The Consul @ Watford Pump House Theatre and Arts Centre

Menotti's powerful opera tackles a subject that has once again, almost 75 years later, become a major issue as the population of poorer countries attempt to gain access to richer countries, many claiming to escape war and persecution. But the arguments and sentiments uttered by refugees and social commentators have remained unchanged. This is an opera both of it's time and our time. Magda Sorel's husband is a member of the resistance movement in a European state. The secret police are on his trail. He flees to the mountains and advises his wife to apply to the consulate of a "friendly" state for a visa, and to wait for him in that country. Harrow Opera, established in 1971, is one of North London's leading amateur opera companies. Our singers are drawn from professional, semi-professional and amateur fields. Over the years, we have performed award-winning, fully-staged opera, ranging from the mainstream to the lesser- known repertoire.