We normally watch an Opera DVD. There should always be time for conversation and for informal discussion! Detailed notes on each opera are sent out in advance. A monthly European e-letter is also forwarded, with some extra local news.

The rest of our current twelve month playlist includes operas by Bellini, Gilbert & Sullivan, Gounod, Mozart, Puccini, Rossini, Verdi (twice) and Wagner.

Each year shorter operas allow group discussions at the end of two meetings. Members can lead sessions, and suggest operas that they'd like to see.

New members extremely welcome. To find out more - or ask for a taster session - please contact Richard (using the Opera enquiry group leader link above)!

Here is information about some Operas that we've watched recently. Click on the links below for more about each item:

Opera	Composer	Details
The Queen of Spades	Pyotr Tchaikovsky	Opera-Notes-26R10
Samson et Dalila	Camille Saint-Saëns	Opera-Notes-26R09
A Midsummer Night's Dream	Benjamin Britten	Opera-Notes-26R08
Katya Kabanova	Leoš Janáček	Opera-Notes-26R07
Der Rosenkavalier	Richard Strauss	Opera-Notes-26R06
Lakmé	Léo Delibes	Opera-Notes-26R05
Carmen	Georges Bizet	Opera-Notes-26R04
Luisa Miller	Giuseppe Verdi	Opera-Notes-26R03
Le Comte Ory	Gioachino Rossini	Opera-Notes-26R02
The Magic Flute	Wolfgang Mozart	Opera-Notes-26R01
L'inconvenienze teatrali	Gaetano Donizetti	Opera-Notes-25R12
[What We've Watched]	[Some Recent Seasons]	Opera-Names-23R16