OPERA HOLIDAYS

Glyndebourne 2012

Date: May – August 2012

For Opera lovers no season is complete without a visit to Glyndebourne, the doyen of country house opera. The new productions for 2012 are Le Nozze di Figaro, The Cunning Little Vixen, Ravel’s L’heure Espagnol and L’Enfant et les sortilèges, as well as revivals of La Cenerentola, La bohème, and Purcell’s The Fairy Queen. More »

Wagner Festival in Bayreuth 2012

Date: 25 July – 25 August 2012

Bayreuth is the Mecca for all interested in hearing Wagner in the authentic setting. The next Ring Cycle will start in 2013. Meanwhile, in 2012 there is a new production of The Flying Dutchman and repeats of Parsifal, Tannhäuser, Lohengrin, and Tristan und Isolde. More »

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Date: April – December 2012

London has in the Royal Opera House one of the great centres of excellence for Opera. Tickets for major productions are difficult to find. Major productions in 2012 include a new production of Les Troyens, last heard in the full version forty years ago, and important revivals of La bohème and Otello. In the autumn there are four complete Ring Cycles. More »

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2013

Date: June 2013

The BBC Cardiff Singer of the World is celebrating its 30th Anniversary in 2013. This well respected competition has launched the careers of many well-known singers. Being part of the audience in St David’s Hall is a different order of experience from watching what is shown on the Television. More »