The Opera Festival is now finished, you are currently on the minisite for the 2008 festival. Please browse on to find out more about all the performances and events.

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July 31st – August 17th, Riverside Studios, London.

Sharpen your taste buds, pin back your ears, and join us on a white-knuckle ride as we catapult the form of opera from the 19th century to the 22nd.  A fresh generation of artists, ranging from Scottish Opera to a raft of brand-new companies invite you to join them for a joyous celebration of experimentation and adventure.   Over 30 world premières and new works-in-progress will break down barriers and gnaw at the edges of the future of this most sensual of art forms.

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WHAT HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT THE OPERA FESTIVAL

Bill Bankes-Jones & Loré Lixenburg on In Tune on BBC 3 - CLICK HERE (scroll to 2hr 3 mins in)

Bill Bankes-Jones on the Robert Elms show on BBC London - CLICK HERE

Time to sing a new tune
How can opera rediscover its bold and daring spirit? Bill Bankes-Jones believes revitalised connections with a booming fringe can help to bring it all together Thirty years ago, Val Bourne created the Dance Umbrella festival at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith...... (click here to read the full article)
Portrait of the artist: Errollyn Wallen, composer
'My high point? Seeing a copy of my album floating in a shuttle in outer space' - click here for full piece
Interview by Laura Barnett The Guardian, Tuesday July 29 2008