The Garsington Opera has announced its 2027 season. The season opens with Wagner’s “Der fliegende Holländer” conducted by Douglas Boyd and directed by Rachael Hewer. Performance Dates: May 26-July 15, 2027 Mozart’s “La clemenza di Tito” will be conducted by Clemens Schuldt and directed by PJ Harris. Performance Dates: May 27-June 20, 2027 Händel’s “Serse” will be directed by Erica Whyman and conducted by David {…}
Garsington Opera has announced the recipients of its 2026 awards. The awards, which recognize exceptional artistic and creative contributions across the festival season, are presented annually to celebrate the next generation of operatic talent while providing financial support to help recipients further their careers. The awards were presented on July 20 by Artistic Director Douglas Boyd and Executive Director Ben {…}
Garsington Opera has announced a second season of its concert series presented in association with Wigmore Hall. Tenor Allan Clayton and pianist Paul Lewis return with a performance of Schubert’s “Die schöne Müllerin.” Performance Date: Sep. 10, 2026 Mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron and pianist Joseph Middleton perform a program of Mahler, Schubert, Charles Ives, and George Crumb. Performance Date: Sep. 26, {…}
A new organization representing the UK’s opera sector, the UK Opera Association (UKOA), has officially launched, uniting 20 founding companies to advocate for opera’s future and strengthen its presence across the country. UKOA, which was founded by Birmingham Opera Company, British Youth Opera, Buxton International Festival, English National Opera, English Touring Opera, Garsington Opera, The Grange Festival, Glyndebourne, Longborough Festival {…}
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, {…}
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 {…}
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, {…}
(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 {…}
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” {…}
Garsington Opera will present “Uprooted,” a new opera by Hannah Conway and Hazel Gould. The work, which premieres on July 29, 2025, was commissioned by Garsington Opera and was created in close association with the Bee Squad, a community in Manchester that aims to improve the quality of life of children affected by homelessness. The work will feature the Garsington {…}
(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 {…}