Kennet Opera is an amateur company formed in 1993 by a group of friends who wanted to perform the music they loved in their home town. Over 30 years, this ever-widening group has remained dedicated to bringing opera and concert song to Newbury, West Berkshire and places nearby.

In February 2025, we performed Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe and are now planning a series of concerts in the summer, to delight audiences with a range of opera choruses, ensembles and solos, and to raise much-needed funds to support our next production, and in some cases, to raise funds for other causes.