Ellen Kent’s Carmen
New Theatre Oxford 24-26 George Street, OxfordSenbla presents Ellen Kent’s Carmen, the Opera International’s award-winning production featuring an evening of passion, sexual jealousy, death and unforgettable arias.
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Classical Music and Opera & Ballet
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Ellen Kent’s Madama Butterfly
New Theatre Oxford 24-26 George Street, OxfordOne 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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Sleeping Beauty by Varna International Ballet
New Theatre Oxford 24-26 George Street, OxfordEvery child’s favourite fairy tale, this is the classic story of love and innocence, mystery and magic set to Tchaikovsky’s sublime score.
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The Nutcracker by Varna International Ballet
New Theatre Oxford 24-26 George Street, OxfordThis most famous fantasy ballet for all the family begins as night falls on Christmas Eve. And when midnight strikes, we are swept away to a fairy-tale world where nothing is quite as it seems.
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Swan Lake by Varna International Ballet
New Theatre Oxford 24-26 George Street, OxfordFrom the impressive splendour of the Palace ballroom to the moon-lit lake where swans glide in perfect formation, this compelling tale of tragic romance has it all.
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Death In Venice by Welsh National Opera
New Theatre Oxford 24-26 George Street, OxfordInspired by the original Thomas Mann novella, Britten’s magnificently atmospheric opera comes to life in this new production from the WNO.
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Così fan Tutte by Welsh National Opera
New Theatre Oxford 24-26 George Street, OxfordWelsh National Opera takes you back to school with a brand new production of Mozart’s comic opera Così fan tutte, also known as The School for Lovers, directed by Max Hoehn (The Consul).
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The Diary of One Who Disappeared
Janáček’s song-cycle, The Diary of One Who Disappeared, tells the story of a young man who becomes infatuated with an elusive woman, eventually throwing his life away to follow her.
Peter and the Wolf
This tale captures the imagination of all ages through music, dance and spoken word, immersing families in the beauty of nature and and is ideal for little ones experiencing classical music for the first time.
Mansfield Park
The much-beloved production of Jonathan Dove’s Mansfield Park is a period-perfect opera that brings Jane Austen’s world to life with charming wit and stunning music.
Svadba ‘A Wedding’
Making its UK professional premiere, this women-led production of Ana Sokolović’s virtuosic a cappella opera Svadba
Figures in the Garden
Jonathan Dove’s Figures in the Garden sits flawlessly as an evening’s prequel to the headlining opera The Marriage of Figaro at the Waterperry Opera Festival.
The Marriage of Figaro
Waterperry Opera Festival Director Bertie Baigent will conduct five performances of Mozart’s timeless comedy The Marriage of Figaro on the front lawn of Waterperry House.
Enigma Variations with Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Elgar’s dazzling, virtuosic orchestral showpiece comes after his acerbic, embittered and sorrowful Cello Concerto written in less happy times, and the rediscovered gem that is Morfydd Llwyn Owen’s sumptuous Nocturne.
French Pastoral with Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Nicolò Foron conducts it here alongside more beauteous music from France and Britten’s sparkling setting of French poetry, Les Illuminations
The Creation with Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
In the building where Haydn received his Oxford doctorate, the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra is joined by soloists and the Choir of Merton College for Haydn’s most inspired ‘creation’.
American Journey with Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Between them, Aaron Copland and Samuel Barber defined the orchestral sound of America in the first half of the 20th century. But plenty of gems of American music remain undiscovered.
Beethoven’s Mass in C major
Greek-American conductor Peter Tiboris is at the helm of the Orchestra for a concert which also includes Beethoven’s great concert aria Ah! perfido.
Brahms with Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
The Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra own Associate Concertmaster and Solo Cello are soloists in this celebration of Brahms’s magisterial craft.
