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:''For the organisation in USA with a similar name see Chelsea Opera'' Chelsea Opera Group is an organisation based in London which arranges concert productions of operas and other works. It was founded in 1950 when David Cairns and Stephen Gray invited Colin Davis, who was at the time a 22-year-old clarinetist, to conduct a concert performance of Mozart’s ''Don Giovanni'' in the Holywell Music Room, Oxford. The Group has continued this practice since, mainly with the purpose of reviving neglected operas and lesser known versions of more familiar operas. Colin Davis was the president till his death in April 2013. The Group continues to perform operas and other works in London and in Salisbury. ==Company history and performances== Since ''Falstaff'' in 1956, a considerable number of operas by Giuseppe Verdi have appeared on the roster, including many of the lesser-known earlier works such as the 1847 version of ''Macbeth'' (in 2008); the original French version of ''I Vespri Sicilianni'', the 1855 ''Les vêpres siciliennes'' (1977 and 1999); and several others such as ''Aroldo'' (1993); and ''Jérusalem'' (1997). Musicians who have gained experience early in their careers by performing with the Group include Sir Simon Rattle, Sir Mark Elder, and Sir Roger Norrington, Dame Kiri te Kanawa, Sir Willard White, Sir John Tomlinson, Sarah Walker and Jill Gomez.〔 In addition to some of the standard operatic repertory over the years, a recent concert performances which has drawn attention to the Group has been Donizetti's rarely performed ''Belisario'' (written in 1836), which starred Nelly Miricioiu under conductor Richard Bonynge and was given at Queen Elizabeth Hall on 13 February 2011. 〔( Tim Ashely, "''Belisario'' – Review", ''The Guardian'' (London), 21 February 2011 ), retrieved 19 December 2012〕〔( Jim Pritchard review on musicweb-international.com ) Retrieved 19 December 2012〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chelsea Opera Group」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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