OperaGlass Works
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"OperaGlass Works is likely to change how we appreciate opera forever" - Arts Industry.
All the world’s a stage... 🎭
Operaglass Works' founders, Selina Cadell and Eliza Thompson, on the set of Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Selina with music by Eliza, at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre on opening night.
Tickets via @chicagoshakes.bsky.social.
Operaglass Works' founders, Selina Cadell and Eliza Thompson, on the set of Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Selina with music by Eliza, at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre on opening night.
Tickets via @chicagoshakes.bsky.social.
November 26, 2025 at 11:59 AM
All the world’s a stage... 🎭
Operaglass Works' founders, Selina Cadell and Eliza Thompson, on the set of Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Selina with music by Eliza, at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre on opening night.
Tickets via @chicagoshakes.bsky.social.
Operaglass Works' founders, Selina Cadell and Eliza Thompson, on the set of Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Selina with music by Eliza, at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre on opening night.
Tickets via @chicagoshakes.bsky.social.
Our beautiful film of La Traviata will be playing at 36 cinemas across the UK and Northern Ireland from today.
🎫 Book now to see La Traviata on the big screen! 🎬
🎫 Book now to see La Traviata on the big screen! 🎬
November 18, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Our beautiful film of La Traviata will be playing at 36 cinemas across the UK and Northern Ireland from today.
🎫 Book now to see La Traviata on the big screen! 🎬
🎫 Book now to see La Traviata on the big screen! 🎬
⌛ Just a few days to go until special one-day screenings of OperaGlass Works' film of La Traviata get underway at cinemas across the country.
From November 18 - check listings at your local Omniplex or independent cinema! 📽️
From November 18 - check listings at your local Omniplex or independent cinema! 📽️
November 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
⌛ Just a few days to go until special one-day screenings of OperaGlass Works' film of La Traviata get underway at cinemas across the country.
From November 18 - check listings at your local Omniplex or independent cinema! 📽️
From November 18 - check listings at your local Omniplex or independent cinema! 📽️
"A play for our times, reflecting the tangles of a powerful patriarchy and the wrongful accusations made when power and reputation take precedent over listening and truth."
This Nov & Dec, OGW's Selina Cadell directs Much Ado About Nothing at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre.
This Nov & Dec, OGW's Selina Cadell directs Much Ado About Nothing at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre.
October 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
"A play for our times, reflecting the tangles of a powerful patriarchy and the wrongful accusations made when power and reputation take precedent over listening and truth."
This Nov & Dec, OGW's Selina Cadell directs Much Ado About Nothing at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre.
This Nov & Dec, OGW's Selina Cadell directs Much Ado About Nothing at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre.
"New to opera? It’s the perfect introduction. A lifelong fan? You’ll see this classic in an entirely new light."
See OperaGlass Works' La Traviata on the big screen in the Lake District! 🎬
Showing at Zeffirellis and Fellinis in Ambleside on November 18.
See OperaGlass Works' La Traviata on the big screen in the Lake District! 🎬
Showing at Zeffirellis and Fellinis in Ambleside on November 18.
October 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
"New to opera? It’s the perfect introduction. A lifelong fan? You’ll see this classic in an entirely new light."
See OperaGlass Works' La Traviata on the big screen in the Lake District! 🎬
Showing at Zeffirellis and Fellinis in Ambleside on November 18.
See OperaGlass Works' La Traviata on the big screen in the Lake District! 🎬
Showing at Zeffirellis and Fellinis in Ambleside on November 18.
The Rake's Progress, The Turn of the Screw, La Traviata... What's next?!
OperaGlass Works' next project is now in the early planning phase...
OperaGlass Works' next project is now in the early planning phase...
October 15, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The Rake's Progress, The Turn of the Screw, La Traviata... What's next?!
OperaGlass Works' next project is now in the early planning phase...
OperaGlass Works' next project is now in the early planning phase...
Following the success of our film of La Traviata, we are excited to be in the early stages of planning for OperaGlass Works' next project.
