Venues:
The Alverton Manor Hotel, Truro 15 March 2014
The Headland Hotel, Newquay 30 March 2014

Tickets £25 to include canapes & fizz at 7pm. Concert starts around 7.30 pm.

For Tickets please contact
Cornish Riviera Box Office (CRBO) 01726 879 500
This link will take you to the correct page: http://www.crbo.co.uk/events.php?evGrp=77

Before the end of this year FODO will be hosting their Christmas Party Concert at Benallack Barn. Those of you who came last year will remember the warmth of our welcome from Mr and Mrs Paul Wieczorek and the musically delightful candlelit concert and readings from Cheryl, Shelley, Anthony and Sam – not to mention canapés and fizz.  This year Naomi Johnston and her husband, Jonathan Carne, promise an equally entertaining evening of Christmas music on Thursday 12 December. With canapés and fizz, of course!   Tickets are £15 (£12 for FODO members) from Ann McCormick 01872 510850.

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Ever wondered whether you are a tenor or a bass? A soprano or a contralto?

Whilst at Solihull School, where he received his education and sang in the school choir, John Hobbs (BARITONE)
moved through the choral ranks from treble to bass, via alto, omitting the tenor line, only to be told later that it was
the tenor spectrum that he should have alighted upon!

The night before moving from Warwickshire in the 1960's, John Hobbs (long-established Duchy Opera soloist and honorary member) had his first professional singing engagement with the Birmingham Insurance Choir in Birmingham Cathedral , singing the bass solo in Mozart's 'Requiem' for the princely sum of 4gns.

The fact that the treasurer, a Mr Norman King, promised to forward the cheque to the new address in Devon, and it NEVER CAME, has been a source of much speculation as to what 4gns + compound interest would be worth today, and, should his successor read this missive, John is certain that the matter could be resolved amicably by a sum with several 00 on the end!

Watch out for Duchy Opera's "Dearest Papa" in March 2014
showcasing the operas of Mozart illustrated by his letters read by none other than actor John Nettles.
Performances will be at the Headland Hotel, Newquay (Sunday 30th March)
and the Alverton Manor, Truro (Saturday 15th March)

Duchy Opera has a busy and active educational programme, and we are looking for University and College level students who are interested in youth and school work, who may want to get involved in our successful School Run outreach team. If this sounds like you, please email education@duchyopera.co.uk for further details.
We also welcome contact from students interested in behind-the-scenes creative roles, such as costume and set design, photography etc. In 2010 we worked with UCF photography student David Maynard and Tremough dance student Meghan Carney, and in 2011 we worked with UCF graduate, Ami Grinstead on costumes for The Vampire production.

Opera productions offer a wealth of opportunities for students to gain experience in the performing arts, so please feel free to contact us for further information.

Duchy Opera is always looking for new chorus members.

If you are interested in performing new and exciting opera productions and concerts with us, why not come along to a Sunday night rehearsal and say hello?


The Chorus of Duchy Opera rehearses regularly between 7-9pm at Tresillian Village Hall, just outside Truro. New members of all ages are always welcome and may be subject at some point to an informal audition with Paul Drayton. This is to enable him to get an idea of individual voices and strengths. Reading music is useful but not essential, but an enthusiastic and focused approach to learning is a must! We are particularly keen to work with young and developing talents to bring on the next generation of opera stars.