• How it all began: Falstaff 1987

    In the Autumn of 1987 director Graham Vick and conductor Simon Halsey staged a production of Verdi's Falstaff in Cocks Moors Wood Leisure Centre, Birmingham. With a reduced orchestra (arranged by Jonathan Dove), it was the beginning of the world's most radical and exciting opera company. Read more

Our Work

We make great opera. We reflect the city we work in – with our audiences, artists and stories that we tell. Our ground-breaking work constantly attracts new and ever-changing audiences.

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Your donation will shape the future opera and helps create world-class productions that inspire thousands from Birmingham and beyond.

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10 District Program

We are internationally renowned for telling stories. This program allows us to work with adults and young people from across the city and offer an experience to the people of Birmingham.