
Dean Murphy, Federica Vitali, Dominic Sedgwick & Mirjam Mesak Lead Grange Festival’s 2027 Season
By Francisco SalazarThe Grange Festival has announced its 2027 season.
The season opens with “The Story of Billy Budd, Sailor,” a gripping chamber opera after Britten. Ted Huffman directs a cast that includes Dominic Sedgwick, Toby Spence, Hugo Brady, Thomas Chenhall, Richard Gowers, George Barton, and Siwan Rhys. Benedict Kearns conducts.
Performance Dates: May 23-29, 2027
Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” will get a new production by Antony McDonald. Benjamin Bayl conducts a cast that is led by Dean Murphy, Chanhee Cho, Mirjam Mesak, Marta Fontanals-Simmons, Dafydd Jones, and Rebecca Leggett.
Performance Dates: June 2-27, 2027
Bern Ballett will present “Carmen / Unheld.”
Performance Dates: June 4-6, 2027
Verdi’s Requiem will be performed by Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, The Grange Festival Chorus and Bournemouth Symphony Chorus.
Performance Date: June 13, 2027
Puccini’s “Tosca” will be conducted by Richard Farnes and will star Federica Vitali, Mykhailo Malafii, and Andrei Bondarenko. Christopher Luscombe directs.
Performance Dates: June 15-26, 2027
Joe Stilgoe and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra will perform A Jazz Club Symphony.
Performance Date: July 1, 2027
David Arnold conducts the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in “Symphonic Bond.”
Performance Dates: July 2-4, 2027
Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” will be performed with the Cape Town Opera, Enrique Mazzola and the Chineke! Orchestra. Magdalene Minnaar directs.
Performance Dates: July 7-11, 2027


