Opera in the East of England 2026 - 2027
From Tchaikovsky and Rossini to Gilbert & Sullivan and Lehar - where you can see opera and operetta performed in Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, including fully staged, semi-staged and concert versions of complete operas.
Locations covered include Norwich, Cambridge, Luton, Colchester and Peterborough.
The Marriage of Figaro
HeronsgateSherwood, Long Lane, Heronsgate, WD3 5DH
28th Jun 2026
Bursting with glorious melodies - from the fizzing overture to the heart-stopping beauty of 'Dove sono' and the jubilant finale - The Marriage of Figaro is Mozart at his most brilliant. Presented by Wild Arts.
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The Marriage of Figaro
Thorington TheatreThorington, Nr. Southwold Suffolk IP17 3RB
14th Aug 2026
Bursting with glorious melodies - from the fizzing overture to the heart-stopping beauty of 'Dove sono' and the jubilant finale - The Marriage of Figaro is Mozart at his most brilliant. Presented by Wild Arts.
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The Marriage of Figaro
Norwich Theatre RoyalTheatre Street, Norwich, NR2 1RL
8th Sep 2026
Bursting with glorious melodies - from the fizzing overture to the heart-stopping beauty of 'Dove sono' and the jubilant finale - The Marriage of Figaro is Mozart at his most brilliant. Presented by Wild Arts.
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The Pirates of Penzance
Stamford Corn Exchange TheatreBroad Street, Stamford Broad Street Stamford PE9 1PX
15th Oct 2026 to 17th Oct 2026
This much-loved comic opera tells the hilarious tale of Frederic, a dashing young man mistakenly apprenticed to a band of swashbuckling, yet tender-hearted pirates - until his 21st birthday, which he has just celebrated.
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Orpheus & Eurydice
Snape MaltingsSnape, Suffolk IP17 1SP
30th Oct 2026
A timeless story of love and loss is brought to life in ETO's new production of Orpheus & Eurydice, celebrating the myth of Orpheus through the power of the voice and profound theatricality.
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Ariadne / Dido & Aeneas
Snape MaltingsSnape, Suffolk IP17 1SP
31st Oct 2026
A double bill of Ariadne, where Elena Langer sets Glyn Maxwell's Poem Ariadne to Theseus, and Dido and Aeneas, in which Elena Langer sets Glyn Maxwell's Poem Ariadne to Theseus, based on Virgil's epic poem The Aeneid.
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