Opera a la Carte (UK) Opera a la Carte (UK) Opera a la Carte is a UK-based chamber opera company located in London. It was founded in 1993 by its present General Director, Nicholas Heath, who was a member of the chorus of the Royal Opera from 1993 to 2006. Since 1996, its wide range of operas performed runs from "La traviata" to the 2011 season "Rigoletto" taking in the popular Mozart operas such as "Don Giovanni" and "The Marriage of Figaro" and those of Puccini, such as "Tosca" and "La boheme". There are more thrills and spills in a terrific, tiny- budget “Tosca” from
La Conquista (opera) on 7 September 2006. The opera was preceded by a set of six symphonic poems entitled "La Nueva España". Written between 1990 and 1999, the cycle follows the chronological order of the historical events: 1. "Presagios", 2. "Memoria del fuego", 3. "La ruta de Cortés", 4. "El encuentro", 5. "La matanza del Templo Mayor", and 6. "La noche triste". "La Nueva España" was recorded by Naxos and released in 2000. In 2014, a rose variety, Conquista, has been named after this opera. "Conquista" is a Spanish and Portuguese term meaning "conquest". Notes Sources La Conquista (opera) La Conquista (also known