New Chorus Members
Why not sing with Kentish Opera?

Would you like to experience the 'buzz' of singing some of the world's finest music? You would? Then you should join the chorus of Kentish Opera, one of the South East's premier opera companies.

We are a professional/amateur (pro-am) company, which means you'll be working with professional directors, conductors, designers, soloists and orchestras. Our current line-up includes director Sally Langford, conductor Mark Fitzgerald, chorus master Robyn Sevastos, and dance director Terry John Bates, who has worked with Jonathan Miller at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, and English National Opera. Our soloists are young professional singers, often from major companies like English National Opera, The Royal Opera House and Glyndebourne.

Our pro-am status enables us to combine the high standards of a professional opera company with the enthusiasm and freshness of people who sing purely for enjoyment and our productions have been favourably compared with those of the top opera houses.

Our chorus consists of people from a variety of jobs and professions and is the envy of many similar companies. Our director, Sally Langford has a well deserved reputation for producing- brilliant chorus scenes, with each person given their own character and acting moves. Opportunities often occur for chorus members to sing supporting principal roles. We are a friendly chorus in rehearsal and a strong and impressive force in performance.

Our main production is in the Spring at Bromley's Churchill Theatre, where we have recently performed such classics as Aida, Turandot, The Pearl Fishers, Carmen and Nabucco. (This year The Mikado 23rd-26th April). In the Autumn we now perform at the E M Forster Theatre at Tonbridge School, and this year we will be performing "Rigoletto" in October, so lots of butch men required!

Concerts are organised, often at open air venues, and we have performed at the Royal Festival Hall, the Royal Albert Hall and the Barbican. We also perform lighter music and we have an on- going production of Trial by Jury in our repertoire which tours the magistrate's courts. This summer we are performing this together with popular opera arias and chorus numbers in the cloisters of the Wren Quadrangle in Bromley (21st June).

We are looking for enthusiastic people who have good, but not necessarily trained, voices and some singing experience. Membership of the chorus is by audition at which we ask you to sing a song of your own choice - there is no sight-reading involved.

We rehearse in Orpington from 7.30 - 10.00 pm on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Breaking news!

A chance for posh frocks next year when in the spring we will be performing "La Boheme" at the Churchill Theatre.