THE WEST BRIDGFORD OPERATIC SOCIETY

The WBOS, based in Nottingham, England, was formed in 1945, and recently celebrated its 60th anniversary.  Our first show was in 1946 and every year since then we have performed at least one show every year! The Society has established a reputation for having high-quality singing, both chorus and principals.  This reputation, together with a high standard of production, means that we are able to produce a top quality show both acoustically and visually.  Our policy has always been to cast principals from within the Society, if possible, which means everyone can audition and has a fair chance of singing solos.

It's not all singing, however. The Society has a good reputation for being friendly, new members are made very welcome and are very quickly included in the social side of things.  We have a number of social events throughout the year, plus regular post-rehearsal drinks (just to settle the vocal chords you understand!).

PERFORMANCES

Up until a few years ago we concentrated our performances on the shows of Gilbert and Sullivan. In 1998 we took the plunge and decided to alternate between our "traditional" canon and shows by other composers.

Our most recent show was Cole Porter's "Anything Goes" at the Nottingham Arts Theatre in January 2009.

In May 2009 we presented Magical Moments, a staged concert, at grange Hall, Radcliffe-on-Trent.

SHOWS/CONCERTS

Our next fully staged production will be The Pirates of Penzance at the Nottingham Arts Theatre from 26 - 30 January 2010. Auditions will be held at West Bridgford Baptist Church, Melton Road, West Bridgford. Those for principal parts will be on Tuesday 7 July 2009 at 7.30 pm, with chorus auditions on Wednesday 8 July 2009 at 7.30 pm.

If you are interested in joining us for this production please ask Jill Hemington for an application form (Telephone 0115 8847914 or email david.hemington@sky.com).

Throughout the year we are available, for a small fee, to perform for voluntary groups, charities and the like, for details telephone Bill Cooper on (0115) 8787060.