International Summer Opera Festival featuring UK’s foremost residential opera summer school. FESTIVAL 2026: July 21-25 Samson et Dalila and L'elisir d'amore ❤️
Dorset, UK
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Amor vincit omnia: Haeran Hong & Jay Broadhurst in @DorsetOpera’s L’elisir d’amore (photo by Julian Guidera). Read my review (£€$): operalogue.substack.com/p/ch… Saint-Saëns
What a wonderful vote of confidence in opera — and a brilliant welcome for people who’ve never been. We have some excellent access schemes in London already; but could we dream this big too?
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L'elisir d'amore, Dorset Opera Festival, Donizetti with real heart Another great evening from Dorset Opera Festival @DorsetOpera operascene.co.uk/reviews/lel…
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There's strong casting in all the big roles: 24-year-old British-Irish tenor Jay Broadhurst's Nemorino offers a stylish, warmly communicative account of a complex role: 4 stars from me in @theStage for @DorsetOpera's The Love Potion
★★★★ Review: L’Elisir d’Amore – Dorset-set production of Donizetti’s romantic comedy charms 👇 thestage.co.uk/reviews/lelis…
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A “surreal experience”: Dorset charities describe the moment they met King Charles and Queen Camilla in Blandford.
Their Majesties visited the newly refurbished Corn Exchange to hear about the amazing work local organisations are doing - while also enjoying a bit of opera.
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Jay Broadhurst, 24 from Dorset Opera Festival performed to the king and Queen.
He said: “It was possibly the most surreal experience of my life and a real honour to perform for Their Majesties.
“It was certainly a highlight of my fledgling career.”
Booking now open for Dorset Opera Festival 2026. Two glorious productions this July: L’elisir d’amore and Samson et Dalila. 21–25 July at Bryanston, Dorset dorsetopera.com/
Soothing noises that induce relaxation and joy... ocean waves, crackling fires, birdsong, wind in trees... and the ping on the office laptops when ticket sales are coming in. The July sunshine is a way off but priority booking is open dorsetopera.com
It’s a genuinely exciting moment when we can reveal our forthcoming season — and last night our Artistic Director, Rod Kennedy, did just that at our Patrons' Christmas party...
🎭 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱!..
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Composer Pietro Mascagni died 80 years ago today
This is the house of Giovanni Verga in Catania, Sicily. He wrote the story of Cavaliera rusticana put to music by Mascagni
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Under the Greenwood Tree @DorsetOpera
Review by Claire Alexander
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“What composer @pcarrcomposer
also directing, has done is perfectly capture the simplicity and naivety of the novel and this production…”
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“Whose hands are whose?” - rehearsing their first kiss in “Under the Greenwood Tree” - the gorgeous @JamieGroote & @Felix_Kemp This new opera will receive its World Première @DorsetOpera on Tuesday 23rd July! @operamagazine @Operanow
In our 50th Anniversary year, world-class opera in the heart of Dorset, fully staged at @BryanstonSchool Puccini's 𝙈𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙢𝙖 𝘽𝙪𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙡𝙮, Paul Carr's 𝙐𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣𝙬𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙏𝙧𝙚𝙚, a 𝙂𝙖𝙡𝙖 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙩 Dorsetopera.com #Dorset #Dorsetopera
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Today’s the day! If you’re not in Warsaw for @TheOperaAwards tonight, don’t forget you can join us LIVE from @Opera_Narodowa via @OperaVision_eu at 19h CET.
🌟 Exciting News🌟We are thrilled to share that as proud finalists we are attending the prestigious International Opera Awards ceremony in Warsaw tonight 🎭✨ LIVESTREAM from the Polish National Opera!operavision.eu/performance/i… #OperaVision #InternationalOperaAwards
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Another great review out this morning. The final performance of Le Roi de Lahore is today 2pm. Don't miss this rare and beautiful opera. Some returns are available this morning. planethugill.com/2023/07/a-l…
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★★★★ Review: Le Roi de Lahore – Dorset Festival Opera is on its mettle in this ambitious revival of Massenet’s forgotten grand opéra @DorsetOpera bit.ly/3Qn90jo
ALT Two performers in colourful robes holding hands on stage, singing
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Grand designs, Le roi de Lahore, Dorset Opera Festival @EllaMarchment operascene.co.uk/reviews/gra…