English Music Theatre Company
In 1975 the group was enlarged to be able to produce works such as operettas and musicals in addition to opera. As well as appearing at festivals such as Aldeburgh, the company undertook regional tours and yearly performance seasons at the Sadler's Wells Theatre in London. The founder and leader of the company was Colin Graham. One of their 1976 productions was The Threepenny Opera by Kurt Weill, co-conducted from the piano by the young Simon Rattle and Nicholas Kraemer. After a final production of Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream in 1980, the company was disbanded.
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