▁a ▁company ▁set ▁up ▁by ▁former ▁Carl ▁Rosa ▁sing ers . ▁ ▁When ▁Sign or ▁L ago , ▁formerly ▁im pres ario ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Opera ▁Company ▁of ▁St . ▁Petersburg , ▁was ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁conduct or ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁Luigi ▁Ar d iti ▁for ▁a ▁proposed ▁London ▁season , ▁Gar cia ▁recommended ▁Wood . ▁The ▁season ▁opened ▁at ▁the ▁newly ▁re built ▁Olympic ▁Theatre ▁in ▁London , ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁with ▁Wood ▁conduct ing ▁the ▁British ▁premi ere ▁of ▁T cha ik ov sky ' s ▁Eug ene ▁On egin . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁oper atic ▁conduct or ▁was ▁not ▁seen ▁as ▁an ▁important ▁figure , ▁but ▁the ▁critics ▁who ▁chose ▁to ▁mention ▁the ▁conduct ing ▁gave ▁Wood ▁good ▁reviews . ▁The ▁work ▁was ▁not ▁popular ▁with ▁the ▁public , ▁and ▁the ▁season ▁was ▁cut ▁short ▁when ▁L ago ▁abs cond ed , ▁leaving ▁the ▁company ▁un pa id . ▁Before ▁that ▁deb acle , ▁Wood ▁had ▁also ▁conducted ▁performances ▁of ▁Mar it ana ▁and ▁re he ars ed ▁Ober on ▁and ▁Der ▁Fre isch üt z . ▁After ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁Olympic ▁opera ▁season , ▁Wood ▁returned ▁once ▁more ▁to ▁his ▁singing ▁tu ition . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁he ▁contributed ▁to ▁a ▁song ▁in ▁the ▁oper etta ▁The ▁Lady ▁S la vey ▁and ▁also ▁conducted ▁performances ▁during ▁its ▁three ▁month ▁London ▁run . ▁With ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁a ▁season ▁at ▁the ▁Opera ▁Com ique ▁in ▁ 1 8 9