Opera in Wales 2026 - 2027
From Mozart and Rossini to Gilbert & Sullivan and Lehar - where you can see opera and operetta performed in North, South and Mid Wales, including fully staged, semi-staged and concert versions of complete operas.
Locations covered include Cardiff, Swansea and Aberystwyth.
The Pirates of Penzance
Usk CastleCastle House, Monmouth Rd NP15 1SD
5th Jul 2026
Opera in a Box present Gilbert & Sullivan's popular comic opera about incompetent pirates hopeless policemen.
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Henry Purcell's King Arthur
St Teilo's Church11 Church St, Llandeilo SSA19 6BD
11th Jul 2026
Building on the tremendous success of our earlier semi-staged Purcell performances, we return with his opera reimagined in true Armonico Consort style - fresh, vibrant, and alive for today's audiences.
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Bluebeard's Castle + Oedipus Rex
Wales Millennium CentreBute Place, Cardiff, CF10 5AL
20th Sep 2026 to 2nd Oct 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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La boheme
Wales Millennium CentreBute Place, Cardiff, CF10 5AL
27th Sep 2026 to 3rd Oct 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
Venue CymruPromenade, Llandudno, LL30 1BB
22nd Oct 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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La boheme
Venue CymruPromenade, Llandudno, LL30 1BB
24th Oct 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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Gianni Schicchi
Theatr ClwydMold, CH7 1YA
26th Oct 2026
Mid Wales Opera presents a full evening of Italian opera, opening with Puccini's brilliant, one-act comedy Gianni Schicchi, one of the greatest and most sublime of all Italian comic operas.
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Gianni Schicchi
PontioBangor University, Deiniol Rd, Bangor LL57
29th Oct 2026
Mid Wales Opera presents a full evening of Italian opera, opening with Puccini's brilliant, one-act comedy Gianni Schicchi, one of the greatest and most sublime of all Italian comic operas.
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Madama Butterfly
Llangollen Town HallCastle St, Llangollen LL20 8NU
29th Oct 2026
It takes a heart of stone not to be moved by the great tragedy of this story, which is so enriched by the composition. Presented ny North Wales Opera.
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Gianni Schicchi
Torch TheatreSt Peter's Road, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire SA73 2BU
4th Nov 2026
Mid Wales Opera presents a full evening of Italian opera, opening with Puccini's brilliant, one-act comedy Gianni Schicchi, one of the greatest and most sublime of all Italian comic operas.
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Gianni Schicchi
Aberystwyth Arts CentreAberystwyth University, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3DE
5th Nov 2026
Mid Wales Opera presents a full evening of Italian opera, opening with Puccini's brilliant, one-act comedy Gianni Schicchi, one of the greatest and most sublime of all Italian comic operas.
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Gianni Schicchi
MwldanBath House Road, Aberteifi / Cardigan, Ceredigion SA43 1JY
10th Nov 2026
Mid Wales Opera presents a full evening of Italian opera, opening with Puccini's brilliant, one-act comedy Gianni Schicchi, one of the greatest and most sublime of all Italian comic operas.
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Gianni Schicchi
Ffwrnes LlanelliPark Street, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, SA15 3YE
11th Nov 2026
Mid Wales Opera presents a full evening of Italian opera, opening with Puccini's brilliant, one-act comedy Gianni Schicchi, one of the greatest and most sublime of all Italian comic operas.
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Gianni Schicchi
Theatr BrycheiniogCanal Wharf, Brecon, Powys LD3 7EW
12th Nov 2026
Mid Wales Opera presents a full evening of Italian opera, opening with Puccini's brilliant, one-act comedy Gianni Schicchi, one of the greatest and most sublime of all Italian comic operas.
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Gianni Schicchi
St Andrew's Church20-23 Church St, Presteigne LD8 2BS
18th Nov 2026
Mid Wales Opera presents a full evening of Italian opera, opening with Puccini's brilliant, one-act comedy Gianni Schicchi, one of the greatest and most sublime of all Italian comic operas.
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Gianni Schicchi
Borough TheatreCross Street, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 5HD
19th Nov 2026
Mid Wales Opera presents a full evening of Italian opera, opening with Puccini's brilliant, one-act comedy Gianni Schicchi, one of the greatest and most sublime of all Italian comic operas.
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The Anonymous Lover
Wales Millennium CentreBute Place, Cardiff, CF10 5AL
4th Mar 2027 to 12th 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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The Anonymous Lover
Theatr ClwydMold, CH7 1YA
2nd Apr 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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The Anonymous Lover
PontioBangor University, Deiniol Rd, Bangor LL57
9th Apr 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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