Opera in the South East 2026 - 2027
From Bizet and Rossini to Gilbert & Sullivan and Mozart - where you can see opera and operetta performed in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Kent, Surrey, Oxfordshire, Hampshire, East & West Sussex and the Isle of Wight including fully staged, semi-staged and concert versions of complete operas.
Locations covered include Brighton, Aylesbury, Canterbury, Windsor, High Wycombe, Portsmouth, Oxford and Southhampton.
Glyndbourne Festival
Glyndebourne 2026 Autumn FestivalLewes, East Sussex, BN8 5UU
14th Oct 2026 to 13th Dec 2026
The 2026 autumn festival includes The Marriage of Figaro, The Barber of Seville and Spark, a world premiere by composer Lucy Armstrong and librettist Olivia Bell.
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The Pirates of Penzance
The Nomad TheatreBishopsmead Parade, East Horsley KT24 6RT
22nd Oct 2026 to 24th Oct 2026
Bookham Light Operatic Society present one of Gilbert & Sullivan's most beloved operas.
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H.M.S. Pinafore
Pamoja HallThe Space, Sevenoaks School, High Street TN13 1HU
24th Oct 2026
This concert performance is done with the usual Kentish Opera flair, with chamber orchestra and costumed professional soloists, along with the superb Kentish Opera chorus.
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David & Jonathan
Theatre Royal Winchester21-23 Jewry Street, Winchester, SO23 8SB
25th Oct 2026
Opera by Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704) in a new English translation by Christopher Cowell .
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The Merry Widow
The Whitty TheatreLuckley House School, Wokingham RG40 3EU
27th Oct 2026 to 31st Oct 2026
Particular highlights include Anna's beautiful Vilia, with its folk inspired melody, the hero?s catchy You?ll find me at Maxim?s and the sweeping Merry Widow waltz, both tender and joyous, which brings the story to its climax.
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HMS Pinafore
The Players TheatreNelson Street, Thame, OX9 2DP
31st Oct 2026
The Players Theatre welcomes the return of Opera Anywhere with two performances of Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore.
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Bluebeard's Castle + Oedipus Rex
The MayflowerCommercial Road, Southampton, SO15 1GE
12th Nov 2026
In Bluebeard's Castle, Judith leaves everything behind to be with the enigmatic Duke Bluebeard. In Oedipus Rex, a plague grips the land, and its king is determined to uncover the truth behind it.
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Ruddigore
Bourne End Community CentreWakeman Road, Bourne End SL8 5SX
12th Nov 2026 to 14th Nov 2026
Maidenhead Operatic Society present Gilbert & Sullivan's comic gothic opera.
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The Yeomen of the Guard
The Alan Cornish TheatreThe Oakwood Centre, Headley Road, Woodley, Berkshire, RG5 4JZ
12th Nov 2026 to 14th Nov 2026
Mostly G&S present Gilbert & Sullivan's popular operetta set in the Tower of London.
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La boheme
The MayflowerCommercial Road, Southampton, SO15 1GE
13th Nov 2026
Puccini's deeply moving masterpiece captures the passion of youth through some of the most beautiful and recognisable music ever written. La boheme evokes the spirit and intensity of bohemian life.
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La boheme
New Theatre Oxford24-26 George St, Oxford OX1 2AG
19th Nov 2026
Puccini's deeply moving masterpiece captures the passion of youth through some of the most beautiful and recognisable music ever written. La boheme evokes the spirit and intensity of bohemian life.
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Orpheus & Eurydice
Saffron HallAudley End Road, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4UH
20th Nov 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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Bluebeard's Castle + Oedipus Rex
New Theatre Oxford24-26 George St, Oxford OX1 2AG
21st Nov 2026
In Bluebeard's Castle, Judith leaves everything behind to be with the enigmatic Duke Bluebeard. In Oedipus Rex, a plague grips the land, and its king is determined to uncover the truth behind it.
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Ariadne / Dido & Aeneas
Saffron HallAudley End Road, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4UH
21st Nov 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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Lucia di Lammermoor
St Nicolas Parish ChurchBury St, Guildford GU2 4AW
3rd Dec 2026 to 5th Dec 2026
Guildford Opera present Donizetti's great tragic bel canto opera, based on Sir Walter Scott?s The Bride of Lammermoor.
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The Gondoliers
Godalming Borough HallThe Burys, Godalming GU7 1HR
17th Feb 2027 to 20th Feb 2027
The Gondoliers is one of Gilbert & Sullivan?s best-loved operas. The action takes place in the vibrant setting of Venice and the fictional island of Barataria.
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The Gondoliers
The Leatherhead TheatreChurch Street, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 8DN
26th Feb 2027 to 27th Feb 2027
The Gondoliers is one of Gilbert & Sullivan?s best-loved operas. The action takes place in the vibrant setting of Venice and the fictional island of Barataria.
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The Anonymous Lover
MAST Mayflower Studios142-144 Above Bar Street, Southampton, Hampshire SO14 7DU
19th Mar 2027
Playful, witty and irresistibly charming, The Anonymous Lover is a sparkling romantic comedy about the risks and rewards of falling in love. Presented by WNO.
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Tosca
The MarloweThe Friars, Canterbury Kent CT1 2AS
17th Apr 2027
Set over two chaotic days of passion and intrigue, English Touring Opera's new production of Tosca is epic drama at a human scale.
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