A massive congratulations to Will Frost for being awarded first prize in this year's Handel Competition! 🎉🎉

One of our Young Artists, this summer Will will cover the role of Satyr & Chitheron as well as singing in the chorus for our production of Rameau's Platée.

Join our friends at English Touring Opera English Touring Opera as they head to Oxford Playhouse this Spring with Puccini’s heartbreaking drama, Manon Lescaut and Stravinsky’s brilliantly inventive The Rake’s Progress.

Performances: 9-10 April

🎟️: englishtouringopera.org.uk

Welcome to our 2024 Alvarez Young Artists 🎉

We're delighted to reveal our 2024 cohort of young artists who will be performing across our five operas in a range of capacities, as principals, understudying principal roles, and making up our choruses.

garsingtonopera.org/2024-young-art…

Paul Agnew talks all things Platée, Rameau, and Baroque with Ben Hogwood, giving some background to the opera's history as well as his own personal connection to the piece.

Read the full conversation 👉 arcana.fm/2024/01/17/pau…

Not got Burns Night plans for tonight? Looking for an equally exciting way to pass your evening?

Watch Opera North's green production of 'Masque of Might' with music by Purcell for free on OperaVision!

youtube.com/watch?v=ykK7Wj…

Louisa Muller, director for our 2024 production of Platée, talks through her plans for Rameau's tragicomic opera with Melanie Eskenazi musicOMH .

Read the full article here 👉 musicomh.com/classical/feat…

Could you be our new Production Coordinator? This exciting new role will work closely with our Technical Director across all aspects of the company, from our summer festival to our new Studios facility.

For more information and to apply 👉 garsingtonopera.org/about/jobs/

Happy 2024!

I think we're all channeling Somnus today after last night's celebrations - trust Handel to always have a piece of music for every moment

'Leave Me, Loathsome Light' sung here by David Soar with the Garsington Opera Orchestra under the baton of Jonathan Cohen.

HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE 🎉

Wishing everyone a fabulous evening full of celebrations and joy!

📷 Anna Devin (Gretel) and Claudia Huckle (Hänsel), Hänsel und Gretel 2013, © Mike Hoban

Join us in seeing out 2023 with the final trio from our 2021 Der Rosenkavalier, performed by Miah Persson, Hanna Hipp & Madison Leonard with Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Jordan de Souza.

Listen in full here 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=ednzJG…

Looking for that perfect winter warmer to watch this evening?

Don't forget that Il barbiere di Siviglia, filmed live during our 2023 Season with The English Concert, is still available to stream for free on OperaVision.

Anyone else spending Boxing Day like this? 💤

A gentle day for recovering from all those Christmas parties...

📷 Eugene Onegin 2016 © Mark Douet

Merry Christmas to all who celebrates! 🎄🎅

Wishing everyone a day full of joy, fun, and delicious treats.

📷 L'italiana in Algeri, 2016 © Johan Persson

'Hark the herald angel sing' 👼

A perfect night for carolling and getting into the festive spirit.

📷 Rob Murray (Jupiter), Semele 2017 © Johan Persson

Nothing quite beats some fun in the snow to get you in the festive spirit 🛷

Is anyone else still holding out for a 'White Christmas'?

📷 Intermezzo, 2015 © Mike Hoban

What better way to start your Christmas weekend than with one of Monteverdi's Madrigals?

Let the cast of our 2022 Orfeo serenade your Friday afternoon with 'Che dar più vi poss'io' (Book 5).

Watch in full on our YouTube 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=DBZm-Z…

As the year draws to a close, we're looking forward to what 2024 will bring!

Our artistic director, Douglas Boyd, gives us a brief insight into what we can expect next summer during our festival.

Watch the interview in full on our YouTube 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=V-SPKi…

Skating into the last week before Christmas and we can't believe it's almost the end of the year!

Better get your skates on if you haven't started your Christmas shopping yet ⛸️

📷 The Skating Rink, 2018 © John Snelling

Even though no one is sure of the exact date, most scholars agree that today in 1770 Beethoven was born!

So, we're looking back to Katherine Broderick's performance of 'Kumm Hoffnung' from our concert of Fidelio, with Philharmonia Orchestra

Watch in full here 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=vZ6cTL…

Season's Greetings from everyone here at Garsington Opera and wishing you a fabulous end to 2023 ❄️

Watch our 2023 round up here 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=3kKMUc…