The Brighton Festival announces its 2026 and 60th anniversary season.

This article only features classical voice concerts. 

Nick Pritchard, Benjamin Schilperoort, Benjamin Schilperoort, and Edward Grint make up the cast of Bach’s “St John Passion.” They are joined by soloists Lauren Lodge Cambell, Helen Charlston, Bastien Rimondi, Olivier Bergeron, and the Brighton Festival Chorus and Youth Choir. James Morgan conducts the Britten Sinfonia.

Performance Date: May 4, 2026

Minerva Baroque, featuring soprano Danni O’Neill and instrumentalists May Robertson, Iain Hall, and Callum Anderson, gives a lunchtime concert including music from Handel, Corelli, Purcell, and more.

Performance Date: May 7, 2026

Sophie Bevan, pianist Christopher Glynn, and actress Miranda Richardson present the concert, “Shakespeare’s Sisters.” This program includes music from Schubert, Vaughan Williams, Haydn, Verdi, Purcell and others.

Performance Date: May 10, 2026

The Jerwood Glyndebourne Young Singers, Seohyun Go, Oliver Williams, Hector Bloggs, Liam Forrest, and pianist Matthew Fletcher perform a concert of opera favorites.

Performance Date: May 18, 2026

Iestyn Davies and harpist Oliver Wass present a concert spanning 400 years of music from Monteverdi to Anna Meredith.

Performance Date: May 20, 2026

Tenebrae presents the concert, “A Celestial Gift.” The program features music by Orlando de Lassus, Plainchant, Joanna Marsh, Rachmaninov, Holst, and more. Nigel Short conducts.

Performance Date: May 23, 2026

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