The latest news on performances of Opera in UK Regional.
Longborough Festival Opera Music Director Anthony Negus Named CBE
by A.A. Cristi - June 12, 2026
Anthony Negus, Music Director of Longborough Festival Opera since 2000, has been named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the King's Honours List for his services to music....
Review: LA BOHÈME, The Grange Festival
by Aliya Al-Hassan - June 12, 2026
Puccini's tear-jerker La bohème is always a crowd-pleaser for any opera festival. This production at The Grange Festival is the first opera from French actor-turned-director David Geselson who created it for Opéra National de Nancy Lorraine in 2025. Featuring some strong singing and exquisite play...
Janie Dee Named New Patron of Buxton Opera House
by Stephi Wild - June 11, 2026
Olivier Award-winning actress Janie Dee has been appointed patron of Buxton Opera House, joining Lady Jasmine Cavendish in the role. Dee's ties to the venue began when she starred in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC there....
Review: GIULIO CESARE, The Grange Festival
by Aliya Al-Hassan - June 08, 2026
A new version of Handel's 1724 opera Giulio Cesare is always an exciting prospect. The love story between Julius Caesar and Cleopatra, with the backdrop of war with Egypt, political ambition and domestic unrest is ripe for reinterpretation. Indeed, Handel and his librettist the librettist Nicola ...
TCHAIKOVSKY: CHILD OF GLASS to Make UK Premiere at Opera Holland Park
by A.A. Cristi - June 04, 2026
A music-drama about Tchaikovsky's life and homosexuality will make its UK premiere at Opera Holland Park, featuring Royal Ballet dancer Téo Dubreuil, pianist Jayson Gillham, and RPS-nominated playwright Tama Matheson....
Guest Post: 'It's Hard To Imagine A Higher Level of Genius!': Soprano Ellie Neate On Mozart, Danielle de Niese And Wild Arts' THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
by Guest Author - June 02, 2026
Why bother doing another Marriage of Figaro? There are four more happening in 2026, from traditional powerhouse companies Royal Ballet and Opera, Glyndebourne, Opera North and Scottish Opera. So why are Wild Arts putting on another one?...
Review: IL TURCO IN ITALIA, Glyndebourne
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 26, 2026
Il Turco In Italia may not be Rossini's most famous work, but if there is any justice, this wonderful revival of Mariame Clément's 2021 Festival production will bring this opera to much wider attention. An uproarious comedy accompanied by a rousingly galloping score and gorgeous vocals; it is the e...
Review: TOSCA, Glyndebourne
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 22, 2026
Tosca is Giacomo Puccini's fast-paced thriller of an opera; brimming with tension and political intrigue. For many it is Puccini's best work, yet incredibly it has never been staged at Glyndebourne. Until now. It is a show of firsts all round: the first mainstage production for director Ted Huffman...
Interview: 'I Feel Innately Connected to Puccini’s Scores': Soprano Caitlin Gotimer on Taking On TOSCA at Glyndebourne
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 18, 2026
2026 marks the first time that Glyndbourne has staged Puccini's Tosca, a devastating opera of love and betrayal. It’s also a first for Glyndebourne Music Director Robin Ticciati, who conducts this powerfully dramatic piece, as well as a Festival debut from exciting American director Ted Huffman....
New Production of I PURITANI Will Come to Royal Opera
by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2026
The Royal Opera will present a new staging of I PURITANI, directed by Olivier Award winner Richard Jones, with soprano Lisette Oropesa as Elvira and conductor Riccardo Frizza making his Royal Opera debut....
TOSCA, THE ZOO, LA TRAVIATA, and More Set For English National Opera's 2026/27 Season
by Stephi Wild - April 27, 2026
English National Opera has announced its 2026/27 Season across London and Greater Manchester, featuring nine operas, with six new productions, four operas by contemporary female composers and opportunities for the next generation of opera makers....
Photos: Inside Rehearsals for English National Opera's ANGEL’S BONE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 24, 2026
English National Opera (ENO) will present Du Yun’s Pulitzer Prize-winning opera Angel’s Bone at the London Coliseum in October, following its UK premiere in Greater Manchester in May. See rehearsal photos here!...
Helen Shute Appointed CEO of English National Opera and London Coliseum
by Stephi Wild - April 16, 2026
English National Opera announced Helen Shute, current CEO of Rambert, as its new Chief Executive Officer. She will also lead London Coliseum Limited, succeeding Jenny Mollica, who steps down after six years....
