05 July, 2013 - 21 July, 2013
Derbyshire

The 17-day-long Buxton Festival is one of Britain's biggest arts festivals. It draws around 35,000 people to the Peak District town each July to watch a number of rarely staged operas, from the baroque period to contemporary pieces, performed in English.

Past coups at the Buxton opera festival have included the UK premières of obscure works by Mozart, Rossini and Handel. A Literary Series runs in tandem with the opera programme, featuring talks by prominent novelists, biographers, political authors and others, and evenings see film screenings and various cultural events.

The festival will celebrate its 20th year in 2013. Below is an outline of the programme:

Friday 5 July 7.15pm Festival Double Bill La Colombe, Gounod / La Princesse Jaune, Saint Saens

Saturday 6 July 7.15pm La Finta Giardiniera, Mozart

Sunday 7 July 7.15pm Gala Concert - Claire Rutter (sop), Stephen Gadd (bar); Stephen Barlow & Northern Chamber Orchestra

Monday 8 July 7.15pm Festival Double Bill La Colombe, Gounod / La Princesse Jaune, Saint Saens

Tuesday 9 July 7.15pm La Finta Giardiniera, Mozart

Wednesday 10 July 7.15pm Orfeo, Monteverdi - Opera Theatre Company

Thursday 11 July 7.15pm Festival Double Bill La Colombe, Gounod / La Princesse Jaune, Saint Saens

Friday 12 July 7.15pm La Finta Giardiniera, Mozart

Saturday 13 July 7.15pm Orfeo, Monteverdi - Opera Theatre Company

Sunday 14 July 3.30pm Festival Double Bill La Colombe, Gounod / La Princesse Jaune, Saint Saens

Sunday 14 July 9pm Curlew River, Britten - Mahogony Opera

Monday 15 July 6.30pm The Prodigal Son, Britten - Mahogony Opera

Monday 15 July 9pm The Burning Fiery Furnace, Britten - Mahogony Opera

Tuesday 16 July 7.15pm The Deadly Flower, Sciarrino / Eight Songs for a Mad King, Maxwell Davies - Music Theatre Wales

Wednesday 17 July 7.15pm Fortunio, Messager - Grange Park Opera

Thursday 18 July 7.15pm La Finta Giardiniera, Mozart

Friday 19 July 7.15pm Fortunio, Messager - Grange Park Opera

Saturday 20 July 7.15pm Festival Double Bill La Colombe, Gounod / La Princesse Jaune, Saint Saens

Sunday 21 July 3.30pm La Finta Giardiniera, Mozart

 

 

http://www.buxtonfestival.co.uk

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