Manchester Opera Project, who are dedicated to commissioning and developing new opera, present their brand new Festival One over the next few days. Festival One is the first festival of operatic works specifically commissioned for Manchester by a Manchester organization. The three day festival includes three premieres of Manchester Opera Project commissioned monodramas by composers Ailís…
Saturday 24 May saw the unveiling of Kevin Malone’s opera Mysterious 44, the debut performance from the Manchester Opera Project, the collaborative scheme developed by Emily Cobley to give composers an opportunity to see their work in development, providing space, time and talent to the development of new operas. Taking place in the wonderful Halle…
Manchester Opera Project is set to showcase its first project – Mysterious 44. The Opera is based on a Mark Twain story and tells of the effect a mysterious stranger has on the lives of three boys in Eseldorf, a small village in medieval Austria, over a period of one week. Set in 1490 we…