EDEN 2.0 / AFTER MY BREATH, COSÌ FAN TUTTE?!, DIDO AND AENEAS & More Set For Grimeborn Opera Festival 2026
by A.A. Cristi - April 14, 2026
London's Arcola Theatre will present the GRIMEBORN OPERA FESTIVAL, featuring productions exploring migrant worker exploitation, climate activism, and political violence alongside new stagings of Handel's GIULIO CESARE IN EGITTO and RINALDO....
Review: LA BOHÈME, in Cinemas
by Cheryl Markosky - March 01, 2026
What did our critic think of LA BOHEME IN CINEMAS at Cinemas Across The UK?...
Modern Day Adaptation of Puccini’s LA BOHÈME Coming to UK Cinemas
by Josh Sharpe - February 09, 2026
One of the world’s most beloved operas, La Bohème, is coming to cinemas on 3rd March 2026, reimagined for modern-day London in a new adaptation from writer and director Robin Norton-Hale....
Guest Blog: 'It is No Ordinary Opera': Glyndebourne Chorus Member Andrew Davies on Dedication, Commitment and Talent
by Guest Author - November 19, 2025
La bohème. Glyndebourne. Three trumpeters blare out a fanfare as the chorus pours onto stage, ready to deliver the myriad vocal interjections which mark out the beginning of Act 2. But Glyndebourne is No Ordinary Opera, and this is no ordinary scene. On a single musical cue, thirty-six choristers, ...
Review: THE RAILWAY CHILDREN, Glyndebourne
by Aliya Al-Hassan - November 03, 2025
Composer Mark-Anthony Turnage and his partner Rachael Hewer eschewed making banana bread during the Covid lockdown and decided to write an opera. After the pandemic, they went on to work on other projects, but unexpectedly Glyndebourne agreed to stage their new work, which made its world premiere l...
Interview: 'It Has To Be Fresh”: Director and Choreographer Lynne Hockney on Reviving Sir Peter Hall's Iconic A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Glyndebourne
by Aliya Al-Hassan - October 22, 2025
Celebrated choreographer and director Lynne Hockney has been involved in Sir Peter Hall’s iconic version of Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Glyndebourne since 2001. Now playing for the first time in the venue’s Autumn season, the production has been revived regularly since it...
Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Glyndebourne
by Aliya Al-Hassan - October 20, 2025
Sir Peter Hall's iconic production of Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream has achieved legendary status since its premiere in 1981. In 2025, it has lost none of its magic, with the Glyndebourne audience still wide-eyed at the visual feast on stage....
Review: LA BOHÈME, Glyndebourne
by Aliya Al-Hassan - October 15, 2025
PucciniAs the nights draw in, it seems highly appropriate to return to Glyndebourne for the start of its Autumn season and the chilly streets of Puccini’s La bohème. Floris Visser’s production, beautifully revived by Rachael Hewer, has the spectre of death ever-present. In this case, quite li...
Cast Change Announced for JAKUB HRŮŠA AND FRIENDS IN CONCERT September 20
by A.A. Cristi - September 16, 2025
The Royal Opera House has announced that Nicky Spence will replace Pavel Černoch in the tenor role of Dvořák’s The Spectre’s Bride during Jakub Hrůša and Friends in Concert on September 20, 2025. ...
Review: FALSTAFF, Glyndebourne Festival
by Aliya Al-Hassan - July 19, 2025
Adapted from Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor, director Richard Jones’s glorious Falstaff makes a welcome return to Glyndebourne, losing none of its charm or deft comedy. It is playful, witty and a pure delight....
Welsh National Opera Reveals 25-26 Orchestra Concert Season and New Associate Artists
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 02, 2025
Welsh National Opera has revealed its WNO Orchestra concert programme which gets underway during the Autumn 2025 Season. Learn more and see the full lineup here! ...
Review: LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, Glyndebourne Festival
by Clementine Scott - June 30, 2025
You could be forgiven for thinking that there isn’t much more to be said about Le nozze di Figaro, the most performed opera in Glyndebourne’s history. However, Mozart’s classic role subversion comedy is deceptive in its simplicity: beneath the farce and improbable plot twists is a complex web ...
Guest Blog: 'It Might Be The Best Opera Ever Written': Director Mariame Clément on Glyndebourne's New Production of LE NOZZE DI FIGARO
by Guest Author - June 20, 2025
Le Nozze di Figaro is a piece I’ve been living with as long as I can remember. To me, it might be the best opera ever written: it makes me laugh, it moves me to tears, the plot twists still fill me with delight, and all the characters have potential for complexity and depth. It is the only piece I...
