Garsington Opera

Garsington Opera Garsington Opera stages a summer festival each year in the romantic countryside setting of the Wormsley
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Behind every great show is a world which can be discovered at any age 🪜 🎭This Introduction to Production Arts workshop i...
30/10/2025

Behind every great show is a world which can be discovered at any age 🪜 🎭

This Introduction to Production Arts workshop is the perfect taster session for adults aged 21 + who want to find out more about what goes on behind-the-scenes.

Spend time with our expert practitioners in:
🔦 Lighting
💃 Costume/Wardrobe
💄 Wigs, Hair & Make-up

Gain insights and explore all three of these backstage crafts in one evening.

🗓️ Date: Wednesday 19 November 2025
🕰️ Time: 6:45pm – 10pm
📍 Location: Garsington Studios
👤 Age: 21+
🎟️ Free workshop

Sign up now: https://garsingtonopera.org/participate/discovery-workshops/

Listen up! ♠️ A reminder that our 2025 production of Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades s is available to listen to in fu...
28/10/2025

Listen up! ♠️

A reminder that our 2025 production of Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades s is available to listen to in full on BBC Sounds for just under two weeks! ♠️ 👑

Recorded live during the 2025 Season with Philharmonia Orchestra

Have you listened yet?

BBC Sounds BBC Radio 3

Quiet on stage, buzzing backstage. Where do you belong?Why not find out by coming along to our Introduction to Productio...
27/10/2025

Quiet on stage, buzzing backstage. Where do you belong?

Why not find out by coming along to our Introduction to Production Arts workshop. It's the perfect taster session for young people wanting to find out more about career opportunities behind-the-scenes.

There are five different backstage areas to choose from:
🔦 Lighting
🪜 Props
🎬 Stage crewing & Stage Management
💃 Wardrobe
💇♀️ Wigs, Hair & Make-up

🗓️ Date: Saturday 22 November 2025
🕰️ Time: 10am – 5pm
📍 Location: Garsington Studios
👤 Age: 13 – 21 (those aged 13 must be in Year 9)
🎟️ Free workshop

Find out more and sign up now through the link in our bio: https://garsingtonopera.org/participate/discovery-workshops/

Our 2026 Traineeship applications are now open! 📝We have three traineeships on offer: 🪄 Trainee Assistant Conductor 🎬 Tr...
26/10/2025

Our 2026 Traineeship applications are now open! 📝

We have three traineeships on offer:
🪄 Trainee Assistant Conductor
🎬 Trainee Assistant Director
🎶 Trainee Repetiteur

Head over to our website to find out more and apply now: https://garsingtonopera.org/about/jobs/

Deadline for application is Sunday 9 November at 11.59pm ⏳

Happy World Opera Day! 🍾Celebrate with a timeless tale of love and longing. L’elisir d’amore streams from 6pm today oneu...
25/10/2025

Happy World Opera Day! 🍾

Celebrate with a timeless tale of love and longing. L’elisir d’amore streams from 6pm today oneu 🎶

Our production of Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore, filmed live during the 2025 Season, will be available to view for free for 6 months on OperaVision 🎭

Adina - Madison Leonard
Nemorino - Oleksiy Palchykov
Belcore - Carles Pachon
Dulcamara - Richard Burkhard
Giannetta - Charlotte Jane Kennedy
Soldiers - Rhys Meilyr & Yonwaba Mbo

Conductor - Chloe Rooke
Director - Christopher Luscombe
Designer - Simon Higlett
Lighting Designer - Mark Jonathan
Movement Director - Rebecca Howell


Garsington Opera Chorus

Less than 24 hours to go ⏱️Starting at 6pm tomorrow, our 2025 production of L’elisir d’amore will be available to stream...
24/10/2025

Less than 24 hours to go ⏱️

Starting at 6pm tomorrow, our 2025 production of L’elisir d’amore will be available to stream for free on OperaVision and you’ll have six whole months to enjoy it! 🎭

Even better, it launches on World Opera Day, so why not celebrate with a Saturday night of sparkling melodies, heartfelt warmth, and irresistible humour? 🍾 🌹

Conductor - Chloe Rooke
Director - Christopher Luscombe

Adina - Madison Leonard
Nemorino - Oleksiy Palchykov
Belcore - Carles Pachon
Dulcamara - Richard Burkhard
Giannetta - Charlotte Jane Kennedy
Soldiers - Rhys Meilyr & Yonwaba Mbo

Philharmonia Orchestra

Rehearsals are well under way for ETO's performance of Little Terror coming to Garsington Studios this November 💚Little ...
23/10/2025

Rehearsals are well under way for ETO's performance of Little Terror coming to Garsington Studios this November 💚

Little Terror is a wildly imaginative, interactive family opera packed with adventure, heart, and a whole lot of bravery! Created with and for Learning Disabled audiences, it’s all about exploring big emotions and finding your inner strength 🗡️ 🎀

Perfect for ages 3 - 7 and Learning Disabled audiences.

🗓️ Date: Sunday 16 November
🕰️ Time: 10.30am
📍 Location: Garsington Studios

📸 Julian Guidera

Find out more and book now through the link in our bio 🔗

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - 2026 Cast Announcement 👜John Worthing – Zahid Siddiqui Algernon Moncrieff – Seán Boyla...
21/10/2025

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - 2026 Cast Announcement 👜

John Worthing – Zahid Siddiqui
Algernon Moncrieff – Seán Boylan
Cecily Cardew – Jennifer France
Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax – Holly Brown
Miss Prism – Susan Bickley
Lady Bracknell – Henry Waddington

Conductor – Douglas Boyd
Director – Jack Furness
Set Designer – Francis O’Connor
Costume Designer – Hannah Wolfe
Movement Director – Rebecca Meltzer

Philharmonia Orchestra

Image illustration by Mads Berg

IL RITORNO D'ULISSE - 2026 Cast Announcement 🌊 🏛️Penelope – Cecelia Hall Ulisse – Ed Lyon Telemaco – Dafydd Jones Minerv...
21/10/2025

IL RITORNO D'ULISSE - 2026 Cast Announcement 🌊 🏛️

Penelope – Cecelia Hall
Ulisse – Ed Lyon
Telemaco – Dafydd Jones
Minerva / Amore – Claire Lees
Antinoo / Nettuno – James Creswell
Ericlea – Fiona Kimm
Melanto – Rowan Pierce
Eumete – James Gilchrist
Eurimaco – Innocent Masuku
Iro – Stuart Jackson
Pisandro / L’Humana fragilità – Alberto Miguélez Rouco
Anfinomo / Giove – Benjamin Hulett
La Fortuna / Giunone – Jessica Cale

Conductor – Laurence Cummings
Director – John Caird
Designer – Robert Jones
Lighting Designer – Paul Pyant
Choreographer – Arielle Smith

The English Concert

Image illustration by Mads Berg

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High Wycombe
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