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United Kingdom Garsington Opera 2026 [2] – Verdi, La traviata: Soloists, Garsington Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra / Douglas Boyd (conductor). Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 31.5.2026. (CR)
United Kingdom Nevill Holt Festival 2026 – Donizetti, Don Pasquale: Soloists, Chorus of Opera North, Orchestra of Opera North / Michael Papadopoulus (conductor). Nevill Holt, Leicestershire, 29.5.2026. (CP)
Garsington Opera 2026 [1] – Richard Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier: Soloists, Garsington Opera and Children’s Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra / Finnegan Downie Dear (conductor). Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 30.5.2026. (CR) Der Rosenkavalier (1911) is an opera noted – sometimes reviled – for conjuring a particular time and place (18th-century Vienna during the reign of Maria Theresa). Audiences … Read more
United Kingdom Glyndebourne Festival 2026 [1] – Rossini, Il turco in Italia: Soloists, Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bertie Baigent (conductor). Glyndebourne Festival Opera, 28.5.2026. (CC)
United Kingdom Puccini, La fanciulla del West: Soloists, Opera Holland Park Chorus, City of London Sinfonia / Matthew Kofi Waldren (conductor). Holland Park, London, 26.5.2026 (MB)
United Kingdom Britten, The Rape of Lucretia: Soloists. Royal Academy Sinfonia / Lada Valešová (conductor). Susie Sainsbury Theatre, Royal Academy of Music, London, 13.5.2026. (MB)
United Kingdom Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Northern Ireland Opera Chorus / Bryan Evans (music director and piano). Carlisle Memorial Church, Belfast, 16.5.2026. (RB)
United Kingdom English National Opera’s, Angel’s Bone: Soloists, Kantos Chamber Choir, Members of the BBC Philharmonic / Baldur Brönnimann (conductor). Aviva Studios, Manchester, 12.5.2026. (JB)
