EUGENE ONEGIN | THE ELIXIR OF LOVE
Summer Opera Tour 2025
For their fourth summer season Wild Arts take us to pre-revolutionary Russia in Dominic Dromgoole’s retelling of Tchaikovsky’s heartbreaking masterpiece, and to a sunny, 1950s Italian seaside village for Guido Martin-Brandis’s acclaimed Elixir of Love.
Staged and in costume, with chamber orchestra.
Dates and Venues
Northern Aldborough Festival, Yorkshire
Saturday 14 June The Elixir of Love
A concert performance of The Elixir of Love, hosted in the picturesque Roman village of Aldborough.
The Essex Summer Opera Festival at Layer Marney Tower
Tuesday 17 June - Sunday 22 June
See both our summer operas at the 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.
Falconhurst, Kent
Friday 27 June The Elixir of Love
A return to this 19th-century haven in the Kent countryside – now presenting a full opera for the first time in its natural garden amphitheatre.
Kelvedon Hall Opera
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.
Forde Abbey, Dorset
Wednesday 2 July Eugene Onegin
Thursday 3 July The Elixir of Love
Forde Abbey is a truly stunning house and we're delighted to return for a third year after two sold out visits. Picnic in the beautiful grounds and enjoy the performance in the impressive Great Hall.
Elveden Hall, Suffolk
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.
Deal Festival, Kent
Thursday 10 July The Elixir of Love
A second visit to Sandwich as part of the wonderful Deal Festival.
Thaxted Festival, Essex
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.
Wolterton Hall, Norfolk
Sunday 13 July The Elixir of Love
Our debut at this fantastic house in North Norfolk.
Playhouse Theatre, Norwich
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.
Childerley Hall, Cambridgeshire
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.
Heronsgate, Hertfordshire
Sunday 27 July Eugene Onegin
Our fourth visit to this beautiful garden in Heronsgate.
Owlpen Manor, Gloucestershire
Thursday 31 July The Elixir of Love
A performance in the wonderful light-filled 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.
Malvern Theatres, Worcestershire
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.
Thorington Theatre, Suffolk
Friday 8 August The Elixir of Love
Our fifth year at this beautiful wooden auditorium created in the middle of a Suffolk wood.
Opera Holland Park, London
Thursday 14 August Eugene Onegin
Saturday 16 August The Elixir of Love
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