Clacton & North East Essex Arts & Literary Society

Hatstand Opera: live opera entertainment has never been so much fun!

Hatstand Opera are UK leaders in the best opera performances for theatres, festivals - or your own special event! Our innovative shows bring entertaining, theatre-packing performances to any venue, large or small.

Only a select few professional opera companies in the UK tour theatres and festivals, and delight guests at charity fundraising events, parties, and corporate functions. Hatstand Opera have been doing this longer (and better) than most!

Any space, any audience, any time; we love to sing whether it’s for thousands in Trafalgar Square, hundreds at the Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds, or a select private party at the Royal Opera House Crush Room.

15th October 2007 Hatstand Opera ‘Lights, Camera, Action’ at Clacton & North East Essex Arts & Literary Society

Songs from great movie moments, including:

“Ebben Iontano” from

French cult classic “diva” and tear-jerkers

from “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin”. Then,

after the Intermission, it’s non-stop, wonderful

award-winning songs that’ll send audiences

“Over the Rainbow” with “Titanic” hits.

Hatstand Opera have moved! Our new telephone number is 01252 511 762
Full contact details for Hatstand Opera are right here.

Quote of the month

"My family and I were at your New Year's Eve Operetta performance, and we all thought it was wonderful. It was the first time that my 7 year old has been to anything quite like that, and she was entranced. She particularly liked the Fly Duet, and excelled herself by giggling loudly in a rather quiet bit! Thank you all for a fabulous concert."
Audience Member, St Martin-in-the-Fields, London

Opera performances and more...

Lights, Camera …Action! Hatstand sing the movies

"Nobody does opera quite like Hatstand Opera"

Classic FM magazine, July 2007

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History

Performances 2011/12

◦	Harry Strutters Hot Rhythm Orchestra
◦	Jill Morrell
◦	Fiona Pitcher
◦	It’s a Grand Night for Singing
◦	Captain William Wells
◦	Stringfever Nov 21 2011
◦	London Festival Opera
◦	Hatstand Opera 2012
◦	Stephen Venables
◦	Michael Portillo
◦	Ian Skelly
◦	Annette Bryn Parri, Dylan Cern
◦	Alex Langlands and Ruth Goodman

Performance Reviews 2011 2012

Performances 20010/11

◦	Performance Reviews 2010 2011
◦	18th October English Serenata
◦	25th October Geoff Somers
◦	1st November Rohan McCullough
◦	8th November Nettle & Markham
◦	15th November John McCarthy
◦	22nd November Tony Jacobs & Jim Barry
◦	29th November Ann Widdecombe
◦	6th December Cantabile
◦	17th January Julian Lloyd Webber
◦	24th January Gerald Dickens
◦	31st January Valerie Leon
◦	7th February Anthony Stuart Lloyd
◦	14th February John Pilkington
◦	21st February David Watkins
◦	28th February Nick Bake
◦	7th March The Glen Miller Story

Performances 2009/10

◦	Performance Reviews 2009-10
◦	2009 2010 Season
◦	19th October 2009 London Festival Opera
◦	26th October 2009 Hallam, Carole and Quin Murray
◦	2nd November 2009 Simon Weston
◦	9th November 2009 The Oxford Players
◦	16th November 2009 Eric Knowles
◦	Chaconne Brass
◦	30th November 2009 Winter in Majorca
◦	7th December 2009 Caledon
◦	11th January Christopher Langdown
◦	1st February Tim Kliphuis Quartet
◦	18th January Tom Hart Dyke
◦	25th January Mark O'Shea
◦	8th February Matthew Ford
◦	15th February Sir Jonathan Miller CBE
◦	22nd February Chris Packham
◦	1st March Feast of Song

2008 2009 Season

2010 2011 Season

◦	Notes 2010 2011 Season

2007 2008 Season

2006 2007 Season

Performances

◦	Performance Reviews
◦	Alastair Sawday
◦	Benedict Allen
◦	Bill Giles OBE
◦	Caledon
◦	Cantabile
◦	Chris Packham
◦	David Frost
◦	Eleanor Keenan
◦	English Serenata
◦	Gilbert and Sullivan
◦	George Baker
◦	Hatstand Opera
◦	Henry Sandon
◦	Hugo Vickers
◦	Humphrey Burton
◦	John Suchet
◦	Kate Humble
◦	Maggie Cotten
◦	Mark O'Shea
◦	Opera Interludes
◦	Pam Ayres
◦	Peter Snow CBE
◦	Phillip Serrell
◦	Rebecca Stephens
◦	Rebecca Caine
◦	Some Enchanted Evening
◦	Strictly Birding
◦	Stringfever
◦	Tim Dickinson
◦	Tony Jacobs

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