Watch this space - we'll tell you more when we can!
Watch this space - we'll tell you more when we can!
October 8, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Following the success of our film of La Traviata, we are excited to be in the early stages of planning for OperaGlass Works' next project.
Watch this space - we'll tell you more when we can!
Watch this space - we'll tell you more when we can!
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Catch OperaGlass Works co-founder Selina Cadell (in a bin!), with Douglas Hodge, Mathew Horne and Clive Francis, in Samuel Beckett's Endgame at the Theatre Royal Bath - ending October 4.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mail on Sunday
⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Times
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Guardian
⭐⭐⭐⭐ WhatsOnStage
Catch OperaGlass Works co-founder Selina Cadell (in a bin!), with Douglas Hodge, Mathew Horne and Clive Francis, in Samuel Beckett's Endgame at the Theatre Royal Bath - ending October 4.
October 2, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mail on Sunday
⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Times
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Guardian
⭐⭐⭐⭐ WhatsOnStage
Catch OperaGlass Works co-founder Selina Cadell (in a bin!), with Douglas Hodge, Mathew Horne and Clive Francis, in Samuel Beckett's Endgame at the Theatre Royal Bath - ending October 4.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mail on Sunday
⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Times
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Guardian
⭐⭐⭐⭐ WhatsOnStage
Catch OperaGlass Works co-founder Selina Cadell (in a bin!), with Douglas Hodge, Mathew Horne and Clive Francis, in Samuel Beckett's Endgame at the Theatre Royal Bath - ending October 4.
Have you found storylines from the 1990s film Pretty Woman, and Baz Luhrmann's 2001 film Moulin Rouge familiar?
Both draw on Verdi’s La Traviata, one of the most beloved operas of all time 🎼
Both draw on Verdi’s La Traviata, one of the most beloved operas of all time 🎼
October 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Have you found storylines from the 1990s film Pretty Woman, and Baz Luhrmann's 2001 film Moulin Rouge familiar?
Both draw on Verdi’s La Traviata, one of the most beloved operas of all time 🎼
Both draw on Verdi’s La Traviata, one of the most beloved operas of all time 🎼
When selecting an opera to turn into a film, we choose La Traviata for its wonderful, accessible music and simple, moving love story.
We take it out of the great opera houses and bring it into a new light, on screen.
Available to watch via Now TV.
We take it out of the great opera houses and bring it into a new light, on screen.
Available to watch via Now TV.
September 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
When selecting an opera to turn into a film, we choose La Traviata for its wonderful, accessible music and simple, moving love story.
We take it out of the great opera houses and bring it into a new light, on screen.
Available to watch via Now TV.
We take it out of the great opera houses and bring it into a new light, on screen.
Available to watch via Now TV.
OperaGlass Works was founded by Selina Cadell and Eliza Thompson after they met on a production of The Way of the World at Wilton’s Music Hall.
They say: "This production was entirely generated by actors, designers, musicians and friends. This became the template for OGW."
They say: "This production was entirely generated by actors, designers, musicians and friends. This became the template for OGW."
September 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
OperaGlass Works was founded by Selina Cadell and Eliza Thompson after they met on a production of The Way of the World at Wilton’s Music Hall.
They say: "This production was entirely generated by actors, designers, musicians and friends. This became the template for OGW."
They say: "This production was entirely generated by actors, designers, musicians and friends. This became the template for OGW."
OperaGlass Works' co-founder, Eliza Thompson, is a trustee of the White Horse Festival, an exciting new classical and cross-genre event bringing world-class artists and innovative programming to the South West.
Details here: whitehorsefestival.co.uk/events
Details here: whitehorsefestival.co.uk/events
September 10, 2025 at 9:29 AM
OperaGlass Works' co-founder, Eliza Thompson, is a trustee of the White Horse Festival, an exciting new classical and cross-genre event bringing world-class artists and innovative programming to the South West.
