United Kingdom Various: Holywell Music Room and The Weston Library Lecture Theatre, Oxford, 13.10.2025. (CP)
Oxford International Song Festival delivers a Monday of ‘Creativity Unlocked’ to live long in the memory
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Chinese-Western musical exchange as Ziyang Huang’s erhu joins the Oxford Phil’s Vivaldi Four Seasons
United Kingdom Vivaldi’s Venice: Ziyang Huang (erhu), Gordon Hunt (oboe), Soloists of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra / Tamás András (director/violin). Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 18.7.2025. (M-EW)
Salieri’s The School for Jealousy is offered with flair and improvisatory flourish in Oxford
United Kingdom New Chamber Opera – Salieri, La scuola de’ gelosi: Soloists, The Band of Instruments / Steven Devine (conductor). New College, Oxford, 2.7.2025. (CR)
Oxford International Song Festival: 10 to 25 October 2025
Oxford International Song Festival – Stories in Song Oxford International Song Festival announces a thrilling and ambitious fortnight of song, with storytelling at its heart. Across 67 events, audiences can explore stories in many different forms, from fairytales and ballads to the human and artistic relationships behind the songs, to the developing stories of national … Read more
Mahler’s Seventh from the Oxford Millennium Orchestra: work in progress
United Kingdom Mahler: Oxford Millennium Orchestra / Joe Davies (conductor). Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 7.3.2025. (CK)
Oxford Opera Company stage Puccini’s Tosca at Oxford Playhouse – 28 & 29 March
Oxford Opera Company’s TOSCA at the OXFORD PLAYHOUSE
Friday 28 & Saturday 29 March 2025
Oxford Playhouse is excited to announce a brand-new production of Puccini’s iconic opera Tosca, presented by Oxford Opera Company.
Following the success of their 2022 production of The Magic Flute, the company will return to The Playhouse stage on Friday 28 and Saturday 29 March with a fresh take on Puccini’s classic opera. The brand-new production will be sung in English and will feature a new translation commissioned exclusively for the company.
Sir Bryn Terfel was commanding in a vivid interpretation of Mendelssohn’s Elijah from Oxford Philharmonic
United Kingdom Mendelssohn, Elijah: Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha (soprano), Angharad Lyddon (mezzo-soprano), Belinda Gifford-Guy (treble), Trystan Llŷr-Griffiths (tenor), Sir Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone), Crouch End Festival Chorus, Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra / John Lubbock (conductor). Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 1.12.2024. (CR)
Oxford International Song Festival 2024 – 11 to 26 October
Oxford International Song Festival
Cities of Song: People, Places, Music
11 to 26 October 2024
The UK’s largest song festival, now in its 23rd year, features 70 events over 16 days.
World premiere includes a unique reimagining of the Bhagavad Gita by Indian-American composer Reena Esmail.
A headline series of evening song recitals is complemented by a wide range of other events, including chamber and choral music, talks, tours, masterclasses, and more.
With tickets starting at £7, several free events, £10 tickets for under-35s at every event, and a choice of discounts and concessionary rates, the Festival is accessible to all.