On July 21, 2023, Bampton Classical Opera will open its 30th Anniversary Season with Antonio Salieri’s “La fiera di Venezia.” This production will feature a new English translation by Gilly French, with the performances conducted by Thomas Blunt and directed by Jeremy Gray. Premiering in 1772, “La fiera di Venezia” is the sixth opera by Salieri and among the most {…}

Bampton Classical Opera is set to present “Il Mondo della Luna” this summer. The Haydn opera will star Jonathan Eyers, Sam Harris, Nathan Vale, Iúnó Connolly, Siân Dicker, Margot Arsane, and Catherine Backhouse. Jeremy Gray directs with Thomas Blunt conducting the Orchestra of Bampton Classical Opera and CHROMA. Karen Halliday will be the choreographer, Pailine Smith will be costume designer, {…}

Bampton Classical Opera has announced that its concert performance on Gluck’s “The Crown” has been postponed. The cast for the Gluck opera includes Harriet Eyley as Meleagro, Samantha Louis-Jean as Atalanta, Lisa Howarth as Climene, and Lucy Anderson as Asteria; Robert Howarth will conduct the CHROMA ensemble. “We are saddened that the newly-announced November lockdown prevents us from performing or {…}