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A view down the dining tents at Wormsley. Golden sun lights the white tents and people picnic both inside and outside them.
The Opera Pavilion at Wormsley, framed by lush green tress and with people meandering down the path from it.
Audience members on their way into the glass-fronted restaurant tent
Traditional Cricket Pavilion and tent restaurant with the bank of the cricket pitch in the foreground
© Stephen Wright
A group of people walking in evening wear down a mown grass path
© Stephen Wright
Golden late evening sun streams down on to some of the dinning tents at Wormsley while people picnic both within and without them.
© Verity Milligan
Four people enjoying a picnic by a lake
© Stephen Wright
The island pavilion at Wormsley, seen across the beautiful lake and framed against the stunning Chiltern Hills.
© Clive Barda
A view out across the Wormsley lake, with the Opera Pavilion to the right and some white event tents to the left, surrounded by lush green trees. In teh foreground, two figures in long red dresses lean against each other, looking out at the beautiful view.
Garsington Opera, Wormsley Estate, Buckinghamshire, UK © Stephen Wright
A woman crossing the bridge from the Opera Pavilion to the garden, taken through blurred flowers in the foreground
© Alice Pennefather
The opera pavilion, a large and beautiful metal structure, is lit up by warm lights against a deep blue night sky.
© Clive Barda

2023 Season

Il barbiere di Siviglia

Two gentleman dressed in light brown suits stand in the middle of a group of people dressed as musicians and holding instruments. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'Il barbiere di Siviglia' by Rossini.
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A man dressed in a long dark grey suit cycles on a bicycle through the onstage streets of Seville. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'Il barbiere di Siviglia' by Rossini.
A woman in a glamorous pink satin lounge suit reclines by a poof, flicking through a magazine. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'Il barbiere di Siviglia' by Rossini.
A man in a bright blue military jacket, with vivid red trousers and hat sits leaning forward on a poof. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'Il barbiere di Siviglia' by Rossini.
Soldiers in 1920s Spanish dress inspect papers
© Julian Guidera
A man in a deep red velvet smoking jacket stands dramatically at the top of a staircase as if ready to sing. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'Il barbiere di Siviglia' by Rossini.
© Julian Guidera
A man dressed in a bright blue military jacket with a big red hat, hugs a very surprised looking gentleman dressed in a cream suit. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'Il barbiere di Siviglia' by Rossini.
© Clive Barda
Three figure stand in front of a circular entrance, covered by a rich, gold drape. The three people raise that hands in celebration and cheer. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'Il barbiere di Siviglia' by Rossini.
© Julian Guidera
A couple in 1920s evening wear sit on a poof reading a document. Behind them stand to people dressed as a maid and a butler. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'Il barbiere di Siviglia' by Rossini.
© Julian Guidera
Six people all looking up from the stage as if they've just been caught on an opulent 1930s set.
© Julian Guidera

Ariadne auf Naxos

Three women in white and blue silk dressing gowns with giant hair-curlers in stand along a mezzanine balcony, staring down. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'Ariadne auf Naxos' by Strauss.
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A fight between a group in hair curlers and silk dressing gowns and another group in pink and green striped fluffy dressing gown and white painted faces. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'Ariadne auf Naxos' by Strauss.
Two people sit on the edge of the stage, one dressed in a brown cord suit with a blue shirt, the other in a green and pink striped dressing gown with a painted, white face. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'Ariadne auf Naxos' by Strauss.
Three women dress in fitted green dresses sit, dangling the legs off the edge of a balcony. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'Ariadne auf Naxos' by Strauss.
A wide shot of the ending set of Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'Ariadne auf Naxos' by Strauss. A group of clowns stand on a balcony to one side and on the other a trio of women in fitted green dresses. In the middle and on the floor, a woman in a pink dress stands behind a bench.
© Clive Barda
Ariadne sitting on a bench in a pink dress surrounded by clowns trying to cheer her up.
Three people dressed in yellow clown outfits with white painted faces mess around with some discarded clothes and a coat stand. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'Ariadne auf Naxos' by Strauss.
© Clive Barda
A woman in a white corset with smudged clown makeup throws her arms wide. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'Ariadne auf Naxos' by Strauss.
© Clive Barda
Three figures dressed in green, fitted dress gather around a man in a dark blue suit, prostrated on the ground. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'Ariadne auf Naxos' by Strauss.
© Clive Barda
A woman in a pink dress and a man in a dark blue suit stare into each others eyes. They are surrounded by stars. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'Ariadne auf Naxos' by Strauss.
© Julian Guidera

