Random Opera Company is set to present its first commissioned opera on film “The Heavenly Ledger” by composer Evan Henry and librettist John Klaess. As a result of Random Opera Company’s inaugural composition competition last year, Henry and Klaess’ opera was born. The work was chosen by a jury including Martyn Brabbins, Sir David Pountney, and Claire Rutter. Rutter says {…}
Random Opera Company has announced that the world premiere of “Elena e Gerardo” is set to take place on Oct. 28, 2023 at the Temple Speech Room in Rugby. The 200-year-old opera by Marianna Bottini will be conducted by Thomas Payne who is an alumnus of the Royal Opera House Jette Parker Young Artists programme. He has worked with such {…}
Random Opera Company is set to stream its production of Weber’s “Der Freischütz” starting on Sept. 8, 2022. The Weber opera was performed in April 2022 and starred Philip Clieve, Isolde Roxby, and Martin Lamb. The company also announced that it would be broadcasting its production of “La Sonnambula” as well as “The Heavenly Ledger,” a new commission originally conceived {…}
Random Opera Company has been awarded 15,000 pounds by the Arts Council England for its production of “Elena e Gerardo.” Per an official release from the company, the funding will support the company in producing a performing edition of the score as well as run a series of events to engage audiences ahead of the October 2023 world premiere. The {…}
Random Opera has launched a crowdfunding campaign for its upcoming world premiere production of “Elena e Gerardo.” The only work by Marianna Bottini, which has never been performed, is based on an original story by Matteo Bandello. General Director Richard Tegid Jones discovered the completed score in Lucca and has since set out to bring about the world premiere at {…}
Random Opera has become the first U.K. opera company to be accredited by the Living Wage Foundation. The company revealed that it was committed to paying artists and creatives livable wages for both their time in performance and in rehearsal. “We are passionate about creating opportunities for emerging artists to perform opera, but we recognize that too often in this {…}
Random Opera Company has announced the winners for its New Works Competition. The U.K.-based company announced that Evan Henry and John Klaess’ “Algorithims” was the jury’s choice. “‘Algorithims’ impressed the jury with a pertinent story that was told with humor and yet with deep sadness and musically, contained a strong sense of melodic line, dance-like rhythms and jazz inspired harmonies,” {…}