The biggest THANK YOU for your amazing generosity! Our most successful @biggive.bsky.social campaign so far ~ smashed through our target & raised ยฃ17,800๐ฅณ
We could not have done this without you ๐ฅฐ thanks to you more young Londoners can discover the transformational power of opera๐
#londonyouthopera
Almost over the line...!
LYO @biggive.bsky.social match funding - only 1 more day!
All funds will be used for bursary funds & our opera production ~ your support will bring music to the life of young Londoners.
๐ Donation link: bit.ly/47NZbD1
#londonyouthopera #youthopera #findyourvoice
Any spare Tuppence most welcome!
LYO @biggive.bsky.social match funding - only 1 more day!
All funds will be used for bursary funds & our opera production ~ your support will bring music to the life of young Londoners.
๐ Donation link: bit.ly/47NZbD1
#londonyouthopera #youthopera #findyourvoice
๐จWeโre super excited to be back with @biggive.bsky.social #ArtsForImpact fundraising & need your support!
๐Help unlock ยฃ7,500 match funding = ยฃ15,000 for transformational Youth Opera!
๐ DOUBLE the DIFFERENCE
๐ March 17โ24 March ~ The link: bit.ly/47NZbD1
#londonyouthopera #youthopera #findyourvoice
1971 - 2026
๐ We are celebrating 55 years of Youth Opera ๐
๐ญ UKโs oldest Youth Opera Company!๐ญ
๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธIf youโre an alumni of W11 Opera / LYO we'd love to hear from your, please get in contact via our website at hello@lyo.org.uk. ๐ฃ Please spread the word! ๐ฃ
#londonyouthopera #operaalumni
We're so proud of the inspiring work from our wonderful cast & creatives last year ~ you all made THE LITTLE ZOMBIE GIRL such an exciting success!!
๐คฉ THANK YOU ๐คฉ
๐น Music ~ Omar Shahryar
๐ Libretto ~ @edmundharris.bsky.social
๐ธ photography Alex Brenner
www.alexbrenner.com
#LondonYouthOpera
Vocal scores, carefully guardedโฆ are here and rehearsals are now in full swing for this yearโs new opera THE LITLE ZOMBIE GIRL - on at The Shaw Theatre in London 13-14 December.
Tickets soon to be releasedโฆ Follow us for all the updates so you donโt miss out!
Only a few hours left to Unlock the Power of Opera via @biggive.bsky.social #ArtsForImpact match funding campaign
๐~ Match funding link here ~๐
๐http://bit.ly/4hxbvtG
โณ~ Less than 1 DAY left to Double the Difference ~โ๏ธ
๐๏ธ~ Help us unlock the Power of Opera and inspire a new generation of young people ~๐๏ธ
๐~ Match funding link here ~๐
๐ bit.ly/4hxbvtG
@biggive.bsky.social #ArtsForImpact #London #YouthOpera
Thanks to kind donations from people like you, we have raised
ยฃ4,028 in just 4 days.
With only 3 days left, you can make a difference by unlocking the remaining match funding before it is lost forever.
Make your donation now and help a new generation discover the power of opera! ๐ bit.ly/4hxbvtG
โฐ The Big Give now Live โฐ
๐Our campaign page๐
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
๐ Please spread the word ๐
๐ผ For 50+ years LYO has broaden youth access to opera ~ help us continue this amazing work by unlocking our awesome match funding together with @biggive.bsky.social and
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Double the terence with Big Give Arts For Impact campain
โฐ Tomorrow is the Big Day for the start of the Big Give @biggive.bsky.social
๐ฅ We have some awesome match funding to unlock so get ready to ๐DOUBLED๐ the money to double the difference #ArtsForImpact
#London #youthopera
The countdown is on...
Next week our match-funding campaign launches with the BigGive
๐ตโจHelp us support the artists of tomorrow๐ซ๐ถ
๐One donation, double the impact๐
Weโre ready and waiting in the wings for your support
๐Link in the bio
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โWe've got great newsโ
Next week we take part in the Fundrasing Bonanza
THE BIG GIVE - ARTS FOR IMPACT campaign ๐ You donate - They double ๐
Hereโs our page: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... #London #youthopera #ArtsForImpact
๐The Whale Savers ๐
An action packed, witty opera commissioned for our 30th anniversary in 2009
#composer Martin Ward #librettist Phil Porter
The tale of a stranded whale whose fate divides an entire community, turning generation against generation.
#fishermenshanty #whalesong #london #youthopera
๐ Good Intentions ๐
Was our 2012 production that asked
โWho can resist temptation?โ
A funny, poignant and utterly modern Faustian tale!
#composer Julian Philips #libretto Simon Christmas
#setdesigner Neil Irish
#london #youthopera #operaforyoungpeople
Brimstone butterfly showing its large yellow wings.
Just saw my first Brimstone butterfly of 2025.
THAT'S IT, IT'S SPRING!
So true David, Britten was remarkable. The Children's Crusade could be an amazing project, especially in these crazy times.
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ The Song of Rhiannon ๐พ was our #2008 commission
A romantic fable of thwarted love in the mythical setting of pre-medieval #Welsh mountains.
#composer Mark Bowden- #libretto Helen Cooper #welshfolkmusic #london #youthopera #operaforyoungpeople
๐ Eliza & The Swans ๐ฆข was our heartbreakingly beautiful #2015 production
#composer John Barber and #libretto Hazel Gould
#london #youthopera
๐๐ถ๐Our 40th anniversary opera in 2011 was #Original #Features a fabulous tale set in the roaring 20's where we follow a bohemian family besieged by success, failure, and scheming relatives... #Music by Julian Grant #Libretto by Christina Jones
๐ญ The tricksters Hermes and Proteus sends greetings! PANDORA'S BOX was our 2023 production - photo by @sloanewarrenphoto ๐ถ If you are curious about who we are and what we do please check out this little film on our YouTube Channel.... youtu.be/lQNBGoy2d-U #London #youthopera
A black and white production photo from 1971, showing the young cast on stage in Noye's boat.
๐ผ In 1971, the now world-renowned conductor, Nicholas Kraemer together with local music teacher Serena Hughes created W11 Opera & took on a cast of 100 children in #benjaminbritten's 'NOYE'S FLUDDE'. That's where it all started today we're still gong strong as London Youth Opera! #London #youthopera