Mitridate, re di Ponto

A man in a long, purple silt dressing gown lies on a vivid green sofa playing with a toy helicopter. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'Mitridate, re di Ponto' by Mozart.
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A figure dressed in black sits on a highly patterned green sofa, stretching out a hand for the crown next to them. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'Mitridate, re di Ponto' by Mozart.
A man in a trench coat and a woman in a brown fur coat sit together on a lavish green sofa, comforting one another. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'Mitridate, re di Ponto' by Mozart.
A man in a vivid purple suit crouches on a maximalist, green sofa. He sings to a woman, sat on the floor by the sofa's arm, dressed in a light pink dress with heeled black combat boots. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'Mitridate, re di Ponto' by Mozart.
Four figure sit in a semi-circle on chairs, facing the back of the stage. A man in military dress stands in front of them with a large map attached to he wall behind. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'Mitridate, re di Ponto' by Mozart.
© Craig Fuller
A woman in a long black dress sits next to a man in military dress on a maximalist green sofa. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'Mitridate, re di Ponto' by Mozart.
© Julian Guidera
A man in military dress sits on top of a zebra holding a sword. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'Mitridate, re di Ponto' by Mozart..
Mitridate, re di Ponto, 2023 © Craig Fuller
A woman dressed in black stares out past the audience. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'Mitridate, re di Ponto' by Mozart.
© Julian Guidera
A man in a purple suit sits on a bright green sofa and stretches out a hand to the right. Next to him is the body of a man in beige military uniform, his forehead covered in blood. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'Mitridate, re di Ponto' by Mozart.
© Julian Guidera
A figure dressed in black crouches over the body of a man. Both are covered in blood. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'Mitridate, re di Ponto' by Mozart.
© Julian Guidera

The Bartered Bride

People in 1950s dress dance around a maypole. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'The Bartered Bride' by Smetana.
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A man in a blue checked shirt stands close to a woman in a long teal and green dress, perched on the end of a table. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'The Bartered Bride' by Smetana.
A man sits at a pub table, surrounded by a large crowd of people. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'The Bartered Bride' by Smetana.
A clown attempts to lift himself up inside a giant metal hoop, legs flailing around. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'The Bartered Bride' by Smetana.
A woman in a pink dress, stands on the head of a man in a black military style jacket, both with arms outstretched. These are some of the circus performers from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'The Bartered Bride' by Smetana.
© Julian Guidera
A man in 1950s dress tries, and fails, to get on to a unicycle. Around him are circus performers. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'The Bartered Bride' by Smetana.
© Julian Guidera
A man in a dark grey suit stands on a chair to berate a taller man, who shies away from his outstretched finger. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'The Bartered Bride' by Smetana.
© Julian Guidera
A woman dressed in a bright plum suit with a matching pork pie hat sings next to a tall man in a dark, double breasted suit. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'The Bartered Bride' by Smetana.
© Alice Pennefather
A man dressed as a ring master sits surrounded by a group of people dressed in colourful circus outfits. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'The Bartered Bride' by Smetana.
© Alice Pennefather
A man in grey lies on the ground clutching a brief case. Around him stands a massive crowd of people in 1950s dress and circus attire. An image from Garsington Opera's 2023 performance of 'The Bartered Bride' by Smetana.
© Julian Guidera