Welcome to If Opera Summer Season

From rare opera gems to magical family shows there’s something for everyone in this year’s season. We look forward to welcoming you at spectacular Belcombe Court where you can picnic before the performances, and for the first time at Wiltshire Music Centre, both in Bradford on Avon

Meet the 2023 Ensemble

Fedora

Umberto Giordano

Sung in Italian with English surtitles

24|26|31 August

1 September

Belcombe Court, Bradford on Avon

A STORY OF LOVE, MURDER AND BETRAYAL

In the late, great Italian operatic repertoire, alongside the ‘super-operas’ there are a number of pearls that have grown in the consciousness of audiences around the world. These operas offer all the ingredients for powerful evenings at the theatre: strong characters, stories of intrigue, love and tragedy and, of course, lyrical, gorgeous music. Fedora by Umberto Giordano is one such opera.

When Princess Fedora seeks revenge on the man she believes murdered her fiancé, she sets in motion a train of events that ultimately cost her everything. Moving from Russia to Paris and Switzerland, it is a world of royalty, aristocracy and privilege, none of which can protect its central characters from the vagaries of love and jealousy.

For full cast lists and to find out more about our season see ifopera.com

With thanks to our company partners

Andrés Presno

This opera of sweeping melodies, febrile emotion and glorious orchestral colours includes one of the most intensely passionate tenor arias in the canon (Amor ti vieta), a mesmerising intermezzo and possibly one of the cleverest dramatic scenes in the repertoire.

Fedora has enjoyed sell-out productions at both The Met in New York and La Scala in Milan, so its time has come once more.

A new If Opera production featuring the Bristol Ensemble

Conductor: Oliver Gooch

Director: John Wilkie

Designer: Alisa Kalyanova

TICKETS

£30.00 – £88.00 Members

£35.00 – £93.00 Non-members

Under 18s go free (limited availability)

Children 7+ welcome

5:00pm Gates open for picnics

7:00pm Performance starts

9:30pm Approx. end

Booking: ifopera.com

Bath Box Office: 01225 463 362

For cast list go to ifopera.com

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