What is Bristol Opera?

The Company was founded in 1923 by the professional operatic tenor Robert Percival, as the Bristol Opera School. The company's original aim was to train opera students to perform operas not normally included in the British professional repertoire.

Bristol Opera provides a platform for members of the community to take part in opera, and we always welcome enthusiastic new members. Amateur and professional musicians and singers may take part, as well as those with an interest in staging operatic productions. We aim to present as wide a range of opera as possible to the highest standards we can achieve. By doing so, we hope to widen the public appreciation of the art of opera.

Entry to the company is by audition. Please contact us (using above link) for more details.

Rehearsing Lakmé at the Vic Rooms, April 2005