The Opera Station: First Fridays at New Street Station

Opera is always on the move - and we've launched The Opera Station every first Friday at the month at New Street Station to capture that Friday feeling for commuters, travellers and revellers alike as they cross the concourse.

And in true Birmingham Opera Company style, we're pushing the boundaries while we do it. At our launch event on 1 May 2026, over 2,000 people experienced the world premiere of some brand new work from opera singer/writer Themba Mvula and composer/producer Danni Skerritt (AKA DJ Dirty Freud) alongside Mezzo Soprano Lea Shaw and Saxophonist Jono Allen.

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We'll be back on Friday 5th June with performances from British-Indian Soprano Meeta Raval (Pavarotti prize winner & BBC Cardiff Singer of the World finalist) and Dominick Felix (who you might remember as the Drunken Guest at Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk!). Join us in the late afternoon/early evening (exact timings TBA) at the concourse in Birmingham New Street Station.

In collaboration with OPUS and Network Rail, join us as we transform Friday evenings with something new and unexpected each month...

Themba Mvula performing at New Street Station, Friday 1st May.