OperaGlass Works
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"OperaGlass Works is likely to change how we appreciate opera forever" - Arts Industry.
Discover what The Times called a 'hidden gem'! 💎 OperaGlass Works' film La Traviata is available now on SkyArts, NowTV and Arts.Film.
"Crafted with remarkable sensitivity, the film pays tribute to one of the greatest classics of the operatic repertoire" - Arts.Film We are excited to share that OperaGlass Works' film of La Traviata has been included in the summer Arts.Film collection 'Voyage to Italy'.
OperaGlass Works' co-founder, Eliza Thompson, who is passionate about bringing music to new audiences, is a trustee of The White Horse Festival - a classical and cross-genre Festival for the South West. Find out more here: whitehorsefestival.co.uk
OperaGlass Works was founded by Eliza Thompson and Selina Cadell to make opera more accessible and affordable to wider, more diverse audiences by breaking away from traditional, restrictive opera house norms. Stream OperaGlass Works' film of La Traviata via Sky TV, Now TV and Apple TV.
"Everything is always evolving in the rehearsal room, which is why it’s such a unique moment in any production" - OperaGlass co-founder, actor and director Selina Cadell on the process of bringing a production to an audience.
"From the get-go, the audience is immersed in the action. The drama dial is turned to max. "The claim to have created a new art form is vindicated… OperaGlass Works seems well set to succeed in bringing its operas to the broader audience that eludes so many other production houses" - Reaction
Watch the stunning OperaGlass Works' film of La Traviata at home via Sky Arts or NOW TV 📺 🟢 Sky TV: Stream via a Sky box or search for it directly on Sky TV via the La Traviata Programme Page 🟢 NOW: Stream with a NOW Entertainment Membership. Access via the NOW TV La Traviata Viewing Page
Money for Old Prose is an unmissable evening of poetry, music and prose brought to you by many well-known actors, singers and musicians, hosted by Selina Cadell. A licensed bar will be available throughout the evening. Proceeds of ticket sales to charity. 🎫: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/money-for-...
A special evening hosted by OperaGlass founder Selina Cadell, with a host of famous faces taking part. 7pm, Sunday, June 14, at St Mary Le Bow Church on Cheapside in London. Proceeds to the King George V fund and the Terrence Higgins Trust. Details and 🎫 here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/money-for-...
OperaGlass Works aims to make opera more accessible and available to a wider audience, bringing stunning productions to the screen in a new way. Watch this space for news of our next project!
Rather than just recording live stage productions, OperaGlass Works, founded by Selina Cadell and Eliza Thompson, creates full-fledged, made-for-camera movies on location. The result - beautiful, accessible productions praised by both longtime opera lovers and newcomers alike.
OperaGlass Works' founder, Selina Cadell, is currently starring with Sarah Parish & Rupert Henry-Jones in a new play by John Morton, Eclipse, at the Chichester Festival Theatre. Catch this exceptional cast in a tale of life, death, and our unending ability to drink tea in a crisis, until June 6.
"OperaGlass Works is very likely to change the way we appreciate opera forever, with a philosophy that might well adapt to theatre and other performance." - Arts Industry.
Don't miss out! Two Halves of Guinness, starring the brilliant @zebsoanes.com and directed by OperaGlass Works' Selina Cadell, with music by Eliza Thompson, finishes its run at the Park Theatre in London on Saturday, May 2. 🎫 Details and tickets here: parktheatre.co.uk/events/two-h...
Lots of great reviews out there for Two Halves of Guinness at the Park Theatre, starring @zebsoanes.com, written by Mark Burgess, directed by OperaGlass Works' Selina Cadell, with music by OGW's Eliza Thompson.
Tonight, Two Halves of Guinness with Zeb Soanes opens at the Park Theatre, on the same day Eddie Izzard's Hamlet comes to the Cadogan Hall. Both of these fabulous productions are directed by OperaGlass Works' Selina Cadell, with music by Eliza Thompson. Catch 'Two Halves' in London until May 2.
Monday, April 20, will be a special day for OperaGlass Works' founders Eliza Thompson and Selina Cadell... Two plays directed by Selina, with music by Eliza - Eddie Izzard's Hamlet and Two Halves of Guiness with Zeb Soanes - will enthral audiences at two London theatres on the same night! 👏
This is very exciting! 👏 Two shows directed by OperaGlass Works' Selina Cadell, with music by Eliza Thomas, starring @zebsoanes.com in Two Halves of Guiness, and Eddie Izzard in Hamlet, in London on the same night. See Eddie Izzard's post here: www.facebook.com/reel/9443291...
We are thrilled that OperaGlass Works' film of La Traviata was a semi-finalist in the Brooklyn-based Dumbo Film Festival 2026 👏
A 4⭐ review of Two Halves of Guinness, starring Zeb Soanes, directed by OperaGlass Works' Selina Cadell, with music by OGW's Eliza Thompson. Catch it next at the Park Theatre in Finsbury Park, from April 20 to May 2.
Selina Cadell and Eliza Thompson are the founders of OperaGlass Works. Actor and director Selina met composer, director and music consultant Eliza on a production of The Way of the World at Wilton’s Music Hall. They went on to form OGW, fuelled by a wish to make opera more accessible 🎶
In Bath for two days from tomorrow! Zeb Soanes stars as Sir Alec Guinness in a play written by Mark Burgess and directed by OperaGlass Works' Selina Cadell, at the Ustinov Studio, at the Royal Theatre in Bath, from March 19 - 21.
La Traviata is a tragic tale about a Parisian courtesan, Violetta, who meets the romantic aristocrat Alfredo. In love for the first time, she abandons her frivolous lifestyle to be with him. But happiness is short-lived... Our film of La Traviata is available to stream via Sky Arts.
Missed out on seeing OperaGlass Works' stunning film of La Traviata at the cinema? It's still available to watch at home via Now and Sky Arts 📺
The tour has started! In an exceptional exploration of one of Britain’s greatest actors, Zeb Soanes brings the life of Sir Alec Guinness to the stage in a one-man performance, directed by Selina Cadell.
At the Mercury Theatre, Colchester, on Saturday, February 21. Two Halves of Guinness is a witty, heartfelt tour through Alec Guinness’s extraordinary life and career – A one-man show starring Zeb Soanes, directed by Operaglass Works' Selina Cadell, with music by Eliza Thompson.
Find details of how to access OperaGlass Works' La Traviata via Sky Arts here: www.sky.com/watch/progra...
Showing at Stockbridge Town Hall tomorrow! Stockbrige Community Cinema management says: "It's a mesmerising piece of work. It's also quite an emotional experience, even on a small screen. So this showing on the big screen should be even better!" 🎫 via Stockbridge Community Cinema
Never been to the opera? Make 2026 the year that changes! OperaGlass Works' beautiful film of La Traviata allows cinema-goers to experience opera at local cinemas.
One day screenings of OperaGlass Works' La Traviata continue through January and February 📽️