Opera in the East of England 2025 - 2026

Opera Guide UK - The Guide to opera and operetta in the UK

From Tchaikovsky and Rossini to Gilbert & Sullivan and Lehar - where you can see opera and operetta performed in Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, including fully staged, semi-staged and concert versions of complete operas.

Locations covered include Norwich, Cambridge, Luton, Colchester and Peterborough.

The Merry Widow

Stewartby Village Hall
Stewartby Way, Stewartby, Bedford MK43 9LX
12th Nov 2025 to 15th Nov 2025
With stunning orchestral music, a hilarious storyline, and catchy songs that'll stick in your head, it's going to be a treat for performers and audience alike!
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Patience

Wyllyotts Theatre
Wyllotts Centre, Wyllyotts Close, Potters Bar EN6 2HN
11th Feb 2026 to 14th Feb 2026
Gilbert & Sullivan's comic opera presented by Southgate Opera. Love, poetry and absurdity - where vanity meets virtue in perfect rhyme.
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Madama Butterfly

Regent Theatre
3 St. Helen's St, Ipswich IP4 1HE
28th Feb 2026
Back by overwhelming public demand, this award-winning Opera returns in a new production with exquisite sets including a spectacular Japanese garden and fabulous costumes including antique wedding kimonos from Japan.
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Madama Butterfly

Cambridge Corn Exchange
Wheeler Street, Cambridge CB2 3QE
18th Mar 2026
Senbla presents Opera International's award-winning Ellen Kent production featuring the Ukrainian Opera & Ballet Theatre Kyiv with international soloists, highly-praised chorus and full orchestra.
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Ellen Kent: The Farewell Tour - Carmen

Regent Theatre
3 St. Helen's St, Ipswich IP4 1HE
19th Apr 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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Carmen

Cambridge Corn Exchange
Wheeler Street, Cambridge CB2 3QE
10th May 2026
This dazzling production with orchestra features Bizet's unforgettable melodies including The Toreador's Song, Carmen?s enticing Habanera, and Don Jose's lyrical Flower Song in a setting evoking the stunning architecture of Seville.
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Carmen

Wyllyotts Theatre
Wyllotts Place, Darkes Lane, Potters Bar EN6 2HN
17th Jun 2026 to 20th Jun 2026
Southgate Opera & Orchestra present Bizet's much-loved opera.
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