We are thrilled to announce the operas for our 2027 Festival, which will run from Wednesday 26 May to Wednesday 28 July 2027: Wagner’s Der fliegende Holländer, Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito, Handel’s Serse, Verdi’s Falstaff and a new community opera by John Barber and Jude Christian, Exodus.
Der fliegende Holländer
Richard Wagner
Conductor – Douglas Boyd
Director – Rachael Hewer
May 26, 30
June 5, 19, 23, 28
July 2, 4, 10, 15
La clemenza di Tito
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor – Clemens Schuldt
Director – PJ Harris
May 27, 29
June 4, 10, 12, 18, 20
Serse
George Frideric Handel
Conductor – David Bates
Director – Erica Whyman
June 11, 13, 25, 27
July 3, 6, 8, 17
Falstaff
Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor – Alexander Joel
Director – Bruno Ravella
June 26, 29
July 1, 5, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18
Exodus
A community opera by
John Barber & Jude Christian
Conductor – Douglas Boyd
Director – Karen Gillingham
July 27, 28
Full details, including cast, will be released in October 2026.