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Heritage Opera: Barber Of Seville
- Written by: Rossini
This English translation of Gioachino Rossini's comic, two-act opera in which Count Almaviva enlists the help of local fixer Figaro to gain access to his beloved Rosina, who is guarded by the over-protective Dr. Bartolo.
Browsholme Hall, Clitheroe
Thu 30 May
£22 (£20.50; Children £10 under 16s) / 01254 826719
- 19:30
Haigh Hall Country Park, Haigh, Wigan
Mon 27 May
£20 (£19; Children £10 under 16s) / 01942 832895
- 19:30
Lancaster Grand Theatre
Fri 31 May
£20 (£19; Children £10) / 01524 64695
- 19:30
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Welsh National Opera: Lohengrin
- Directed by: Antony McDonald (dir)
- Written by: Wagner
Lothar Koenigs conducts Wagner's opera of love and redemption. Starring Peter Wedd in the title role and Emma Bell as Elsa. Directed by Antony McDonald. Sung in German with surtitles in English (and Welsh in Cardiff).
Birmingham Hippodrome
Thu 13 Jun
£19–£54 / 0844 338 5000
- 17:30
Sat 15 Jun
£19–£54 / 0844 338 5000
- 17:30
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Sun 26 May
Donald Gordon Theatre
£5–£54 / 029 2063 6464
- 15:00
Wed 29 May
Donald Gordon Theatre
£5–£54 / 029 2063 6464
- 17:30
Sat 1 Jun
Donald Gordon Theatre
£5–£54 / 029 2063 6464
- 17:30
Sat 8 Jun
Donald Gordon Theatre
£5–£54 / 029 2063 6464
- 17:30
Glyndebourne Opera: Captain Blood’s Revenge: A Pirate Opera
- Written by: Lynne Plowman
Contemporary children's opera composed by Lynne Plowman depicting the story of Salty Sue who wants to leave her life as landlady of the harbourside in The Blasted Bilge Rat to become a singer.
The Old Market, Hove
Sat 25 May
£9 (Children £6; £25) / 01273 709709
- 11:00
- 15:00
Richmond Operatic Society: HMS Pinafore
Gilbert and Sullivan's evergreen satirical opera about the love between a lowly sailor and a captain's daughter.
Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond
Sat 25 May
£6.50–£13.50 / 01748 825252
- 19:30
English Touring Opera: Cosi Fan Tutte
- Directed by: James Burton (cond)
- Written by: Mozart
Paul Higgins directs a new period production of Mozart's comedy of innocence and experience. With Laura Mitchell, Paula Sides, Kitty Whately. Conducted by James Burton
G Live, Guildford
Mon 27 May
£19–£32 ( £16–£29; £16–£29; £16–£29; Children £16–£29 under 16s) / 0844 770 1797
- 19:45
English Touring Opera: Simon Boccanegra
- Directed by: Michael Rosewell (cond)
- Written by: Verdi
Michael Rosewell conducts Verdi's opera about a corsair who becomes the Doge of Genoa. With Craig Smith in the title role and Elizabeth Llewellyn
Cambridge Arts Theatre
Sat 25 May
£15–£35 / 01223 503333
- 19:30
G Live, Guildford
Tue 28 May
£19–£32 ( £16–£29; £16–£29; £16–£29; Children £16–£29 under 16s) / 0844 770 1797
- 19:45
WWOS The Sound of Music
The uplifting tale of the musical Von Trapp family, packed full of hummable tunes.
Churchill Theatre, Bromley
Harrogate Gilbert & Sullivan Society: The Mikado
- Written by: W S Gilbert
Members of the local G&S society perform the comic-opera on their 40th anniversary. Donald Stephenson plays The Mikado and Rachel Warren sings the part of Yum-Yum.
Harrogate Theatre
Sat 25 May
Main House
£16–£18 ( £10; £14–£16) / 01423 502116
- 14:30
- 19:30
Scottish Opera: Pirates Unwrapped
A free, hour-long peek backstage at the inner workings, characters, scenes and high points of The Pirates of Penzance.
Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
Wed 5 Jun
Free / 01463 234234
- 18:00
Edinburgh Festival Theatre
Wed 29 May
Free / 0131 529 6000
Scottish Opera: The Pirates of Penzance
The Pirates of Penzance was written in a hurry so that Gilbert & Sullivan could open it on Broadway and finally taste those sweet, sweet American royalties, but in spite of its mercenary origin it's one of the best-loved operettas ever written, a crazily sparkling farce with a bumbling but patriotic pirate crew, some…
Bristol Hippodrome
Tue 18 Jun
£14.75–£47.50 / 0844 847 2325
Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
Thu 6 Jun
Prices to be confirmed / 01463 234234
- 19:15
Fri 7 Jun
Prices to be confirmed / 01463 234234
- 19:15
Sat 8 Jun
Prices to be confirmed / 01463 234234
- 14:15
- 19:15
Edinburgh Festival Theatre
Tue 28 May
£17.50–£74.50 / 0131 529 6000
Thu 30 May
£17.50–£74.50 / 0131 529 6000
Fri 31 May
£17.50–£74.50 / 0131 529 6000
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back to topBournemouth Symphony Orchestra And Arts University Bournemouth: The Threepenny Opera
- Directed by: Mark Forkgen
- Written by: Marc Blitzstein
Mark Forkgen conducts an English adaptation by Marc Blitzstein of Kurt Weill's opera, which gives a satirical view of capitalism in pre-war London. Directed by Ellie Nixon.
Lighthouse: Poole's Centre for the Arts
Sat 25 May
£12 ( £8; Children £8 under 18s) / 0844 406 8666
- 15:00
- 19:30
English National Opera: La Boheme
- Directed by: Oleg Caetani (cond)
Giacomo Puccini's powerful opera returns in a first revival of director Jonathan Miller's lovingly intimate staging. Trivia fans may note the 2009 opening night made broadcasting history when Sky Arts simultaneously screened live both the onstage action and the backstage excitement. Atmospherically updated to 1930s Paris…
London Coliseum, WC2N
Fri 31 May
£19–£99 / 0871 911 0200
- 19:30
Fri 7 Jun
£19–£99 / 0871 911 0200
- 19:30
Wed 12 Jun
£19–£99 / 0871 911 0200
- 19:30
Glyndebourne Opera: Falstaff
- Directed by: Richard Jones
- Written by: Verdi
Mid Wales Opera's latest offering Falstaff, is full of boisterous vulgarity. Shakespeare's Sir John, now ageing and very short of cash, pursues two wealthy wives of Windsor for their money, but does not bank on their determination to foil him. Their merry tricks lead to his comeuppance, and the chastisement of their own…
Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes
Sun 26 May
£45–£205 / 01273 813813
- 16:30
Wed 29 May
£45–£205 / 01273 813813
- 17:45
Sat 1 Jun
£45–£205 / 01273 813813
- 17:45
The Gwyn Hall, Neath
Mon 17 Jun
£15 / 0300 365 6677
- 19:00
Ian Smith of Stornoway Opera Scenes
Postgraduate students perform staged opera scenes.
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow
Thu 30 May
Alexander Gibson Opera Studio
£12.50 (£10) / 0141 332 5057
- 19:15
Fri 31 May
Alexander Gibson Opera Studio
£12.50 (£10) / 0141 332 5057
- 19:15
Sat 1 Jun
Alexander Gibson Opera Studio
£12.50 (£10) / 0141 332 5057
- 19:15
Illyria: The Mikado
- Written by: Gilbert And Sullivan
A performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's Far Eastern tale of love and bumbling bureaucrats.
De Montfort Hall, Leicester
Sun 14 Jul
£15 (£10) / 0116 233 3111
- 16:00
The Hawth, Crawley
Fri 12 Jul
Amphitheatre
£13.50 (£10; £36) / 01293 553636
- 19:00
National Trust: Coleton Fishacre House And Garden, Kingswear, Dartmouth
Tue 30 Jul
£15 adv booking essential (Children £10 adv booking essential) / 01803 752466
- 19:00 – 21:30
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back to topLondon Symphony Orchestra: Strauss, Mozart
- Directed by: Sir Mark Elder (cond)
- Written by: Mozart
Sir Mark Elder conducts Mozart's Symphony No 38 and Strauss's Extracts from Der Rosenkavalier. With soloists Anne Schwanewilms, Sarah Connolly and Lucy Crowe.
Barbican Centre, London EC2Y
Thu 8 May
Hall
£10–£37 / 020 7638 8891
- 19:30
Metropolitan Opera: Carmen
A live performance starring Elna Garana and Roberto Alagna.
