Opera in the West Midlands 2025 - 2026
From Tchaikovsky and Verdi to Gilbert & Sullivan and Mozart - where you can see opera and operetta performed in the West Midlands, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire, including fully staged, semi-staged and concert versions of complete operas.
Locations covered include Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Coventry and Worcester.
The Elixir of Love
Belgrade TheatreBelgrade Square, Coventry CV1 1GS
11th 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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Trouble in Tahiti
The Holroyd Community TheatreWeston Rhyn, Oswestry, SY10 7SZ
11th Nov 2025
Bernstein's one act opera is an exquisite dissection of the great American Dream, through the eyes of Sam and Dinah in their 1950?s Pastel house and white picket fence marriage.
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Trouble in Tahiti
Ludlow Assembly RoomsMarket Square, Ludlow, SY8 1AS
28th Nov 2025
Bernstein's one act opera is an exquisite dissection of the great American Dream, through the eyes of Sam and Dinah in their 1950?s Pastel house and white picket fence marriage.
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Madama Butterfly - Ellen Kent's Farewell Opera Tour
Festival TheatreGrange Road, Malvern WR14 3HB
31st Jan 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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La Traviata - Ellen Kent's Farewell Opera Tour
Festival TheatreGrange Road, Malvern WR14 3HB
15th Feb 2026
A tragic tale of searing passion and memorable music, La Traviata is Verdi?s outstanding interpretation of one of the most popular love stories of the 19th century, La Dame aux Camelias.
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Ellen Kent: The Farewell Tour - Madama Butterfly
The AlexandraSuffolk Queensway, Birmingham, West Midlands, B5 4DS
1st Mar 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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Ellen Kent: The Farewell Tour - Madama Butterfly
Regent TheatrePiccadilly, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 1AP
7th Mar 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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Ellen Kent: The Farewell Tour - La Traviata
The AlexandraSuffolk Queensway, Birmingham, West Midlands, B5 4DS
27th Mar 2026
A tragic tale of searing passion and memorable music, La Traviata is Verdi's outstanding interpretation of one of the most popular love stories of the 19th century, La Dame aux Camelias.
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Ellen Kent: The Farewell Tour - Carmen
The AlexandraSuffolk Queensway, Birmingham, West Midlands, B5 4DS
28th 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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Carmen
Festival TheatreGrange Road, Malvern WR14 3HB
29th 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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Don Pasquale
Temple Speech RoomBarby Road, Rugby, CV22 5DA
11th Apr 2026
Don Pasquale, the aging, cantankerous bachelor, is determined to punish Ernesto for his impudent ways ? after all, how dare the young nephew refuse a marriage opportunity, in favour of his love for Norina?
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The Flying Dutchman
Birmingham HippodromeHurst Street, Birmingham, B5 4TB
7th May 2026
This gripping reimagining of The Flying Dutchman explores the deep ache of loneliness and the fragile hope of human connection. Inspired by the sublime beauty of the Welsh coast.
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Blaze of Glory!
Birmingham HippodromeHurst Street, Birmingham, B5 4TB
8th May 2026
Set in a 1950s Welsh Valleys community, Blaze of Glory! follows the fortunes of a small group of miners who embark upon a musical escapade by reforming their Male Voice Choir to raise spirits following a mining disaster.
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La Traviata
Wolverhampton Grand TheatreLichfield Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1DE
11th May 2026
Verdi's timeless opera features some of the most evocative arias and melodies including the instantly recognisable Brindisi (the drinking song) and the beautifully poignant finale, Addio del passato.
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Carmen
Wolverhampton Grand TheatreLichfield Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1DE
12th May 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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Madama Butterfly
Wolverhampton Grand TheatreLichfield Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1DE
13th May 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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