Current Projects

Eden Gate Project

Since September 2022 we have been working with The Wallich and Eden Gate in Stow Hill, to run weekly music making sessions for homeless and vulnerably people and rough sleepers … Continue reading →

Sonic Sessions

Free industry workshops for 12-18 year olds Every Thursday from August 4th- August 18th, then Wednesday August 24th 4pm - 6pm Unit 9, Friars Walk Shopping Centre, Newport … Continue reading →

Canu Casnewydd

Every Thursday, 7-9pm Join us for a friendly singing club learning some traditional and some not so traditional Welsh Language songs. No singing or Welsh speaking experience … Continue reading →

Sonic Singalong

Join Operasonic for our Sonic Singalongs - just for small people (aged 5 and under) and their adults! This summer a whole range of amazing musicians are creating sessions just … Continue reading →

Vehicles

An operatic space voyage through the history of human transport... Vehicles is an educational science and opera project for children aged 6 - 12 years old. Vehicles is … Continue reading →

Gypsy Stars Choir

Gypsy Stars Choir is a music project celebrating Roma culture in Newport. It brings together Roma children and families from across Newport to sing and dance, and is a … Continue reading →

Lullaby

Operasonic has partnered with the Weill Institute at Carnegie Hall, New York to bring the Lullaby project to Wales! Lullaby creates a space where parents can … Continue reading →

Song Creators

Free online songwriting workshops for 14 - 25 year olds. Our free songwriting workshops are a great opportunity for you to get some support and feedback if you are a … Continue reading →

Art On The Hill

Art on the Hill is a local Newport Festival celebrating art in the city. It takes place every November. AOTH 2024 - More information coming soon! AOTH 2022 - Open Mic … Continue reading →

Sonic Music for Wellbeing

Join our FREE songwriting sessions for 16 - 25 year olds. Dates: 6.30pm - 7.30pm Tuesday 15th March 6.30pm - 7.30pm Tuesday 22nd March 6.30pm - 7.30pm … Continue reading →

Folk of the Footbridge

The Folk of the Footbridge project tells the stories of the Usk, its banks and the people who cross it every day. The history of the River Usk in Newport is being brought to … Continue reading →

Nightmare Scenario Residency

Aggie Cornog tells stories, dangerous and enchanting stories, but this terrifying tale has a life of its own. A young girl, lied to by her parents and a soldier … Continue reading →

Music & Tik Tok Course

Have you ever wanted to learn to use tiktok? Are you musician looking to create and share your story? Join Operasonic for our Music & TikTok course & … Continue reading →

Lysaght Musical

Celebrating the Lysaght Institute in Song! Music pupils from Lliswerry High School, working with composer Richard Barnard and director Kate Willetts, have created seven … Continue reading →

Coronavirus Time Capsule

The Coronavirus Time Capsule is a project created by Company 3 that is being shared with groups of young people around the world. Week-by-week they are creating a cumulative … Continue reading →

Creative Exchange

L'Albero & Operasonic October 2019 - March 2020 In Autumn 2019 Operasonic Creative Director Rhian Hutchings will visit Matera in Southern Italy to observe the team at … Continue reading →

Mabinogion Chwedl a Chân

Operasonic, Clytha Primary School, Woodlands Community Primary, and Ysgol Gymraeg Caerffili are working together to create three mini-Mabinogi operas this year! From … Continue reading →

Opera Creators

Our Opera Creators projects bring artists together with young people to make short operas. Sometimes they take place in schools. Sometimes they bring families together to perform … Continue reading →

Newport Legends

What and who are the legends of Newport? Are there mythological beasts that once roamed the shores of the Usk? Is there a Maindee community member who bravely saved someone's … Continue reading →

The Hidden Valley

A Richard Barnard / Operasonic Production Dewi stumbles into a Hidden Valley and falls in love with Ariene, a river princess whose father is not to be messed with! This is a … Continue reading →

Port Songs

PORT SONGS We love Newport — it's a city worth singing about! So we created a special song cycle, working with groups of young people from Newport and the operasonic … Continue reading →