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. Book now: Wednesday 14th March 8pm - SOLD OUT Saturday 17th March 8pm - SOLD OUT Sunday 18th March 8pm - SOLD OUT Monday 19th March 8pm - SOLD OUT Tuesday 20th March 8pm - SOLD OUT For telephone bookings please call 0121 246 6634. Limited hours only, weekdays 12-1pm.

Tony Colville William Husselby OBE Nicholas Payne (Chair) Justine Themen Lauren Williams Amahra Spence Katie Fulcher

Richard Willacy - General Director Alpesh Chauhan OBE - Music Director Hannah Griffiths - General Manager Diandra McCalla - Creative Producer Charlotte Titcombe - Development Coordinator Shohaib Shafiq - Company Accountant Founder Sir Graham Vick CBE - Artistic Director + Associate Artists Ron Howell - Choreographer Jonathan Laird - Chorus Master Jane Robinson - Vocal Coach Sarah Playfair - Casting Consultant Sheelagh Barnard - Projects Consultant

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Smetana 200

In 2023, Birmingham Opera Company hosted the European Opera Directing Prize. Now the winning team, led by Lorenzo Ponte, returns to Birmingham to develop their new production of Smetana's "Two Widows", which will appear as part of the Smetana 200 Festival in the composer's hometownn of Litomyšl, before heading on to Prague and then Lviv National Opera, Ukraine.
Brum Commissions

Read up on the latest Brum Commissions from Birmingham Opera Company.
Sandwell Creates

What happens when an opera company asks people what work they’d like to create, then embark on a journey together to make it happen? That’s what Birmingham Opera Company will be finding out in Sandwell over the next two years.
New Year

New Year, new show. In July 2024, Birmingham Opera Company will present Michael Tippett's "New Year".

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.
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Our Work

We believe that opera can speak to everyone. 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.
Wagner's RhineGold

Birmingham Opera Company’s production of Wagner’s RhineGold came to Symphony Hall in Summer 2021. Performed in English, with its full musical forces: an orchestra of 87 players from the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, a stellar international cast plus local volunteers.
Team

Birmingham Opera Company Team
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WAKE- World Premiere- SOLD OUT
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Sir Graham Vick CBE+ - Founder Artistic Director

One of the foremost opera directors of our times. Sadly Graham passed away 17 July 2021.
RhineGold (Wagner) | 2021

Birmingham Opera Company’s production of Wagner’s RhineGold came to Symphony Hall in Summer 2021. Performed in English, with its full musical forces: an orchestra of 87 players from the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, a stellar international cast plus local volunteers.