Review: MAZEPPA, Grange Park Opera
by Aliya Al-Hassan - June 16, 2025
Even ardent opera fans may struggle to recall the story or the score for Mazeppa. Based on a poem by Pushkin, Tchaikovsky's opera has been unjustly overshadowed by his Eugene Onegin. Last staged at the London Coliseum in 1984, Grange Park Opera have landed a coup by engaging the English National O...
Review: SAUL, Glyndebourne Festival
by Aliya Al-Hassan - June 09, 2025
Just how much fun can you have at an oratorio about a Old Testament tale of jealousy, madness and death? Well, quite a lot as it happens at the return of Barry Kosky's remarkable production of Handel's Saul. This staging is opera at its most theatrical, with severed heads, a breast-feeding witch, a ...
Review: MADAMA BUTTERFLY, Grange Park Opera
by Aliya Al-Hassan - June 09, 2025
Grange Park Opera has opened its new season with a crowd-pleaser. Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly remains problematic, with its story of a Japanese teenage geisha, impregnated and cruelly abandoned by an American lieutenant. However, it is still wildly popular, mainly due to its ravishing score....
Review: IL BARBIÈRE DI SIVIGLIA, Glyndebourne Festival
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 19, 2025
Opera buffa is an ever-popular genre of the art, and more than two centuries after its composition, Rossini's Il barbière di Siviglia remains one this genre's most often staged operas. The music and lyrics are pure genius, but the success of this particular opera comes from an inherent understand...
Welsh National Opera Chorus Vote To Renew Industrial Action Mandate
by A.A. Cristi - March 26, 2025
Equity members of the Welsh National Opera chorus have voted in favour of industrial action in a re-ballot on the ongoing dispute over proposed cuts to jobs, terms and conditions. ...
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, LA BOHEME, and More Set For Opera North's 2025/26 Season
by Stephi Wild - March 19, 2025
Opera North has announced its repertoire for the year. The season will kick off in September with The Secret of the Black Spider. Learn more about the full season here!...
Erwin Schrott Out of Royal Opera's FAUST for Select June Performances
by A.A. Cristi - February 24, 2025
Erwin Schrott has withdrawn from the performances of Faust on 2, 6 and 10 June for personal reasons. The role of Méphistophélès will be performed on these dates by Ildebrando D'Arcangelo. Schrott will continue to sing the role on 23, 25, 28 and 30 May. ...
Wesh National Opera Chorus Vote Unanimously For Further Action Short Of Strike
by A.A. Cristi - February 24, 2025
The chorus of the Welsh National Opera have voted unanimously to take further action short of strike on Thursday 27 February and Saturday 1 March, affecting shows on these dates....
Welsh National Opera Announces 2026 Performances At Birmingham Hippodrome
by A.A. Cristi - February 18, 2025
Welsh National Opera has announced its 2025/2026 Season, which will also see the Company celebrate its 80th anniversary. WNO will visit Birmingham Hippodrome in May 2026 with a brand-new production of The Flying Dutchman (Thu 7 May 2026) and the return of Blaze of Glory! (Fri 8 May 2026)....
Wilton's Music Hall and Charles Court Opera Announces Cast of THE MAGIC FLUTE
by A.A. Cristi - January 23, 2025
Charles Court Opera has announced the casting of their forthcoming gloriously magical take on Mozart’s popular comic masterpiece, The Magic Flute. Opening at Wilton’s Music Hall this February, the production launches the company’s 20th anniversary year....
Welsh National Opera Welcomes New Co-CEO/General Directors
by Stephi Wild - January 06, 2025
The new year marks the start of a new tenure for Adele Thomas and Sarah Crabtree as they jointly take up the role of Co-CEOs/General Directors of Welsh National Opera....
Video: Take a Set Tour of LA BOHEME at The Royal Opera House
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 03, 2025
Get a behind the scenes look at the set of La Boheme, now being presented at The Royal Opera House. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets!...
Welsh National Opera Chorus Strike Action On 15 November Postponed
by A.A. Cristi - November 08, 2024
The Welsh National Opera Chorus has announced updates on their ongoing strike action, addressing key concerns and negotiations with management. ...
ENO to Open 2024/25 Season With Puccini's LA BOHEME & SUOR ANGELICA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 29, 2024
English National Opera will open its 2024/25 season with Puccini’s LA BOHÈME and SUOR ANGELICA. Learn more about the season and see how to purchase tickets....