Julian Light Operatic Society

Light Opera in Ealing for the enjoyment of all.

Welcome to JLOS

Julian Light Operatic Society or JLOS is an amateur operatic society based in Ealing, West London.   We put on productions of Light operas or operetta for the enjoyment and education of our members and hopefully our audiences.

The comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan are predominantly performed, and we are proud to preserve this great British tradition albeit updated for modern audiences. These productions are still, however, traditional in the sense that libretto and music remain essentially unaltered.  We also ocasionally perform other  light operas of composers such as Strauss and Offenbach.

Students or musicians in the early stages of their careers are encouraged to take part in our orchestras where they can gain valuable experience and enjoyment while similar singers or indeed experienced professionals have been known to play principal parts.  These motivate and provide enjoyment and learning for our amateur chorus.

Our Last Show

Our last show was The Gondoliers which took place from 16th-18th October 2025. Here are some photos:

duke and duchess Contadine in Gondoliers Gondolier Giuseppe

Operetta for All

We like to think that we bring light opera to the masses in that our ticket prices are much reduced to those of professional companies and therefore accessible to all.  Most of our audience members are local, but we are delighted to say that we do have a wider following from G & S fans.

This Year's Show

Pirates 26 Flyer

News

Our next show will be The Pirates of Penzance to be held 8th - 10th October 2026 at Questors Theatre.

If you would like to take part in this show see our Contact\Join Us page. The show has now been cast. Full details on our Shows\Next Show page.

Our concert Day & Night which we also performed for the G & S Society this year, was well received, and enjoyed by audience and performers alike. A glowing report by Pennie Ingram of the G & S society can be found here.

We were delighted to receive the NODA report for our last show The Gondoliers recently, which made all the hard work and sweat worthwhile! The final paragraph of the report - "Congratulations JLOS on an excellent production". You can read the report here.

Goldaming Operatic will be presenting the lesser performed Sullivan piece The Zoo in early June, along with other animal themed songs.

Godalming Operatic zoo 26