Opera Evening 2025
We're delighted that our shows at the Minack Theatre and Wolterton Hall are selling fast. Please book soon. We return to favourite venues in Lincolnshire, Devon, Suffolk, Somerset, Oxfordshire, Cornwall, London, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire & Essex.
Our performances of Onegin and Elixir are listed on a separate page.
2025 OPERA EVENING public performances
Hall Barn Estate, Beaconsfield
Hall Barn Estate, Beaconsfield
Hall Barn Estate, Beaconsfield
Sunday 8 June
Clayesmore House, Dorset
Hall Barn Estate, Beaconsfield
Hall Barn Estate, Beaconsfield
Tuesday 15 July
Hall House, North Devon
Hall Barn Estate, Beaconsfield
Boconnoc Estate, Cornwall
Wednesday 16 July
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.
Boconnoc Estate, Cornwall
The Minack Theatre, Cornwall
Boconnoc Estate, Cornwall
Thursday 17 July
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.
The Minack Theatre, Cornwall
The Minack Theatre, Cornwall
The Minack Theatre, Cornwall
Friday 18 July
We're thriled that tickets are selling very fast for our first visit to this iconic venue. Do book soon.
Dunster Castle
The Minack Theatre, Cornwall
The Minack Theatre, Cornwall
Saturday 19 July
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.
Doddington Hall, Lincolnshire
Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire
Doddington Hall, Lincolnshire
Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 July
We’re delighted to return to this incredible Elizabethan Hall for a third year, with two performances.
Great Ruffins, Essex
Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire
Doddington Hall, Lincolnshire
Saturday 26 July
We're so happy to return to the beautiful gardens, carefully restored by the current owners to their former glory. Our fourth visit.
Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire
Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire
Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire
Tuesday 29 July
Our first visit to this wonderful castle, worth a visit in its own right.
Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire
Painswick Rococo Garden, Gloucestershire
Painswick Rococo Garden, Gloucestershire
Wednesday 30 July
We're thrilled to be performing at this magnificent castle for the first time.
Painswick Rococo Garden, Gloucestershire
Painswick Rococo Garden, Gloucestershire
Painswick Rococo Garden, Gloucestershire
Friday 1 August
Our thied 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.
Wolterton Hall, Norfolk
Painswick Rococo Garden, Gloucestershire
Wolterton Hall, Norfolk
Saturday 2 August
We're very excited about this new venue - a truly wonderful house with fascinating royal history, lovingly restored.
Taynton, Oxfordshire
Eastnor Castle, Herefordshire
Wolterton Hall, Norfolk
Sunday 3 August
We're delighted to return to Taynton for the fourth year running, following three sold-out shows.
Barn Drift, Norfolk
Eastnor Castle, Herefordshire
Eastnor Castle, Herefordshire
Saturday 9 August
Our first performance at this amazing venue on the beautiful North Norfolk coast.
Eastnor Castle, Herefordshire
Eastnor Castle, Herefordshire
Eastnor Castle, Herefordshire
Thursday 11 September
Our first visit to this wonderful venue. Our last two performances in Herefordshire sold out, so do book soon for this show.
Our OPERA EVENING PROGRAMMES
Songs of Summer Love
The Beautiful and Damned
The Beautiful and Damned
Featuring music from:
Gershwin - Shall We Dance; Oh, Kay!
Handel - Ariodante, Giulio Cesare
Lehár - Die Iustige Witwe
Lehrer - An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer
Lortzing - Undine
Mozart - Le Nozze di Figaro
Rodgers - Carousel
Rossini - L'italiana in Algeri
Tchaikovsky - The Queen of Spades
Verdi - Falstaff; Il Trovatore; La Traviata
The Beautiful and Damned
The Beautiful and Damned
The Beautiful and Damned
Featuring music from:
Bellini - I Capuleti e i Montecchi
Bernstein - West Side Story
Handel - Acis and Galatea
Monteverdi - L'incoronazione di Poppea
Mozart - Le Nozze di Figaro
Nicolai - The Merry Wives of Windsor
Puccini - Gianni Schicchi
Tchaikovsky - Eugene Onegin
Rodgers and Hammerstein - Oklahoma
Rossini - Cenerentola; Il barbiere di Siviglia
Verdi - Don Carlo
Weill - Lady in the Dark
Tales of Love and Second Chances
Tales of Love and Second Chances
Tales of Love and Second Chances
Featuring music from:
Beethoven - Fidelio
Donizetti - Rigoletto
Handel - Rinaldo
Korngold - Die Tote Stadt
Lehàr - The Merry Widow
Lehrer - An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer
Mozart - Don Giovanni; Le Nozze di Figaro
Rodgers and Hammerstein - Oklahoma
Rossini - Otello
Smetana - The Bartered Bride
Sondheim - Follies
Strauss - Die Fledermaus
Verdi - Falstaff
Love, Actually
Tales of Love and Second Chances
Tales of Love and Second Chances
Featuring music from:
Bernstein - Candide; West Side Story
Britten - Billy Budd
Donizetti - Don Pasquale; L'Elisir d'Amore
Handel - Semele
Tchaikovsky - Eugene Onegin
Mozart - Le Nozze di Figaro
Porter - Kiss me Kate
Puccini - La Bohème
Verdi - Falstaff
Rodgers and Hammerstein - Carousel
Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia
Verdi - Rigoletto
Fast selling shows
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.