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Since its inception in 1995, Early Opera Company has established itself as one of the UK’s most exciting ensembles specialising in Baroque vocal works. It regularly performs at Wigmore Hall and St John’s Smith Square, and is frequently broadcast on BBC Radio 3.

EOC has cemented its reputation in the last few years with its highly successful collaborations with the Royal Opera: Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo and Il Ritorno D’Ulisse at the Roundhouse, Cavalli’s L’Ormindo and Luigi Rossi’s L’Orfeo at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, the latter nominated for an Olivier Award, and Handel’s Solomon on the ROH main stage. Further afield, EOC recently made its debut at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam with Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas and Blow’s Venus and Adonis, which was also broadcast live on NPR Radio.

A frequent collaborator with Chandos Records, EOC’s recordings have won several awards, including the opera category of the BBC Music Magazine Awards for Handel’s Alceste as well as Acis and Galatea, a Diapason d’Or for Eccles’ The Judgment of Paris and the Stanley Sadie Handel Prize for Handel’s Semele. Other Chandos recordings include Handel’s Serse, Flavio and Partenope, and EOC has recorded Handel’s Il Trionfo del Tempo for Wigmore Live. In December 2021 EOC recorded Handel’s Amadigi for release in 2022.

In July 2021, EOC staged five performances of Handel’s Acis and Galatea at the Buxton International Festival. Future projects include Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas and Charpentier’s Actéon at the Concertgebouw in Bruges and the Muziekgebouw Eindhoven with Dame Sarah Connolly as Dido.

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Countertenor Tim Mead sings and introduces "Sento la Gioia" from Handel's opera Amadigi with Early Opera Company conducted by Christian Curnyn. This video wa...

Tim Mead introduces "Sento la Gioia" from Handel's Amadigi - Early Opera Company

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