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Waterperry Opera Festival appoints John Savournin as new CEO and Artistic Director
2025 biggest season so far, Handel’s Semele transfers to Opera Holland Park
The Board of Trustees at Waterperry Opera Festival is delighted to announce that John Savournin has been appointed as CEO and Artistic Director with effect from 1 September 2025.
SAFFRON OPERA GROUP PRESENTS DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED CAST IN WAGNER’S TEMPESTUOUS TALE OF DOOMED LOVE SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 2025, at 2.30pm ‘Saffron Opera is on top form… a brilliant account’ Seen and Heard International on Die Meistersinger (2024) ‘Passionate commitment’ The Guardian Having garnered outstanding reviews in the national press for performances of … Read more
The Cleveland Orchestra’s Blossom Music Festival 2025
Germany Shostakovich’s composing colleagues – 22nd Musicological Symposium: University of Music and Theatre ‘Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’ Leipzig, 19 & 20.5.2025. (GT)
Lammermuir Festival 2025 In venues across East Lothian, in southeast Scotland Thursday 4 – Monday 15 September 2025 The Lammermuir Festival has carved out an enviable reputation for a distinctive and carefully curated programme of rare gems and fresh takes on popular works which attracts some of the world’s finest musicians to East Lothian each … Read more
‘Eternal Light’ A series of concerts in the historic churches of the City of London: 18 – 27 June 2025 Venues: St Giles-without-Cripplegate, Fore Street, Barbican EC2Y 8DA St James Garlickhythe, Garlick Hill EC4V 2AF St Mary Abchurch, Abchurch Yard EC4N 7BA St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate, Bishopsgate EC2M 3TL Kestrel Music presents its seventh annual festival, ‘Summer … Read more
Gala de Danza Central Hall Westminster Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 June 2025 For more information and tickets click here Gala de Danza, the international dance, music, and art festival will have its London premiere with three performances on Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th June at Central Hall Westminster. Gala de Danza founded by former American Ballet Theatre Dancer … Read more
Oldenburg’s new 2025-26 season Looking back on two thirds of his first season in office, Oldenburg State Theatre’s artistic manager Georg Heckel was full of praise for the openness of Oldenburg’s audiences towards a new administration. This boost of confidence, not necessarily the norm for incoming leadership teams, influenced decisions for the second, 2025/26 season … Read more