Festival
Our flagship summer programme of world class opera. Enjoy a performance in our indoor auditorium, and picnic in our gardens or dine in our restaurants during the 90-minute interval.
Festival 2026
PUCCINI
Tosca
22 MAY – 22 JUNE 2026 / 4 – 30 AUGUST 2026
New Production
Director: Ted Huffman
Conductor: Robin Ticciati / Jordan de Souza
Cast includes: Caitlin Gotimer as Floria Tosca, Matteo Lippi as Mario Cavaradossi and Vladislav Sulimsky as Baron Scarpia / Natalya Romaniw as Floria Tosca, Atalla Ayan as Mario Cavaradossi and Alfred Walker as Baron Scarpia
MONTEVERDI
L’ORFEO
14 JUNE – 25 JULY 2026
New Production
Director: William Kentridge
Conductor: Jonathan Cohen
Cast includes: Krystian Adam as Orfeo, Francesca Aspromonte as Le Musica/Euridice, Leia Lensing as Proserpina, Callum Thorpe as Caronte and Davide Giangregorio as Plutone
STRAUSS
ARIADNE AUF NAXOS
19 JULY – 29 AUGUST 2026
New Production
Director: Laurent Pelly
Conductor: Robin Ticciati
Cast includes: Rachel Willis-Sørensen as Ariadne, Samantha Hankey as Composer, David Butt Philip as Bacchus and Alina Wunderlin as Zerbinetta
ROSSINI
Il Turco in Italia
22 MAY – 22 JULY 2026
A revival of the Festival 2021 production
Director: Mariame Clément
Conductor: Vincenzo Milletarì
Cast includes: Rodion Pogossov as Don Geronio, Minghao Liu as Narciso, Elena Villalón as Fiorilla, Peter Kálmán as Selim, Anle Gou as Albazar and Aytaj Shikhalizada as Zaida
BRITTEN
Billy Budd
28 JUNE – 30 JULY 2026
A revival of the Festival 2010 production
Director: Michael Grandage
Conductor: Nicholas Carter
Cast includes: Thomas Mole as Billy Budd, Allan Clayton as Captain Vere and Sam Carl as John Claggart
MOZART
Die Entführung aus dem Serail
31 JULY – 28 AUGUST 2026
A revival of the Festival 2015 production
Director: David McVicar
Conductor: Evan Rogister
Cast includes: Liv Redpath as Konstanze, Anthony León as Belmonte, Julie Roset as Blonde, Thomas Cilluffo as Pedrillo and Michael Mofidian as Osmin
If you are interested in supporting a Festival 2026 production, please contact our Director of Development, Helen McCarthy at +44(0)1273 013308 or helen.mccarthy@
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Festival 2026 Schedule
Start planning your 2026 visit with this list of dates and times