Details here: whitehorsefestival.co.uk/events
Details here: whitehorsefestival.co.uk/events
"The camera ascends stairs, flits from room to room, comes suddenly upon characters as the plot unfolds..." - Reaction
OperaGlass Works' film of La Traviata is available to watch at home via NOW TV: www.nowtv.com/watch/la-tra...
OperaGlass Works' film of La Traviata is available to watch at home via NOW TV: www.nowtv.com/watch/la-tra...
September 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"The camera ascends stairs, flits from room to room, comes suddenly upon characters as the plot unfolds..." - Reaction
OperaGlass Works' film of La Traviata is available to watch at home via NOW TV: www.nowtv.com/watch/la-tra...
OperaGlass Works' film of La Traviata is available to watch at home via NOW TV: www.nowtv.com/watch/la-tra...
OperaGlass Works' co-founder Selina Cadell is having a busy year!
Selina is soon to appear in Samuel Beckett's Endgame at the Theatre Royal Bath, alongside Douglas Hodge, Clive Francis, and Mathew Horne.
📅 4 Sep - 4 Oct
Selina is soon to appear in Samuel Beckett's Endgame at the Theatre Royal Bath, alongside Douglas Hodge, Clive Francis, and Mathew Horne.
📅 4 Sep - 4 Oct
August 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
OperaGlass Works' co-founder Selina Cadell is having a busy year!
Selina is soon to appear in Samuel Beckett's Endgame at the Theatre Royal Bath, alongside Douglas Hodge, Clive Francis, and Mathew Horne.
📅 4 Sep - 4 Oct
Selina is soon to appear in Samuel Beckett's Endgame at the Theatre Royal Bath, alongside Douglas Hodge, Clive Francis, and Mathew Horne.
📅 4 Sep - 4 Oct
Sam Archer, one of the wonderful dancers who worked on OperaGlass Works' film of La Traviata.
August 19, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Sam Archer, one of the wonderful dancers who worked on OperaGlass Works' film of La Traviata.
"Direction is dynamic, constantly moving and bringing in new elements and camera angles, and finding astute ways to keep the visual narrative engaging. Performers often sing looking straight into the camera, to compelling effect" - OPERA on OperaGlass Works' film of La Traviata.
August 18, 2025 at 9:57 AM
"Direction is dynamic, constantly moving and bringing in new elements and camera angles, and finding astute ways to keep the visual narrative engaging. Performers often sing looking straight into the camera, to compelling effect" - OPERA on OperaGlass Works' film of La Traviata.
La Traviata is a tragic opera written by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi.
It follows the story of Violetta, a high-class courtesan in 19th-century Paris, and her love affair with young nobleman Alfredo. The relationship comes under pressure, ultimately leading to heartbreak...
It follows the story of Violetta, a high-class courtesan in 19th-century Paris, and her love affair with young nobleman Alfredo. The relationship comes under pressure, ultimately leading to heartbreak...
August 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
La Traviata is a tragic opera written by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi.
It follows the story of Violetta, a high-class courtesan in 19th-century Paris, and her love affair with young nobleman Alfredo. The relationship comes under pressure, ultimately leading to heartbreak...
It follows the story of Violetta, a high-class courtesan in 19th-century Paris, and her love affair with young nobleman Alfredo. The relationship comes under pressure, ultimately leading to heartbreak...
"Here the camera becomes a confidant and an interrogator, good cop and bad cop, in an opera in which no one tells the whole truth" - The Times Literary Supplement on OperaGlass Works' 2021 film of Turn of the Screw.
July 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
"Here the camera becomes a confidant and an interrogator, good cop and bad cop, in an opera in which no one tells the whole truth" - The Times Literary Supplement on OperaGlass Works' 2021 film of Turn of the Screw.
"Now the label 'elitist', which has dogged the art form, has a chance to reinvent itself. Music is not elitist. It speaks to something way beyond the brain, and, hence, must be offered freely without constraint."
- OperaGlass Works' co-founder Selina Cadell, writing for Arts Desk.
- OperaGlass Works' co-founder Selina Cadell, writing for Arts Desk.
