Opera in the South West 2026 - 2027
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
LongboroughMoreton-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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HMS Pinafore in Concert
Thurleston Parish HallThurlestone, Kingsbridge TQ7 3LY
26th Jul 2026
This timeless classic production of HMS Pinafore is sure to rock your boat this Summer when it hits various venues on a Devon and Cornwall tour.
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If Opera 2026
Church FarmWingfield, (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 TheatreRegent 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 TheatrePorthcurno, 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 TheatrePorthcurno, 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 TheatreBath 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 TheatrePorthcurno, 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 RegentChristchurch, 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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The Gondoliers
Barnfield TheatreBarnfield Road, Exeter EX1 1SN
14th Oct 2026 to 17th Oct 2026
When two handsome gondoliers discover that one of them may be the long-lost King of Barataria, their newly married lives are thrown into delightful confusion.
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Cosi Fan Tutte
The Wharf TheatreDevizes, Wiltshire SN10 1EB
27th Oct 2026 to 31st Oct 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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Ariadne / Dido & Aeneas
Queen's Theatre100 Boutport Street, Barnstaple, EX31 1SY
2nd Nov 2026
A double bill of Ariadne, where Elena Langer sets Glyn Maxwell's Poem Ariadne to Theseus, and Dido and Aeneas, in which Elena Langer sets Glyn Maxwell's Poem Ariadne to Theseus, based on Virgil's epic poem The Aeneid.
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Orpheus & Eurydice
Queen's Theatre100 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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La boheme
Theatre Royal PlymouthRoyal Parade, Plymouth PL1 2TR
26th Nov 2026
Puccini's deeply moving masterpiece captures the passion of youth through some of the most beautiful and recognisable music ever written. La boheme evokes the spirit and intensity of bohemian life.
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Bluebeard's Castle + Oedipus Rex
Theatre Royal PlymouthRoyal Parade, Plymouth PL1 2TR
28th Nov 2026
In Bluebeard's Castle, Judith leaves everything behind to be with the enigmatic Duke Bluebeard. In Oedipus Rex, a plague grips the land, and its king is determined to uncover the truth behind it.
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The Anonymous Lover
Bristol Old VicKing St, Bristol BS1 4ED
24th Mar 2027
Playful, witty and irresistibly charming, The Anonymous Lover is a sparkling romantic comedy about the risks and rewards of falling in love. Presented by WNO.
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