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Madison Leonard, Matilda Sterby, Cecelia Hall, Zahid Siddiqui Headline Garsington Opera’s 2026 Season

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Garsington Opera has announced its 2026 season. First up is Verdi’s “La Traviata.” The production stars Madison Leonard as Violetta Valéry, Oleksiy Palchykov as Alfredo Germont, and Roland Wood as Giorgio Germont. Douglas Boyd conducts, and Louisa Muller directs. The production is sung in Italian with English supertitles and is a co-production with Santa Fe Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, {…}

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Garsington Opera Names New Executive Director

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Garsington Opera has announced that Ben Weston will become its next Executive Director. He will take over on Nov. 10, 2025, succeeding Nicky Creed, who was at the helm as Executive Director since 2013 after 14 years as Associate Director. Creed will work with Weston over the next few months to ensure a smooth transition. Weston’s career includes award-winning live {…}

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Garsington Opera Announces New Partnership with British Youth Opera

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The Garsington Opera has announced a new partnership with the British Youth Opera’s⁩ Serena Fenwick Programme. The company said that, as a partner from 2026, it will help bring more resources, expertise, and opportunities for training singers, conductors, directors, and stage managers. The partnership will include sessions held at Garsington Studios as well as unique access to rehearsals, community productions, {…}

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Garsington Opera Unveils 2025 Winter Concert Series

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(Photo credit: Alder & Sorensen) Garsington Opera has announced its star-studded winter concert series in partnership with Wigmore Hall. All performances will take place at Garsington Studios in Buckinghamshire. For this article, only vocal events are featured. Soprano Louise Alder and pianist Joseph Middleton open the concert series. Performance Date: Dec. 10, 2025 Harpist Oliver Wass joins countertenor Iestyn Davies {…}

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Garsington Opera Unveils 2025 Award Winners

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Garsington Opera has announced the recipients of its 2025 awards. The Leonard Ingrams Awards, given in recognition of outstanding talent, were bestowed upon Hugh Cutting and Vuyisa Xipu. Butting performed the role of Unulfo in “Rodelinda” and covered Bertarido in that same opera while performing the role for OperaFirst. Meanwhile, Xipu was in the “Queen of Spades” and “Elisir d’Amore” {…}

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Garsington Opera’s Executive Director to Step Down

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(Credit: Stephen Wright Photography) Garsington Opera has announced that Nicola Creed will be stepping down from her position as Executive Director after 25 years with the company. Creed took over the position in 2013 following 14 years as Associate Director. Under her tenure, she worked alongside Artistic Director Douglas Boyd to expand the festival’s artistic boundaries, resulting in an increase {…}

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Garsington Opera Announces Cast Changes for ‘Fidelio’

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The Garsington Opera has announced cast changes for its upcoming production of “Fidelio.” The company said, “Gérard Korsten is now unable to conduct our 2025 ‘Fidelio.’” As a result, “We are pleased to announce that our Artistic Director Douglas Boyd will now conduct this revival of John Cox’s classic production.” Additionally, the company said, “We are also delighted to announce {…}

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OperaVision to Stream Garsington Opera’s ‘Platée’

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(© Julian Guidera) OperaVision is set to stream Garsington Opera’s production of “Platée” on Nov. 15, 2024. The opera stars Henry Waddington, Robert Murray, Audrey Tsang Nancy Holt, Holly Brown, Jonathan McGovern, Victoria Songwei Li, Samuel Boden, Holly Teague, Ossian Huskinson, Mireille Asselin, and Annabel Kennedy. The production is conducted by Paul Agnew and directed by Louisa Muller with sets {…}