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Gothic Opera
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Productions of rarely-seen operatic works that take inspiration from the uncanny atmosphere of the Gothic and supernatural. London, UK

www.gothicopera.co.uk
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Since there are only 3 more performances, let me bang a drum for Die Rheinnixen from @gothicopera.bsky.social . Musically outstanding with so much rich, splendid, non-comic Offenbach to relish.

Not to be missed, say I, and when was I ever wrong? #HostageToFortune
October 30, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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We staged Maria at Halloween this year at the stunning Battersea Arts Centre🩸🫀🎶
“It’s a fantastic production which deserves to be more widely seen.” - Jane Darcy, The Reviews Hub “Battersea Arts Centre’s gloriously restored Grand Hall, with its bare, crumbling walls and latticed ceiling provided the perfect backdrop for this production, the stone arches at the back of the stage creating the ideal Gothic castle vibe.” - Nick Boston, Bachtrack "Gothic Opera, committed to reviving seldom-seen works, has scored a triumph with Donizetti's Maria de Rudenz." - Jane Darcy, The Reviews Hub “This was a production that [...]packed a hefty punch, refreshingly immediate and engaging throughout.” - Nick Boston, Bachtrack
December 31, 2024 at 4:16 PM
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This was our first time reviving one of our productions, and it was extra special because Der Vampyr is the opera that launched our company back in 2019!
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📸 Craig Fuller
“What this fresh young company has done, for the second time since its inception in 2019, is to rip it open and extract the fun while keeping the corpse of Marschner's score quivering yet alive...” - Mark Valencia, Opera Magazine “Looking back on Der Vampyr in the cold light of day, it’s hard to believe how entertaining it was, arteries, entrails and all...” - Mark Valencia “Can we take vampires and Gothic horror seriously in opera today? Mintzer doesn’t and sends up the genre in a fang-tastic, feminist retelling packed with chuckles, outrageous cape-twirling and a gory denouement.” - Mark Pullinger “Musically, things are pretty peachy. Cuts are few and music director Kelly Lovelady’s arrangement for cello, double bass, sousaphone(!) and piano works tremendously well.” - Mark Pullinger, Bachtrack
December 31, 2024 at 4:08 PM
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PICK OF THE YEAR (CHAMBER) It was the year Gothic Opera came of age wit not one but two crackers. After DER VAMPYR, hilarious and blood-soaked, they upped sticks to Battersea Arts Centre with Donizetti’s MARIA DE RUDENZ. Superbly lit by Luca Panetta, it oozed atmosphere and class. 4/6
December 18, 2024 at 1:06 PM