University College Opera The brainchild of the conductor Anthony Addison, (UCL's then Director of Music), University College Opera gave its first performance in 1951 with an all-student production of Purcell's "Dido and Aeneas", followed by Mozart's "Bastien und Bastienne". Even in its earliest years, the company's annual repertoire concentrated on rarely performed operas including: Nicolai's "The Merry Wives of Windsor" (1952), Bizet's "Don Procopio" (1955) and Lortzing's "Der Wildschütz" (1958). In 1961, the company staged its first UK premiere, Moniuszko's "Halka". During its first 17 years, UCOpera's performances took place in the old gymnasium at University College. With the opening of the college's
Samuel Bastien Samuel Bastien Samuel Bastien (born 26 September 1996) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Standard Liege. Bastien emerged from R.S.C. Anderlecht's youth system. He made his first team debut on 3 December 2014 in the Belgian Cup against K.R.C. Mechelen replacing Youri Tielemans after 79 minutes in a 4–1 home win. On 31 August 2015 the Italian football team Avellino loaned Bastien. He made his debut for the Irpinian team on 12 September 2015 against Modena replacing Mariano Arini after 53 minutes. On 26 August 2016, Bastien signed with Serie A side A.C. ChievoVerona who paid