Cumbria Opera Group has announced the headline operas for its 2026 and 2027 seasons. In 2026, the company will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a semi-staged production of Bizet’s “Carmen.” The opera will be headlined by mezzo-soprano Jess Dandy in the title role with performances set to take place at Victoria Hall, Grange-over-Sands, on Saturday, August 29, 2026, at 7:00 {…}
(Photo: Chris Tribble) In June of this year, OperaWire was fortunate enough to report and review the sterling efforts being made by the regional opera company New Sussex Opera in bringing the wonderful world of opera to the masses, performing glorious art away from the mainstream houses with their performance of a rarely sung opera, Saint-Saëns’s “The Silver Bell.” This time, {…}
The Cumbria Opera Festival has unveiled its 2023 lineup, which will include a range of operas and educational workshops and three fully staged operas and the creation of a Cumbria Community Chorus. There will also be a Young Composers’ Competition, with the winning composition performed at the “Cumbrian Opera & Song” event. As part of the festival, “Opera Highlights” concerts {…}
The Cumbria Opera Group has announced a unique outdoor opera weekend. Taking place on July 9 and 10, 2022 at the Battlebarrow House Gardens in Appleby, the showcase will feature “Swallows and Armenians” by Karen Babayan as well as “Ariel.” Additionally, there will be an afternoon of operatic arias by such composers as Puccini, Mozart, and Verdi, among others. The {…}
The Cumbria Opera Group has announced the 2021 season. The festival based in Kendal, U.K. will open with an Education Workshop followed by an Open Rehearsal for “Così fan tutte.” Performance Date: Sept. 4, 2021 Roderick Williams OBE will give a recital alongside Christopher Glynn at the Penrith Methodist Church. Performance Date: Sept. 4, 2021 The festival will present a Jazz {…}