Opera at Bearwood is one of Berkshire, England's newest, energetic and talented local grand opera groups. This group of dedicated amateurs and budding professionals was created to bring the live grand opera experience to Reading, Wokingham and central Berkshire.

The group wish to communicate their love of this unique medium to an increasingly aware and enthusiastic audience by singing their main production in English so that people can understand the plot. To further this we:

• Present one major grand opera production each year, sung in English with an orchestra.
• Offer New Year Opera Concerts based on themes with opera/operatic highlights between its summer spectaculars.

Formed in Spring 1993, the company's summer productions of Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro"  (1994), Bizet's "Carmen" (1995), Mozart's "Don Giovanni"  (1996), Verdi's "La Traviata" (1997), Puccini's "La Bohème"  (1998), Verdi's "Rigoletto" (1999), Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" (2000), Puccini's "Madam Butterfly" (2001) , Gounod's "Faust" (2002) , Bizet's "Carmen" (2003) , Verdi's "Il Trovatore"  (2004), Mozart's "The Magic Flute"(2005). Smetana's "The Bartered Bride"  (2006) , Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor"  (2007), Verdi's "A Masked Ball " (2008) and Donizetti's "Elixir of Love" (2009) have been acclaimed by both Press and public alike for their quality and professionalism.

A unique feature is the Group's policy to cast their productions from within the membership wherever possible, provided they can meet the high standards required.

We perform and rehearse at the superb Bearwood Theatre, situated in the lovely grounds of Bearwood College at Winnersh, east of Reading, Berkshire. England. Our productions take advantage of this by presenting a "mini-Glyndebourne" with an invitation to picnic prior to the opera. We normally rehearse on Tuesday evenings at 7.45 pm in Bearwood Theatre, near Wokingham, Berkshire, England.

Opera at Bearwood  are Members of Making Music. 

 Making Music represents and supports amateur and semi-professional music groups of all genres throughout the United Kingdom, providing a comprehensive range of artistic and administrative services and development and training opportunities. Making Music also lobbies on behalf of its members to national and local government and other agencies.