July 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
"Now the label 'elitist', which has dogged the art form, has a chance to reinvent itself. Music is not elitist. It speaks to something way beyond the brain, and, hence, must be offered freely without constraint."
- OperaGlass Works' co-founder Selina Cadell, writing for Arts Desk.
- OperaGlass Works' co-founder Selina Cadell, writing for Arts Desk.
Today!
Catch a 'big screen' showing of OperaGlass Works La Traviata at Wells Maltings, followed by a Q&A with OperaGlass Works's founders Selina Cadell and Eliza Thompson, who produced and directed the film.
7pm at Wells Maltings Screen next the Sea at Wells-Next-the-Sea.
Catch a 'big screen' showing of OperaGlass Works La Traviata at Wells Maltings, followed by a Q&A with OperaGlass Works's founders Selina Cadell and Eliza Thompson, who produced and directed the film.
7pm at Wells Maltings Screen next the Sea at Wells-Next-the-Sea.
July 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Today!
Catch a 'big screen' showing of OperaGlass Works La Traviata at Wells Maltings, followed by a Q&A with OperaGlass Works's founders Selina Cadell and Eliza Thompson, who produced and directed the film.
7pm at Wells Maltings Screen next the Sea at Wells-Next-the-Sea.
Catch a 'big screen' showing of OperaGlass Works La Traviata at Wells Maltings, followed by a Q&A with OperaGlass Works's founders Selina Cadell and Eliza Thompson, who produced and directed the film.
7pm at Wells Maltings Screen next the Sea at Wells-Next-the-Sea.
Presented by Wells Maltings and Screen next the Sea.
Verdi's La Traviata, one of the best-known operas in the repertoire brought to the screen by OperaGlass Works.
Produced and directed by Selina Cadell and Eliza Thompson, who will be in conversation after the film in a Q&A.
Verdi's La Traviata, one of the best-known operas in the repertoire brought to the screen by OperaGlass Works.
Produced and directed by Selina Cadell and Eliza Thompson, who will be in conversation after the film in a Q&A.
July 7, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Presented by Wells Maltings and Screen next the Sea.
Verdi's La Traviata, one of the best-known operas in the repertoire brought to the screen by OperaGlass Works.
Produced and directed by Selina Cadell and Eliza Thompson, who will be in conversation after the film in a Q&A.
Verdi's La Traviata, one of the best-known operas in the repertoire brought to the screen by OperaGlass Works.
Produced and directed by Selina Cadell and Eliza Thompson, who will be in conversation after the film in a Q&A.
Find out more about OperaGlass Works and our previous projects here: operaglassworks.com
June 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Find out more about OperaGlass Works and our previous projects here: operaglassworks.com
Rehearsals for La Traviata were hard work, but a joyfully creative process!
June 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Rehearsals for La Traviata were hard work, but a joyfully creative process!
📽️ Screen next the Sea, Wells-next-the-Sea, 7pm, July 9
www.wellsmaltings.org.uk/events/opera...
📽️ ActOne cinema, west London, 2:30pm, July 12
www.actonecinema.co.uk/movie/la-tra...
www.wellsmaltings.org.uk/events/opera...
📽️ ActOne cinema, west London, 2:30pm, July 12
www.actonecinema.co.uk/movie/la-tra...
June 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
📽️ Screen next the Sea, Wells-next-the-Sea, 7pm, July 9
www.wellsmaltings.org.uk/events/opera...
📽️ ActOne cinema, west London, 2:30pm, July 12
www.actonecinema.co.uk/movie/la-tra...
www.wellsmaltings.org.uk/events/opera...
📽️ ActOne cinema, west London, 2:30pm, July 12
www.actonecinema.co.uk/movie/la-tra...
Come and see La Traviata on the big screen at Wells Maltings on July 9, and at the ActOne Cinema in west London on July 12.
June 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Come and see La Traviata on the big screen at Wells Maltings on July 9, and at the ActOne Cinema in west London on July 12.