Classical music, opera, ballet and dance in Buxton, United Kingdom

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BuxtonGiulio Cesare in Egitto

Buxton Opera House, Thu 11 May at 19:30

Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto, (Julius Caesar in Egypt) HWV 17

Sergey Rybin; James Conway; English Touring Opera; Cordelia Chisholm; Old Street Band; Susanna Hurrell

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BuxtonLucrezia BorgiaNew production

Buxton Opera House, Fri 12 May at 19:30

Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia

Gerry Cornelius; Eloise Lally; English Touring Opera; Adam Wiltshire; Old Street Band; Paula Sides

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BuxtonIl viaggio a ReimsNew production

Buxton Opera House, Sat 13 May at 19:30

Rossini: Il viaggio a Reims

Jonathan Peter Kenny; Valentina Ceschi; English Touring Opera; Adam Wiltshire; Old Street Band; Luci Briginshaw

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Buxton Opera House, Jul 07, 11, 15 mat, eve, 18, 21

Novello: The Land of Might-Have-Been

Northern Chamber Orchestra; Iwan Davies; Adrian Kelly; Unknown; Nicky Shaw

Buxton Opera House, Jul 08, 12, 16 mat, 19, 22

Bellini: La sonnambula

Adrian Kelly; Harry Fehr; Buxton Festival Opera

Buxton Opera House, Jul 09, 13, 17, 20

Mozart: Il re pastore

Buxton Festival Opera

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Northern Ballet's Ugly Duckling: comedic and engaging for all ages!

Viki Westall, 22 Feb

Northern Ballet's Ugly Duckling offers a fantastic and inclusive introduction to the ballet for the whole family and at just 45 minutes long, does not try anyone's patience.

****1

Manchester Camerata and Jess Gillam on superb form in Buxton

Peter Connors, 19 Jul

Two fascinating and hugely entertaining recent pieces started a superb concert by the strings of the Manchester Camerata, joined by Jess Gillam in Glazunov's Saxophone Concerto and the Brodsky Quartet in Elgar's Introduction and Allegro. Tchaikovsky crowned the concert.

*****

Time on her side: fairytale meets feminism in Tom Coult’s Violet

Sarah Noble, 18 Jul

A top notch ensemble brings Coult’s first opera luminously to life at the Buxton International Festival, finding renewed relevance in the post-pandemic era.

****1

La donna del lago in Buxton: glorious music, confusing production

Peter Connors, 15 Jul

Buxton International Festival presents Rossini's exhilarating La donna del lago with fine singing, but it is undermined by Jacopo Spirei's staging.

***11

Buxton Festival celebrates 40th anniversary with Eugene Onegin

Robert Gainer, 06 Jul

Every July, Buxton’s charming opera house hosts an international festival of opera, literature and the arts. This year the festival opened with a strong familiar favourite, Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin.

****1