Opera in the North East 2025 - 2026
From Mozart and Rossini to Gilbert & Sullivan and Ofenbach - where you can see opera and operetta performed in Tyne & Wear, Northumberland and Durham, including fully staged, semi-staged and concert versions of complete operas.
Locations covered include Newcastle, Sunderland, Durham, and Northumbria.
La boheme
Theatre Royal100 Grey Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 6BR
5th Nov 2025 to 8th 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 Royal100 Grey Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 6BR
7th 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 Elixir of Love
Darlington HippodromeParkgate, Darlington DL1 1RR
18th Nov 2025
English Touring Opera return with Donizetti's sparkling The Elixir of Love in a new production set in a down on its luck seaside town.
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Madama Butterfly
Darlington HippodromeParkgate, Darlington DL1 1RR
1st Feb 2026
One of the world's most popular operas, Puccini's Madama Butterfly tells the heart-breaking story of the beautiful young Japanese girl who falls in love with an American naval lieutenant - with dramatic results.
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Carmen
Darlington HippodromeParkgate, Darlington DL1 1RR
2nd Feb 2026
Senbla presents Ellen Kent's Farewell Opera Tour featuring Opera International Kyiv, Ukraine, with Highly-Praised Soloists and Full Orchestra.
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Dido and Aeneas
The GlasshouseSt Mary's Square, Gateshead Quays Gateshead NE8 2JR
20th Feb 2026
We're going back in time to the 17th century in this show, which has as its star attraction Henry Purcell?s opera Dido and Aeneas, here expanded with additional music by Purcell and others.
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Carmen
Tyne Theatre & Opera House117 Westgate Road Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4AG
7th Mar 2026
We are delighted to bring back Dnipro Opera theatre from the Ukraine for our next Opera Season. This opera and ballet theatre has a long-standing heritage of top-quality opera productions, and we are excited to bring it back to the UK.
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The Marriage of Figaro
Theatre Royal100 Grey Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 6BR
19th Mar 2026 to 21st 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 Royal100 Grey Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 6BR
20th 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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Ellen Kent: The Farewell Tour - Madama Butterfly
Sunderland Empire4 -5 High Street West, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR1 3EX
23rd Mar 2026
Back by overwhelming public demand, this production features exquisite sets including a spectacular Japanese garden and fabulous costumes including antique wedding kimonos from Japan.
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Ellen Kent: The Farewell Tour - Carmen
Sunderland Empire4 -5 High Street West, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR1 3EX
1st 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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