Opera in the East Midlands 2025 - 2026
From Mozart and Rossini to Gilbert & Sullivan and Beethoven - where you can see opera and operetta performed in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire, including fully staged, semi-staged and concert versions of complete operas.
Locations covered include Buxton, Derby, Leicester, Lincoln, Northampton and Nottingham.
La boheme
Theatre RoyalTheatre Square, Nottingham, NG1 5ND
19th Nov 2025 to 22nd Nov 2025
From Paris with love comes a tale of friendship and romance that will make you laugh and cry in equal measure.
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Susanna
Theatre RoyalTheatre Square, Nottingham, NG1 5ND
21st Nov 2025
Opera and dance combine in this story with a dark heart and strong contemporary resonance. This collaboration between Opera North and Phoenix Dance Theatre is set to some of Handel?s most memorably melodic music.
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The Marriage of Figaro
Theatre RoyalTheatre Square, Nottingham, NG1 5ND
5th Mar 2026 to 7th Mar 2026
This brand-new production of The Marriage of Figaro ?re-imagines the mischief in a quintessential modern country home.
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Peter Grimes
Theatre RoyalTheatre Square, Nottingham, NG1 5ND
6th Mar 2026
Conflict threatens to tear apart a close-knit fishing community on the east coast of England in this searing, sea-swept classic.
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Carmen
De Montfort HallGranville Road, Leicester LE1 7RU
16th Mar 2026
Senbla presents Ellen Kent's Farewell Opera Tour featuring The Ukrainian Opera with International Soloists, Highly Praised Chorus and Full Orchestra.
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Madama Butterfly
De Montfort HallGranville Road, Leicester LE1 7RU
17th Mar 2026
Senbla presents Opera International's award-winning Ellen Kent production featuring the Kharkiv National Opera and Ballet Theatre Ukraine with international soloists, highly-praised chorus and full orchestra.
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