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BBC News
2 days ago
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Opera House to audition young voices for Gala choir
An opera house in Jersey has announced it is looking for young voices to audition for its Gala Opera House (JOH) said the new youth choir was being formed to perform a selection of songs in production as part of the re-opening of the Gala. Auditions are open to all young people in full-time education from school years three to 13, the opera house said."Don't miss the chance to be part of this historic moment and sing on the Opera House stage," it added. "Choir members must be available to perform on 3, 4, and 5 October 2025, as well as attend all key rehearsals."Parents or guardians who wish to register a young person can email gala@ stating their preferred time slot.
Yahoo
05-07-2025
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Stamps celebrate 125 years of Jersey Opera House
A set of six stamps have been released to celebrate the 125-year anniversary of Jersey Opera House. The stamps by Jersey artist Abi Overland took inspiration from the Grade II listed building. Jersey Post said the first stamp in the series featured architect Adolphus Curry who was instrumental in designing the building's facade. The stamps also illustrate actress Lillie Langtry, who was part of the first performance at the opera house, and the end of Occupation is celebrated by a recreation of the VE Grand Variety Show. More news stories for Jersey Listen to the latest news for Jersey Another stamp in the set celebrates the use of the opera house as a cinema in 1957, when jockeys brought their horses into the theatre to gauge audience reaction, said the postal service. The final stamp celebrates the return of the opera house after its recent £13m renovation. Follow BBC Jersey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to Historic Jersey buildings celebrated on stamps Dairy industry celebrated with set of stamps Jersey Post stamps celebrate year of the snake Jersey Post Jersey Opera House
BBC News
05-07-2025
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Stamp set celebrates 125 years of Jersey Opera House
A set of six stamps have been released to celebrate the 125-year anniversary of Jersey Opera stamps by Jersey artist Abi Overland took inspiration from the Grade II listed Post said the first stamp in the series featured architect Adolphus Curry who was instrumental in designing the building's stamps also illustrate actress Lillie Langtry, who was part of the first performance at the opera house, and the end of Occupation is celebrated by a recreation of the VE Grand Variety Show. Another stamp in the set celebrates the use of the opera house as a cinema in 1957, when jockeys brought their horses into the theatre to gauge audience reaction, said the postal final stamp celebrates the return of the opera house after its recent £13m renovation.
BBC News
23-06-2025
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- BBC News
Jersey Opera House's new chair rejects 'poison chalice' concern
Jersey Opera House's interim chairperson says she does not see the role as a "poisoned chalice" after becoming the third person to take it on in Robertson took on the position at the St Helier venue on Thursday, 24 hours after the resignation of Cyril Whelan, who stepped down two months after taking over from Dave venue - which has undergone a £13m renovation - has also been dealing with other resignations, with interim director Andy Eagle stepping down in April and Bruno Santos-Costa also leaving his role as a board Robertson said all the resignations were due to personal reasons and a lot of hard work was ongoing to get an exciting programme on at the venue. The Grade II listed held its first concerts in five years in May, with two Liberation Day concerts ahead of the official reopening, which is expected to take place in October. Ms Robertson said she was "desperate" to get a strong programme of shows and looking forward to being the interim said: "I'm certainly not personally viewing the job as a poisoned chalice."Why I joined the board in the first place 18 months ago is because the building is the first real experience I had of theatre as a kid."When Cyril chose to leave for his own personal reasons, having been on the board for 13 years, which is an amazing stint, I really wanted to help push us into the new, exciting chapter for the opera house and get the community back in there." Ms Robertson said the venue was facing some technical challenges ahead of its reopening, but its managing board was facing those head added the venue was committed to making sure it had everything it needed to provide an exciting programme of shows."We'll be making some technical upgrades to things like lighting and sound in very short order so we can keep delivering what the public would like," she said.
Yahoo
19-06-2025
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Jersey Opera House gets third chairperson of 2025
Jersey Opera House has appointed a new interim chairperson, in the latest chapter of a story which has seen multiple resignations since the start of 2025. Laura Robertson, a lawyer, has stepped into the position having already served as part of the board of directors. The decision comes after Cyril Whelan announced on Wednesday he was to resign having only just succeeded another outgoing interim chairperson in April. Jersey Opera House's Grade II listed building in St Helier reopened after five years in May following a major £13m refurbishment scheme. More news stories for Jersey Listen to the latest news for Jersey Follow BBC Jersey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to Jersey Opera House's interim chair steps down Opera House reopens for Liberation Day concerts Jersey Opera House
