In 2023 we will be touring a new production of Donizettiʼs The Elixir of Love and our Opera Evenings.
We are currently in early discussions with Bridwell Park in Devon, Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire, Knepp Castle in Sussex, Acton Hall in Shropshire, Renishaw Hall in Derbyshire, Carlton Towers in Yorkshire, Brodick Castle on the Isle of Arran, and festivals and venues in Germany, Switzerland, France and Italy, as well as many venues from our 2021 and 2022 tours..
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We would be delighted to bring the show to new venues, houses and festivals. Do get in touch if you would like to explore hosting an evening of truly world-class opera.
2023 programme
Opera evening 2023
Donizetti The Elixir of Love 2023
Donizetti The Elixir of Love 2023
Our 2023 Opera Evening is a love story built around your favourite opera classics, arranged into 75 minutes of musical heaven.
Sung by the stars of tomorrow and played by a stunning string quintet. Glorious music by Handel, Rossini, Beethoven and Verdi, with bonus classics from Sondheim and Rodgers & Hammerstein.
Arias and ensembles by Handel, Mozart, Puccini, the great quartet from Fidelio, the Finale of Verdi Falstaff, Bernstein and Rodgers & Hammerstein, plus some surprises and unusual gems.
The orchestral scores expertly arranged for string quintet, played by five of the finest chamber musicians in the UK.
The Opera Evening production is completely flexible. We can perform indoors or outdoors, and we do not need any staging, amplification or any other equipment. We bring everything with us. It would suit a house or garden with up to 150 audience, or a smaller space within a medium or large house.
Donizetti The Elixir of Love 2023
Donizetti The Elixir of Love 2023
Donizetti The Elixir of Love 2023
One of the great Italian operas by the virtuoso composer Donizetti - full of tunes, romantic arias, and real comedy, rare in opera.
Directed by John Ramster, and sung in English by a stunning cast of young singers from major houses.
The touring version will feature the orchestral score in a new realisation by Orlando Jopling.
The full version will be performed with chorus and orchestra at Layer Marney Tower (above) in Essex on 22 | 24 | 25 June 2023
22-25 June 2023
22-25 June 2023
22-25 June 2023
The second Essex Summer Opera Festival at Layer Marney
Thursday 22 June 2023
Saturday 24 June 2023
Sunday 25 June 2023
Donizetti The Elixir of Love
22-25 June 2023
22-25 June 2023
Shropshire
22-25 June 2023
New venues
Shropshire
New venues
New venues
New venues
GLoucestershire
New venues
Scotland
New venues
Norfolk
Yorkshire
Derbyshire
Sussex
Norfolk
The 2023 tour will include performances in schools and colleges. Watch this space for more information as dates and venues are confirmed.
Coming to Così fan tutte at Layer Marney?
We will pick you up from Witham station (and take you back there) in this vintage Routemaster bus, for the Saturday and Sunday performances.
There's no cost to you - it's all part of our commitment to making fantastic opera available to everyone, and attempting to live within planetary boundaries.