Abbeygate Picturehouse, Bury St Edmunds
Wed 19 Jun
0871 902 5722
Sun 23 Jun
0871 902 5722
Arts Picturehouse, Cambridge
Wed 19 Jun
0871 902 5720
Thu 20 Jun
0871 902 5720
Cinema City, Norwich
Wed 19 Jun
0871 902 5724
Thu 20 Jun
0871 902 5724
Also on at:
- Curzon Chelsea
- Curzon Knutsford
- Curzon Mayfair
- Curzon Richmond
- Exeter Picturehouse
- Gate Picturehouse, London W11
- Harbour Lights Picturehouse, Southampton
- HMVCurzon, Wimbledon
- The Little Theatre Cinema, Bath
- Phoenix Picturehouse, Oxford
- Picturehouse Clapham, London SW4
- Regal Picturehouse, Henley-on-Thames
The New London Opera Players: La Boheme
- Directed by: Sophie Gilpin
- Written by: Puccini
Sophie Gilpin directs a performance of Puccini's famous opera about young bohemians living in the Latin Quarter of Paris in the 1840s. With Myvanwy Bentall and Jennifer Walker sharing the role of Mimi and James Scarlett as Rodolfo.
Broxbourne Civic Hall, Hoddesdon
Fri 7 Jun
£20–£25 / 01992 441946
- 19:30
Opera North: Albert Herring
- Directed by: Giles Havergal
- Written by: Benjamin Britten
Giles Havergal directs Britten's comic opera set in early 20th-century Suffolk during May Day celebrations. Starring Josephine Barstow as Lady Billows. Sung in English.
Howard Assembly Room, Leeds
Sat 25 May
£20–£50 / 0844 848 2720
- 19:00
Park Opera: Don Giovanni
A performance of Mozart's tale of dissolution and retribution, inspired by the Spanish legend of Don Juan. Sung in English.
South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell
Wed 12 Jun
£18; £20 (Children £10 under 16s, when accompanied by an adult; Children £10 under 16s, when accompanied by an adult) / 01344 484123
- 19:30
Thu 13 Jun
£18; £20 (Children £10 under 16s, when accompanied by an adult; Children £10 under 16s, when accompanied by an adult) / 01344 484123
- 19:30
Fri 14 Jun
£18; £20 (Children £10 under 16s, when accompanied by an adult; Children £10 under 16s, when accompanied by an adult) / 01344 484123
- 19:30
Sat 15 Jun
£18; £20 (Children £10 under 16s, when accompanied by an adult; Children £10 under 16s, when accompanied by an adult) / 01344 484123
- 19:30
Rigoletto: Live from Taormina's Ancient Greek Theatre
Verdi's opera live from the Taormina Arts festival.
Edinburgh Festival Theatre
Tue 9 Jul
£25 / 0131 529 6000
American Lulu
Seductress, victim, manipulator: Lulu lives off men as both tortured and torturer, purveyor of ecstasy and angel of death. Caught up in greedy games and seedy schemes, and surrounded by lovers driven to despair, Lulu makes an inexorable rise to the highest levels of power, money and fame. But her descent is just as swift.
King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Fri 30 Aug
£15–£35 / 0131 473 2000
Sat 31 Aug
£15–£35 / 0131 473 2000
Armonico Consort: Too Hot To Handel
- Directed by: Christopher Monks
- Written by: George Frideric Handel
The group performs a comic take on a tale of two lovers, set to Baroque music by Handel and others and featuring music from Xerxes, Giulio Cesare, Rindaldo and Orlando. Directed by Emma Rivlin. Sung in English.
Theatre Royal, Windsor
Mon 5 Aug
£11–£33 / 01753 853888
- 20:00
Tue 6 Aug
£11–£33 / 01753 853888
- 20:00
Wed 7 Aug
£11–£33 / 01753 853888
- 20:00
Bath Opera: Don Giovanni
- Directed by: Jane Clark
- Written by: Mozart
Jane Clark directs A performance of Mozart's tale of dissolution and retribution, inspired by the Spanish legend of Don Juan.
The Rondo Theatre, Bath
Fri 21 Jun
£14 (£10) / 01225 463362
- 19:30
Sat 22 Jun
£14 (£10) / 01225 463362
- 19:30
La Belle et la Bête
Minimalist composer Philip Glass’s magical reimagining of Jean Cocteau’s 1946 La Belle et la Bête combines the classic black and white film with live performance in a sophisticated work that is at once a touching fairy tale and a meditation on creativity. Removing the film’s original dialogue track and score by Georges…
The Edinburgh Playhouse
Sat 10 Aug
£12–£35 / 0131 473 2000
Sun 11 Aug
£12–£35 / 0131 473 2000






