What's On

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December 2025

Malvern Theatres

Smith Square Hall (fewer than 30 tickets remaining)

Layer Marney Tower (final tickets just released)

Chichester Cathedral

Chelmsford Cathedral 

Semi-staged by director Tom Morris (War Horse), with singers performing from memory, accompanied by a chamber orchestra of period instruments.

Marta Fontanals-Simmons mezzo

Xavier Hetherington tenor

The Wild Arts Ensemble

Eleanor Corr leader

Orlando Jopling conductor

19 February 2026 

Recital at 22 Manfield Street, London in support of recording the cycle in the autumn. Please email us if you are considering supporting this project and would like to come to this recital with Marta and Xavier.

31 March 2026

Smith Square Hall, London

SUMMER 2026 OPERA TOUR 

Mozart's opera of comic intrigue, secret lovers and clever disguises is a whirlwind of joyous music and sparkling theatrical mischief and the perfect summer treat.

Cast and creatives announced February 2026

Booking for The Wild Arts Summer Opera Festival at Layer Marney Tower and selected dates on our Summer Opera Tour will open on the following dates:

Wild Arts Fellowship and Patrons - 10am Monday 15 December 2025

Wild Arts Friends - 10am Monday 19 January 2026

General Booking - 10am Monday 2 February 2026

May - August 2026

A semi-staged evening of opera woven into a narrative, with four exceptional singers and a world-class string quintet. Music by Handel, Puccini,  Cole Porter, Mozart, Britten, Stravinsky and many more.

London | Sudeley Castle | Forde Abbey | Eastnor Castle | Layer Marney Tower | Hall Barn | Oxshott | Great Ruffins, Essex | Oxfordshire | Doddington Hall | Penshurst | Treberfydd | Berkeley Castle | Taynton | Barn Drift, Norfolk | Winchester College | Bowood Estate | Arundells | Dunster Castle | Hall, Devon

October 2026

St Peter ad Vincula Church, Coggeshall | Saffron Hall | Other venues tbc

Wild Arts Ensemble

Orlando Jopling conductor

Elgar Cello  Concerto in E minor

Mahler Symphony No. 4