Clive Peacock

Zemira e Azor is Bampton Classical Opera’s current success story and cannot fail to gladden the hearts.

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bampton Classical Opera Summer 2026 – Grétry, Zemira e Azor: Soloists, The Orchestra of Bampton Classical Opera / Andrew Griffiths (conductor). Cokethorpe School, Witney, Oxfordshire, 17.7.2026. (CP)

Andrew Irwin (Ali) and Ffion Edwards (Zemira) © Bampton Classical Opera

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New stars enthuse a brilliant chorus and orchestra as Macbeth joins the LFO season’s successes

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Longborough Festival Opera 2026 [3] – Verdi, Macbeth: Soloists, Longborough Festival Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Nil Venditti (conductor) Longborough, Gloucestershire, 1.7.2026. (CP)

Mark Stone (Macbeth) and Viktoriia Balan (Lady Macbeth) © Matthew Williams-Ellis

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With its revival of Tristan und Isolde Longborough is back with what it does at its very best

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United KingdomUnited 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)

Catherine Carby (Brangane) and Catharine Woodward (Isolde) © Matthew Williams-Ellis

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Longborough assembles five outstanding exponents of Handel for their courageous Orlando production

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Longborough Festival Opera 2026 [1] – Handel, Orlando: Soloists, Academy of Ancient Music / Christopher Moulds (conductor). Longborough Festival Opera, Gloucestershire, 31.5.2026. (CP)

Olivia Higginbottom, Kelli-Ann Masterson (Dorinda) and Katie Bray (Medoro) © Matthew Williams-Ellis

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