Category: Opera

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Friday 30 May 2025 Venue:  Salisbury Playhouse     map   Live music  •  Theatre  •  Opera Address:   Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7RA Telephone:  01722 320333 Event:  Shoulder to Shoulder - 7.30pm - Presented by Swansea City Opera in association with Wiltshire Creative and Arts Council Wales. How do you beat loneliness? How do you learn to laugh again? Swansea City Opera collected stories from members of the UK charity Men’s Shed who have experienced life's adversities and isolation to create a contemporary and uplifting opera that explores life’s ups and downs. Sung beautifully, Shoulder to Shoulder features singers who’ve worked at major opera houses, including the Royal Opera House and Glyndebourne.  The company features soprano Jess Robinson, a finalist in the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World in 2023. Wiltshire Creative are delighted that local Men's Shed groups from Salisbury and Wilton will also play their part on stage. Libretto by Brendan Wheatley Composer Lenny Sayers Venue's website:  wiltshirecreative.co.uk/whats-on/category/salisbury-playhouse Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/salisburyplayhouseofficial

Saturday 14 June 2025 Venue:  All Saints' Church     map   Live music  •  Concert  •  Music festival  •  Opera Address:   Church Lane, Farley, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5 1AH Event:  Farley Music Festival 2025 - Opera Gala with Julia Klimek (piano), Robert Winslade Anderson (bass), Martins Smaukstelis (tenor) Oksana Lepska (soprano), Alexandra Kenenova (mezzo soprano) - 7pm - For full details please visit www.farleymusic.co.uk or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554268221502 Venue notes: To attend a concert in All Saints’ Church, Farley, is to be delighted by this charming seventeenth century church with its extraordinary acoustics, and to marvel at the quality of musicianship presented in a small, intimate setting. Location of the Farley Music Festival www.farleymusic.co.uk.

Friday 04 July 2025 Venue:  Salisbury Cathedral     map   Live music  •  Concert  •  Opera Address:   6 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2EJ Telephone:  01722 656555 Event:  A Night at the Opera by Candlelight - 7.30pm - London Concertante presents a sensational evening at the opera with an array of the finest opera arias and overtures, performing works from Puccini, Verdi, Rossini, and Mozart. Enjoy some of the best from Madame Butterfly, Turandot, Tosca, The Barber of Seville, Carmen, Così fan tutte and so much more. Experience the thrill, drama, and romance of some of opera’s most beloved and immersive stories, performed by acclaimed live orchestra, London Concertante, and some of the UK’s greatest opera singers – all presented by spectacular candlelight as part of their sell-out Candlelight Concerts series Venue's website:  salisburycathedral.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/salisburycathedral

 

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