Recent awards and nominations

Birmingham Opera Company wins the FEDORA Education Prize 2020

Birmingham Opera Company has been chosen as the winner of the FEDORA Education Prize 2020! Read more

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk nominated for South Bank Sky Arts Award

We're thrilled that our 2019 production of Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk has been nominated for a South Bank Sky Arts Award! Read more

Birmingham Opera Company nominated for 2020 International Opera Award

Birmingham Opera Company and partners are nominated in five categories of the 2020 International Opera Awards! Read more

Birmingham Opera Company wins 2019 RPS "Oscar"

Much excitement here in Birmingham! Lady Macbeth has won the 2019 "Opera Oscar" - The Royal Philharmonic Society Award for Opera & Music Theatre. Read more

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Following Fidelio

How does Fidelio speak to us today? Catch up on our special online discussion with Garsington Opera and the team behind a new animated adaptation of Fidelio.
The Sofa Sessions

Experienced singer or more of a shower soloist? Either way, join us for a Sofa Session with Mariana Rosas and guest artists, all from the comfort of your own home or wherever you are.
Birmingham Opera Company wins the FEDORA Education Prize 2020

Birmingham Opera Company has been chosen as the winner of the FEDORA Education Prize 2020!
Mozart's The Magic Flute

Watch Graham Vick's production of Mozart's 'The Magic Flute' for Macerata Opera Festival, now available online until 8th July 2021!

WAKE - World Premiere - SOLD OUT

Is Society dead? Do you believe THIS is life? Are you ALIVE? Italy’s greatest living composer, Giorgio Battistelli, award-winning writer/activist Sarah Woods, 200 Brummies, and a cast of international stars harness the power of music - and dare to raise the dead. WAKE and witness the miracle.
SOLD OUT

WAKE- World Premiere- SOLD OUT
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Sir Graham Vick CBE - Artistic Director

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The Magic Flute opens in Valencia

Flying the flag for Brum! The Magic Flute in Valencia! Opens 1 December 2018! You might remember that we've been ruffling feathers across Europe with Graham Vick's The Magic Flute. Watch the short film or have a look at the link below! Now we are in Valencia!
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