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Opera Factory is a training ground for singers. It’s a place to meet like minded people, to share a love of music and of performing. A place to develop interests into enthusiasms, and enthusiasms into life long hobbies or serious international careers.

Singers come to Opera Factory from as early as 10 years old. Many are encouraged by their own singing teachers, others come at first with a friend. Classes and workshops are at all levels – from the most basic beginners to advanced musical, character and language work for those moving toward a professional opera career.

As well as singers, Opera Factory is a place for pianists, musical and stage directors, costume, lighting and stage designers, theatre technicians, stage managers, and more. On a smaller scale, every component of opera that happens in the grand opera houses of the world happens too at Opera Factory.

Training singers is only one side of Opera Factory’s mission. The other side is to bring the experience and passion of opera to wider audiences. This makes a double challenge in programming – to find works that offer suitable roles for developing singers, and at the same time to present a programme that is entertaining and enjoyable. Opera Factory and its audiences represent a equally wide range of ages and socioeconomic backgrounds, dispelling the common belief that opera is elitist.

Opera Factory has been operating since 1994. It was formally restructured in May 2000 as “The Opera Factory Trust” – a registered charitable trust with IRD approved donee status. It is governed by a board of trustees, and managed by a largely voluntary administrative team.

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