Friday 9th October 7:30pm. Doors open at 6:50pm

We have a wonderful evening to open our International Festival. We start with a celebration of the Grand Arias of Opera.

What will be chosen? Bellini or Gounod? Mozart or Verdi? What is certain, we will transport you back to the time of Grand Opera.

We are lucky to welcome back Festival favourites Sophie Yelland (Mezzo Soprano) & Ricardo Panela (Baritone). Joining them for the first time at the Festival is the wonderful Mari Wyn Williams (Soprano)

Tickets available here

Doors Open 6:50pm.

Drinks available before and after the concert

White Nights – Friday 23rd October 7:30pm. Doors open 6:50pm

Dostoevsky’s short story White Nights, set in St. Petersburg, begins with a quotation from the poem “The Flower” by Ivan Turgenev:

“And was it his destined part / Only one moment in his life / To be close to your heart? / Or was he fated from the start / to live for just one fleeting instant, / within the purlieus of your heart.”

And so a story of hope, hidden emotions, unrequited love and heartbreak unfolds. It is astonishing that with such a storyline, an opera hasn’t already been written for it.

We are doing the second best thing. Inspired by the story, we will bring together some incredible pieces of music from Russia, as well as Central and Eastern Europe.

Playing a selection of music from the likes of Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninov and Balakirev, we have Raya Kostova on piano, and baritone Thomas Humphreys.

Tickets available here

 Sunday 8th Nov 3:30pm. Doors open 2:50pm

For this day of reflection, we have a very special selection of song from both sides of the channel.

We will have music from Parry, Debussy, Butterworth and Faure amongst others.

We are lucky to have pianist and conductor Will Vann performing at this event. More announcements to follow very soon.

Tickets available here