Early Opera Company
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Celebrating baroque music in ways that delight and inspire audiences. Founded by its Music Director @christiancurnyn
UK
Joined February 2012
#BehindTheScenes at October's “Music For Queen Mary” concert 🎶 Meet the EOC musicians: Arjan Jongsma on tenor drum, Dave Hendry and Robert Vanryne on flat trumpets, and Tom Lees with Adrian France on sackbuts. Captured moments before the concert! #EOC #Concertgebouw #earlyopera
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Don’t miss it! Tune in today at 5pm 🎙️Join @BBCRadio3 presenter, Dr Hannah French, for a special hour-long episode to discuss all things EOC with founder Christian Curnyn, orchestra leader Catherine Martin and contralto soloist Hilary Summers. https://t.co/AKTIaNbfdA
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"If you want your Semele complete, as I do, Curnyn and his team of expert Handel stylists tick all the boxes." – Richard Wigmore, Gramophone
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We’re delighted to share that EOC has been featured in @GramophoneMag “Handel’s Semele: A Guide to the Greatest Recordings”, Oct 25. We’re thrilled that Gramophone continues to recommend our complete recording of Semele on the @ChandosRecords label, conducted by @ChristianCurnyn
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Tune in at 5pm on Sun 23rd Nov to BBC Radio 3's Early Music Show, where Christian Curnyn, joins presenter Hannah French for a special hour-long episode to discuss all things EOC with orchestra leader Catherine Martin and contralto soloist Hilary Summers. https://t.co/xLfNWqPhdL
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First performed in 1730, Partenope was Handel’s first venture into comic opera. A witty tale of love, rivalry, and mistaken identity as four suitors compete for the Queen’s heart, brought vividly to life by Handel’s sparkling arias and orchestral brilliance. #whatsonLondon
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Don’t miss Partenope at @LondonColiseum , running from 20th Nov - 6th Dec. EOC artistic director Christian Curnyn conducts this charming production featuring a joyful blend of wit, virtuosity, and #Handel’s captivating music. #earlyopera #christiancurnyn #operalovers
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@EarlyOpera @Concertgebouw @NPOKlassiek Rehearsing the final chorus of Purcell’s Come Ye Sons of Art, written for Queen Mary’s birthday in 1694
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Music for Queen Mary: #Lanier, #Locke, #Huygens, #Purcell • @EarlyOpera • #Dennis, #KirwanBaez, #Hall, #Long, @NickPritch89, #Mofidian • #SamuelWest • @ChristianCurnyn • @ZaterdagMatinee 🎶🤩🥳❣️😢🖤🇬🇧🇳🇱👏 #EOC30 #NTRZM65 @Concertgebouw
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Our “Music for Queen Mary” concert at Amsterdam's Royal #Concertgebouw in October was a truly special occasion, celebrating 30 years of the Early Opera Company! 🎶 If you couldn’t join us live, listen now! https://t.co/YGEUXHCxfD
#earlymusic #earlyopera #30thanniversary
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Directed by the visionary David Alden, this thrilling new staging stars countertenor Tim Mead (#GiulioCesare) and soprano Sarah Brady (#Cleopatra), with Christian Curnyn conducting. Join us for a summer of passion, power, and Handel at his most dramatic!
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We’re thrilled to share that The #EarlyOperaCompany will join the prestigious @GrangeFestival in June 2026 with a brand new, exciting production of #Handel’s Giulio Cesare. 📍 #TheGrangeFestival, Hampshire 📅 7th, 13th, 19th & 25th June 2026 🎟️ Tickets on sale 10th Feb
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Listen to Early Opera Company live at @Concertgebouw with “Music For Queen Mary” now! https://t.co/Vohg776dcB
#EOC #Concertgebouw #earlymusic #earlyopera #purcell #Huygens #earlyoperacompany
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#behindthescenes with Early Opera Company rehearsing for tomorrow’s performance at the beautiful Concertgebouw! This is your last chance to get your tickets 🎟️ https://t.co/rlDmn1kSqP
#EOC #Concertgebouw #earlymusic #earlyopera #purcell #Huygens #earlyoperacompany
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We’d like to thank you all again for your support since EOC was launched in 1995! We would also like to extend special Thanks to the Colwinston Charitable Trust, David Laing Foundation and the D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust for supporting events in this 30th Anniversary year.
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Anna Dennis - Soprano Nick Pritchard - Tenor Matthew Long - Tenor Michael Mofidian - Bass-Baritone Samuel West - Narrator #doylycartecharitabletrust #davidlaingfoundation #colwinstoncharitabletrust #Opera #EarlyOpera #ClassicalMusic #purcell #earlymusic #earlyoperacompany
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Meet the cast for Saturdays 'Music for Queen Mary’! In just a couple of days, we return to the @Concertgebouw where we celebrate the old dynastic and artistic ties between the Netherlands and England with odes by Purcell to Queen Mary and songs by Constantijn Huygens.
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The hall’s “shoebox” shape lets sound bounce horizontally between the walls, while thick walls and ornate pillars diffuse low and high tones alike, creating a beautifully warm, rich sound. 🎟 Join us and get your tickets now! https://t.co/BI8W2P3SPW
#EOC #Concertgebouw
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Amsterdam’s @Concertgebouw has been captivating audiences with its world-famous acoustics since 1888. 🎵✨ We’re thrilled to return to this historic stage this October, with Music for Queen Mary, in a hall that has heard some of the greatest music of the past century. #EOC
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Have you explored our recordings yet? We’ve had the privilege of collaborating with exceptional #musicians, distinguished #singers, and the dedicated producers at @ChandosRecords to bring the beauty of #earlyopera to life! Listen on all major platforms: link in bio @ContinuoFndn
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