Welcome to Opera Orchestrations.co.uk
OperaOrchestrations.co.uk is a small library, based in the UK, consisting of orchestral reductions of a number of operas from the opera repertoire. The catalogue has built up over a number of years to provide reduced orchestrations for the UK touring opera company Opera Project. All of the reduced orchestrations have been performed, most of them by Opera Project, with an increasing number being performed by opera companies based not just in the UK but also from around the world. Recent performances have taken place in Italy, Holland, Bulgaria, the USA and Australia.
On this website you will find a complete list showing each opera in reduced orchestration currently in the catalogue and available to hire. By clicking an opera from the list you will find out more detailed information about the orchestral reduction of that particular opera.
A news page lets you see the latest plans for new orchestral reductions and where many of the reductions are currently being performed. There is also a page with background information about OperaOrchestrations.co.uk and its director, Jonathan Lyness, who has produced all of the orchestral reductions.
If you have a query about any of the reduced orchestrations, require any further information or would like a quote for hire and performance, please contact us with as much performance detail as possible and we will respond as quickly we can.