championed the growth of access to {…}
UK’s Nevill Holt Opera has announced its 2022 season featuring two opera productions and a major concert performance. The season opens with Puccini’s “La Bohème” starring Francesca Chiejina, Peter Scott Drackley, Alexandra Oomens, Christopher Nairne, Dominic Sedgwick, and Dingle Yandell. Mathilda du Tillieul Mcnicol directs the production with Nicholas Chalmers conducting. Performance Dates: June 8-14, 2022 Katie Bray, Michel de {…}
Image: Nevill Holt Opera Nevill Holt Opera has announced the use of a virtual acoustic shell for staging this season’s outdoor performances. It is the first opera company in the United Kingdom to use leading audio technology provider d&b audiotechnik’s Soundscape technology. The system creates a virtual shell to produce an audio experience traditional loudspeaker set-ups cannot. The secret lies in {…}
Nevill Holt Opera has announced the creative teams, principal cast, and orchestra partners for its outdoor summer festival kicking off on Aug. 4, 2021. The company will present two operas, Verdi’s “La Traviata,” and Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” on an outdoor stage built to frame the stunning valley views from Nevill Holt. The new outdoor space will accommodate 650 people in {…}
The 400-seat theater at Nevill Holt, home of Nevill Holt Opera, by Witherford Watson Mann Architects, has won the Stirling Prize People’s Vote. The theater won the award by a 28.8% vote from a poll that was open to the public since July when the Stirling Prize nominations were first announced. In addition to the award, Nevill Holt became the {…}