The Girling Room, The Minories, Colchester, CO1 1UE
Thursday 22 May, 7.30pm
Classic FM “Rising Star” Jonathan Leibowitz performs works by Debussy, Brahms, Poulenc, and more.
Sunday 8 June Opera Evening
Saturday 14 June The Elixir of Love (Concert Performance)
We're delighted to be making our debut at this wonderful festival with a concert performance of The Elixir of Love.
Tuesday 17 June - Sunday 22 June
See Eugene Onegin and The Elixir of Love at the magnificent Tudor red-brick mansion Layer Marney Tower, overlooking the Blackwater River.
Picnic in the gardens and grounds and enjoy the opera in the beautifully renovated Opera Barn.
Friday 27 June The Elixir of Love
A return to this 19th-century haven of beautiful architecture, wow-factor gardens and incredible views over the valley in the Kent countryside.
We're thrilled to be presenting a full opera for the first time in its natural garden amphitheatre.
Saturday 28 June Eugene Onegin
Sunday 29 June The Elixir of Love (matinee)
A return to this fantastic venue where Henry 'Chips' Channon wrote his famous diaries. You will be seated under cover in the beautiful Rose Garden amphitheatre, an intimate space with grass embankments and perfect acoustics for live music. Set up your picnics in the beautiful gardens.
Wednesday 2 July Eugene Onegin
Thursday 3 July The Elixir of Love
Forde Abbey is a truly stunning house in Dorset and we're delighted to return for a third year after two sold out visits for the inaugural Forde Abbey Opera Festival. Picnic in the beautiful grounds and enjoy the performance in the impressive Great Hall.
Sunday 6 July Eugene Onegin
Our first visit to this iconic Suffolk estate and its grand marble hall – built by Maharajah Duleep Singh and designer John Norton in ornate Italian style.
Thursday 10 July The Elixir of Love
A second visit to Sandwich as part of the wonderful Deal Festival.
Saturday 12 July Eugene Onegin
Our third appearance at the Thaxted Festival. Watch the performance sat beside Holst's iconic organ, and enjoy a long picnic interval in the stunning Conservation Garden over the road.
Sunday 13 July The Elixir of Love
Our debut at this fantastic house in North Norfolk.
Monday 14 July The Elixir of Love
We're delighted to return to the intimate Playhouse Theatre in Norwich following our sell-out performance in 2024.
Tuesday 15 July Opera Evening
Wednesday 16 July Opera Evening
Our first visit to the magnificent Great Hall at the 3,000 acre Hall Estate, on a beautiful hill overlooking the river Taw in Devon.
Thursday 17 July Opera Evening
Our third return visit to this peaceful and wonderful house at the heart of an enormous estate in some of the most beautiful countryside in the UK.
Friday 18 July Opera Evening
We're thrilled that tickets are selling very fast for our first visit to this iconic venue. Do book soon.
Saturday 19 July Opera Evening
Our third visit to this fairy-tale castle with far-reaching views over the water. A very popular venue - do book soon for this one.
Sunday 20 July Eugene Onegin
We're delighted to return for a fourth year to the beautiful barn in the grounds of Childerley Hall, as part of the Cambridge Summer Music Festival.
Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 July Opera Evening
We’re delighted to return to this incredible Elizabethan Hall for a third year, with two performances.
Saturday 26 July Opera Evening
We're so happy to return to the beautiful gardens, carefully restored by the current owners to their former glory. Our fourth visit.
Sunday 27 July Eugene Onegin
Our fourth visit to this beautiful garden in Heronsgate.
Tuesday 29 July Opera Evening
Our first visit to this wonderful castle, worth a visit in its own right.
Wednesday 30 July Opera Evening
We're thrilled to be performing at this magnificent castle for the first time.
Thursday 31 July The Elixir of Love
Following our sold-out show there in 2024, we're delighted to return, and to hopefully build towards an "Owlpen Manor Opera Festival" in a few years' time.
Performed the wonderful light-filled theatre barn with fantastic acoustics, seating strictly limited to 150 people.
Bring picnics and enjoy the formal gardens and parkland set in a beautiful peaceful valley in Gloucestershire.
Friday 1 August Opera Evening
Our third visit to this wonderful garden, where a sunken grassy hollow ringed by magnificent trees makes the perfect backdrop to the show. This is a very popular event so do book early.
Saturday 2 August The Elixir of Love
We are delighted to return to to the great acoustics and setting of the Festival Theatre, Malvern, for a third year.
Saturday 2 August Opera Evening
We're very excited about this new venue - a truly wonderful house with fascinating royal history, lovingly restored. Our second performance of the Summer after Elixir of Love on 13 July.
Sunday 3 August Opera Evening
We're delighted to return to Taynton for the fourth year running, following three sold-out shows.
Friday 8 August The Elixir of Love
Our fifth year at this beautiful wooden auditorium created in the middle of a Suffolk wood, this year with our full opera.
Saturday 9 August Opera Evening
Our first performance at this amazing venue on the beautiful North Norfolk coast.
Thursday 14 August Eugene Onegin
Our debut at this much-loved opera festival.
Saturday 16 August The Elixir of Love
Our debut at this much-loved opera festival.
Thursday 11 September Opera Evening
Our first visit to this wonderful venue. Our last two performances in Herefordshire sold out, so do book soon for this show.
Thursday 18 September Eugene Onegin
Our second visit to this wonderful hall; an oasis of calm and ancient stones in the centre of the City of London, surrounded by beautiful courtyards and gardens.
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Our performances at the Minack Theatre, Opera Holland Park, Falconhurst (Kent), Wolterton Hall (Norfolk) and Forde Abbey (Dorset) are selling fast. Do book your seats soon to secure your tickets.