Heritage Opera / Umsagnir

It's extremely rare to see a small opera company commission a brand new work, but that's exactly what Heritage Opera, who regularly present chamber operas in the north-west of England, have done. They are currently touring the world première of Mansfield Park after fund-raising efforts allowed them to invite celebrated composer Jonathan Dove (The Enchanted Pig, Flight, The Adventures of Pinocchio) to fulfil his life-long dream of composing an opera based on the Jane Austen novel.