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.
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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Ruddigore
All Saints Church29 Victoria Ave, Porthcawl CF36 3HD
17th Oct 2026
The Mid Galmorgan Savoyards present Gilbert & Sullivan's comic opera.
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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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Gianni Schicchi
HafrenLlanidloes Road, Newtown, Powys SY16 4HU
23rd 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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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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Tosca
New TheatrePark Place, Cardiff, CF10 3LN
5th Feb 2027
Combining romance, political intrigue and extraordinary music, it remains one of the most popular works in the operatic repertoire and one of the greatest nights out in live theatre.
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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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Hedd Wyn: Eisteddfod Atomig
Wales Millennium CentreBute Place, Cardiff, CF10 5AL
18th May 2027 to 22nd May 2027
200 years after the death of Welsh poet Hedd Wyn, a group of pilgrims return to Trawsfynydd - now an abandoned exclusion zone following a catastrophic failure at the nearby nuclear power station - to reconnect with their Welsh heritage.
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