Opera della Luna, founded in 1994, is a British touring theatre troupe of singers and comedians. Led by artistic director Jeff Clarke, it takes its name from Haydn’s operatic setting of Goldoni’s farce Il Mondo della Luna. The company’s goal is to create innovative productions of musical theatre, comic opera and operetta, in English, and to tour them to mid-scale venues all over the UK. Opera della Luna is a registered British charity.
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Opera della Luna, founded in 1994, is a British touring theatre troupe of singers and comedians. Led by artistic director Jeff Clarke, it takes its name from Haydn’s operatic setting of Goldoni’s farce Il Mondo della Luna. The company’s goal is to create innovative productions of musical theatre, comic opera and operetta, in English, and to tour them to mid-scale venues all over the UK. Opera della Luna is a registered British charity.
The company undertakes two major tours each year and regularly visits over a hundred venues countrywide. Occasionally the company tours overseas.
The company's first success was an adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance, called The Parson’s Pirates. Three other G&S; productions have followed: The Ghosts of Ruddigore, The Mikado, and H.M.S. Pinafore, all adapted for a cast of 7 or 8 and no chorus. All of these have been presented at the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival. The company's newest G&S-related; piece is The...
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