All in the Mind
Edward Lambert has been commissioned to write the 2004 opera for wll opera.
Unique amongst opera companies, W11 Opera casts only school-age singers for each new opera it commissions every year. Entirely professionally produced, the performances are a stunningly unusual musical event.
Regular commissioning began in 1972 when it became apparent that there was scarcely any repertoire for the 9-18 age group. No other opera company regularly commissions a world premiere specifically for a cast of this age-group. Nor has any other built a repertoire of such diverse music and themes.
The Opera, a registered charity, costs £55,000 to put on and it is not eligible either for Arts Council funding or for Lottery funding. Yet it has commissioned more Operas since 1971 than any major opera company in the UK!
All in the Mind is a fantastical journey into the future... read more!