Welcome to HGO
NORTH LONDON'S LEADING OPERA COMPANY
We bring opera to North London in fully staged productions with orchestra.
And by advancing young singers we empower the new generation of performers.
“An engine of opera development in the UK” – Sunday Times, 30.10.22
2024 and 2025 Offies Opera Performance award winner. Offies finalists every year since 2013
'Onegin' wins 2025 Offie!
Our production of ‘Eugene Onegin’ has won the 2025 opera performance award at the Off West End (“Offie”) awards, citing cast and orchestra! Congratulations to all, including director Eleanor Burke and conductor Oliver Cope (above)!
'Poppea' audition call
The audition call is out for our November 2025 production of Monteverdi’s ‘L’Incoronazione di Poppea’, directed by Ashley Pearson, with the HGOAntiqua baroque ensemble under Seb Gillot. Applications by May 3rd – full details here.
Alastair Macgeorge
We’re deeply saddened to learn of the death of our Chairman Emeritus, the inspiring Alastair Macgeorge, who made HGO what it is today. His wonderful spirit will continue to inform us as we seek to advance young opera singers in our productions.