United Kingdom New Chamber Opera – Haydn, Le pescatrici: Soloists, The Band of Instruments / Steven Devine (conductor). New College, Oxford, 1.7.2026. (CR)
Haydn’s fishy comedy is served up with playful relish by New Chamber Opera at Oxford
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New stars enthuse a brilliant chorus and orchestra as Macbeth joins the LFO season’s successes
United Kingdom Longborough Festival Opera 2026 [3] – Verdi, Macbeth: Soloists, Longborough Festival Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Nil Venditti (conductor) Longborough, Gloucestershire, 1.7.2026. (CP)
Grange Park Opera’s sparky Das Rheingold augurs well for its forthcoming Ring cycle
United Kingdom Grange Park Opera 2026 [2] – Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists, Orchestra of English National Opera / Harry Sever (conductor) Grange Park Opera, West Horsley, 26.6.2026. (JR)
A semi-staged Turandot is yet more distinguished Puccini from Opera Holland Park
United Kingdom Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Opera Holland Park Youth Chorus (chorus master: Joe Cummings) and Chorus (chorus master: Richard Harker), City of London Sinfonia / Naomi Woo (conductor). Opera Holland Park, London, 23.6.2026. (MB)
With its revival of Tristan und Isolde Longborough is back with what it does at its very best
United Kingdom Longborough Festival Opera 2026 [2] – Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Longborough Festival Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Antony Negus (conductor). Longborough, Gloucestershire, 20.6.2026. (CP)
Garsington magically conceives of Monteverdi’s Il ritorno d’Ulisse as a sequel to its Orfeo
United Kingdom Garsington Opera 2026 [3] – Monteverdi, Il ritorno d’Ulisse: Soloists, The English Concert / Laurence Cummings (conductor). Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 12.6.2026/ (CR)
Through a glass darkly in Grange Park Opera’s gloomily convincing Don Carlo
United Kingdom Grange Park Opera 2026 [1] – Verdi, Don Carlo: Soloists, Grange Park Chorus, Orchestra of English National Opera / Gianluca Marciano (conductor). Grange Park Opera, West Horsley, 6.6.2026. (CR)
Longborough assembles five outstanding exponents of Handel for their courageous Orlando production
United Kingdom Longborough Festival Opera 2026 [1] – Handel, Orlando: Soloists, Academy of Ancient Music / Christopher Moulds (conductor). Longborough Festival Opera, Gloucestershire, 31.5.2026. (CP)
