Opera in the South West 2026 - 2027

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

From Mozart and Rossini to Gilbert & Sullivan and Verdi - where you can see opera and operetta performed in Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Bristol, Wiltshire, Dorset and Gloucestershire, including fully staged, semi-staged and concert versions of complete operas.

Locations covered include Exeter, Plymouth, Taunton, Bristol, Truro and Gloucester.

Longborough Festival 2026

Longborough
Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, GL56 0QF
30th May 2026 to 8th Aug 2026
This years festival includes Orlando, Tristan and Isolde, Macbeth and Hansel and Gretel.
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The Merry Widow

Princess Pavillion
Melvill Rd, Falmouth, TR11 4AR
5th Jun 2026 to 6th Jun 2026
Expect sweeping Viennese melodies, sumptuous costumes and a joyful evening of comedy, dance and song, delivered with Duchy Opera's trademark warmth and theatrical flair. A perfect night out for seasoned opera lovers and newcomers alike.
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Cosi Fan Tutte

St George's Church
Beckington, BA11 6TG
13th Jun 2026
White Horse Opera's new touring opera is Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte, a gorgeous piece with stunningly beautiful music and a daft but hilarious plot.
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Elixir of Love

The Mission Theatre
32 Corn Street, Bath BA1 1UF
26th Jun 2026 to 27th Jun 2026
This joyful production is perfect for both seasoned opera lovers and those discovering opera for the first time.
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The Pirates of Penzance

Yeo Valley Organic Garden
Holt Farm, Bath Road, Blagdon BS40 7SQ
26th Jun 2026
Opera in a Box present Gilbert & Sullivan's popular comic opera about incompetent pirates hopeless policemen.
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Carmen

Blakehay
20 Wadham St., Weston-super-Mare BS23 1JZ
26th Jun 2026
Re-told with a cast of six singers, puppetry and accompanied by piano and flamenco guitar, this re-telling of the classic tale is reworked with new dynamic relevance.
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The Pirates of Penzance

Long Sutton Village Hall
Martock Road, Langport, TA10 9NT
27th Jun 2026
Opera in a Box present Gilbert & Sullivan's popular comic opera about incompetent pirates hopeless policemen.
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Carmen

Montacute House
Montacute, Somerset, TA15 6XP
27th Jun 2026
Re-told with a cast of six singers, puppetry and accompanied by piano and flamenco guitar, this re-telling of the classic tale is reworked with new dynamic relevance.
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Elixir of Love

Strode Theatre
Strode College, Church Road, Street, Somerset BA16 0AB
28th Jun 2026
This joyful production is perfect for both seasoned opera lovers and those discovering opera for the first time.
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The Pirates of Penzance

St Cuthbert's Church
St Cuthbert St, Wells BA5 2AW
28th Jun 2026
Opera in a Box present Gilbert & Sullivan's popular comic opera about incompetent pirates and hopeless policemen.
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Carmen

The Speedwell
5 Abbey Street, Crewkerne, Somerset TA18 7HY
28th Jun 2026
Re-told with a cast of six singers, puppetry and accompanied by piano and flamenco guitar, this re-telling of the classic tale is reworked with new dynamic relevance.
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The Pirates of Penzance

Keynsham Memorial Park
Bath Hill, Keynsham, BS31 1HL
2nd Jul 2026
Opera in a Box present Gilbert & Sullivan's popular comic opera about incompetent pirates and hopeless policemen.
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Elixir of Love

Great Chalfield Manor
near Melksham, Wiltshire, SN12 8NH
3rd Jul 2026 to 4th Jul 2026
This joyful production is perfect for both seasoned opera lovers and those discovering opera for the first time.
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Carmen

Bridgwater Arts Centre
11-13 Castle St, Bridgwater, TA6 3DD
3rd Jul 2026
Re-told with a cast of six singers, puppetry and accompanied by piano and flamenco guitar, this re-telling of the classic tale is reworked with new dynamic relevance.
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The Pirates of Penzance

Lytchett Matravers Village Hall
High Street, Lytchett Matravers Poole BH16 6DD
4th Jul 2026
Opera in a Box present Gilbert & Sullivan's popular comic opera about incompetent pirates hopeless policemen.
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Carmen

St Peter's and St Paul's
Church Road North Curry Taunton, TA3 6LJ
4th Jul 2026
Re-told with a cast of six singers, puppetry and accompanied by piano and flamenco guitar, this re-telling of the classic tale is reworked with new dynamic relevance.
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Elixir of Love

Bouverie Hall
Goddard Road Pewsey, Wiltshire SN9 5EQ
5th Jul 2026
This joyful production is perfect for both seasoned opera lovers and those discovering opera for the first time.
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Carmen

Powderham Castle
Powderham Estate, Exeter EX6 8JQ
5th Jul 2026
Re-told with a cast of six singers, puppetry and accompanied by piano and flamenco guitar, this re-telling of the classic tale is reworked with new dynamic relevance.
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The Marriage of Figaro

