Monument Osman Haneef 29/07/2026Monument: A Plea for Imagination Przymierska greets us in character as we enter, while black-and-white newsreels of post-war Czechoslovakia play...
Un ballo in maschera Tim Hochstrasser 28/07/2026This opera, one of the finest products of Verdi’s middle period, has at its heart a fatal love triangle between...
L’Italiana in Algeri Josi Steinfeld 27/07/2026For thirty-seven years, Opus Opéra has presented a festival in the medieval hilltop village of Gattières that has become an...
Flop! Richard Voyce 22/07/2026Flop! The Best Songs from the Worst Musicals does exactly what it says on the tin. What the title doesn’t...
Ariadne auf Naxos Tim Hochstrasser 21/07/2026Sitting between Rosenkavalier and Die Frau ohne Schatten, this opera partakes of both – a glamorous Viennese salon setting for...
After my Breath/Eden 2.0 Tim Hochstrasser 21/07/2026To its credit, Grimeborn has always emphasised environmental themes, whether in choice of repertoire or production style. With the impact...
The Merry Widow Owen Davies 20/07/2026This rich and colourful adaptation of The Merry Widow arrives in Buxton as an absolute treat at its delightful opera...
Tosca Yael Shuv 20/07/2026Floria Tosca is one of opera’s most complex and compelling heroines. Unlike the innocent victims who populate so many operas,...
Swan Lake Tim Hochstrasser 19/07/2026The marvel of Swan Lake is its plasticity and flexibility in the hands of so many generations of performers, directors...
Le Dernier Sorcier Owen Davies 19/07/2026This chamber opera by Pauline Viardot is another obscure treasure rediscovered by the Buxton Festival. Viardot was a celebrated singer,...