St Mary's Church
Beaminster, DT8 3BA
5th Jul 2026
The Marriage of Figaro is one of Mozart's best loved operas, full of tunes we know and love. With a convoluted story involving mistaken identities and much gender fluidity, it is full of humour, passion and pathos. Sung in Italian with surtitles.
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The Merry Widow

Park House
St Clement, Truro, TR1 1SX
7th Jul 2026 to 11th Jul 2026
Expect sweeping Viennese melodies, sumptuous costumes and a joyful evening of comedy, dance and song, delivered with Duchy Opera's trademark warmth and theatrical flair. A perfect night out for seasoned opera lovers and newcomers alike.
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Elixir of Love

Wincanton Memorial Hall
Wincanton, BA9 9JF
10th Jul 2026 to 11th Jul 2026
This joyful production is perfect for both seasoned opera lovers and those discovering opera for the first time.
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The Pirates of Panzance

St Matthews Church
Lechlade, GL7 3LG
11th Jul 2026
Opera in a Box present Gilbert & Sullivan's popular comic opera about incompetent pirates hopeless policemen.
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Elixir of Love

Seend Community Centre
Rusty Lane, Seend, Melksham, SN12 6NS
12th Jul 2026
This joyful production is perfect for both seasoned opera lovers and those discovering opera for the first time.
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The Pirates of Penzance

Pottery Farm
Ilminster, Whitney Hill, Ilminster, TA19 0SJ
12th Jul 2026
Opera in a Box present Gilbert & Sullivan's popular comic opera about incompetent pirates hopeless policemen.
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The Marriage of Figaro

Owlpen Manor
Uley, Dursley GL11 5BZ
16th Jul 2026
Bursting with glorious melodies - from the fizzing overture to the heart-stopping beauty of 'Dove sono' and the jubilant finale - The Marriage of Figaro is Mozart at his most brilliant. Presented by Wild Arts.
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The Marriage of Figaro

Forde Abbey
Chard TA20 4LU
22nd Jul 2026
Bursting with glorious melodies - from the fizzing overture to the heart-stopping beauty of 'Dove sono' and the jubilant finale - The Marriage of Figaro is Mozart at his most brilliant. Presented by Wild Arts.
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Carmen

Exeter Northcott Theatre
Stocker Road, Exeter Devon EX4 4QB
24th Jul 2026 to 25th Jul 2026
Join the young professional opera singers of Devon Opera for Bizet's Carmen. Will Carmen choose a good soldier who clings to the memory of his childhood sweetheart and his mother at home or the brave, glamorous, bull-fighting Toreador?
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If Opera 2026

Church Farm
Wingfield, (A366 Wingfield Road), BA14 9LE
6th Aug 2026 to 16th Aug 2026
To mark 30 incredible years, we will be welcoming back some of the artists who helped shape our story to present a season that's as daring, heartfelt and joyful as ever.
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The Marriage of Figaro

The Everyman Theatre
Regent Street, Cheltenham, GL50 1HQ
9th Aug 2026
Bursting with glorious melodies - from the fizzing overture to the heart-stopping beauty of 'Dove sono' and the jubilant finale - The Marriage of Figaro is Mozart at his most brilliant. Presented by Wild Arts.
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The Marriage of Figaro

The Minack Theatre
Porthcurno, Penzance, Cornwall TR19 6JU
3rd Sep 2026 to 4th Sep 2026
Bursting with glorious melodies - from the fizzing overture to the heart-stopping beauty of 'Dove sono' and the jubilant finale - The Marriage of Figaro is Mozart at his most brilliant. Presented by Wild Arts.
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Don Pasquale

The Minack Theatre
Porthcurno, Penzance, Cornwall TR19 6JU
7th Sep 2026 to 11th Sep 2026
Surrey Opera brings Donizetti's comic opera Don Pasquale into the twentieth century with John Upperton's new Art Deco production, with music under the masterful baton of Jonathan Butcher.
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The Pirates of Penzance

Merlin Theatre
Bath Rd, Frome BA11 2HG
12th Sep 2026
Performed by a six-strong cast of actors/singers with fully orchestrated accompaniment, The Pirates of Penzance boasts such gloriously memorable songs as ?To be a Pirate King!?; ?Modern Major General? and ?A Policeman?s Lot is Not a Happy One?.
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Iolanthe

The Minack Theatre
Porthcurno, Penzance, Cornwall TR19 6JU
14th Sep 2026 to 18th Sep 2026
Set in England's idyllic countryside, a group of Lords tangle with the mischievous fairies of the mystical forest as they try to woo the much-desired Phyllis, the love of Strephon (a half-fairy, half-mortal lowly shepherd and nephew of the Fairy Queen).
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Iolanthe

The Regent
Christchurch, BH23 1AS
24th Sep 2026 to 26th Sep 2026
Christchurch G&S Society present the political satire of Gilvert & Sullivan's Iolanthe.
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Orpheus & Eurydice

Queen's Theatre
100 Boutport Street, Barnstaple, EX31 1SY
3rd Nov 2026
A timeless story of love and loss is brought to life in ETO's new production of Orpheus & Eurydice, celebrating the myth of Orpheus through the power of the voice and profound theatricality.
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