The Mikado

Gilbert and Sullivan

Presented by Charles Court Opera with the National Festival Orchestra

29|30 August

Belcombe Court, Bradford on Avon

The award-winning Charles Court Opera present their stylish, highly successful fivestar London production of the most loved of Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic masterpieces, The Mikado

“Five-star heaven”

What’s On Stage

A new If Opera production featuring the Bristol Ensemble

Conductor: Mark Austin

Director: Lysanne van Overbeek

Designer: Alisa Kalyanova

TICKETS

£10.00 – £25.00

Suitable for children age 4+

Performance 1 at 1:30pm

Gardens open for exploring and picnics at 12:00pm

Performance 2 at 5:00pm

Gardens open for exploring and picnics at 3:30pm

BSL Interpreted and Relaxed Performance

Approx. running time 1hr 15mins (no interval)

Book a place at the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party table before the show. For more information and to book visit ifopera.com/alice

Booking: ifopera.com

Bath Box Office: 01225 463 362

For cast list go to ifopera.com

Behind the closed doors at the British Consulate, the scheming, slippery Lord High Executioner is about to hatch one plot too far, with far-reaching and hilarious consequences for everyone involved, especially when the ruler himself arrives…

Director: John Savournin

Conductor: David Eaton

Designer: Rachel Szmukler

TICKETS

£27.00 – £60.00 Members

£32.00 – £65.00 Non-members

Under 18s go free (limited availability) Children 7+ welcome

5:00pm Gates open for picnics

7:00pm Performance starts

9:35pm Approx. end

Booking: ifopera.com

Bath Box Office: 01225 463 362

Containing familiar songs including A wandering minstrel, I, I’ve got a little list and Three little maids from school, this punchy and hilarious satire promises to be a treat for operetta lovers and newcomers alike.

The production is directed by G&S specialist John Savournin, whose recent productions include The Pirates of Penzance and HMS Pinafore at Opera Holland Park, Trial by Jury for Opera North and Iolanthe for the International G&S Festival.

Picnic Prom Jason Rebello with Joy Rose The Coalminers 28 August

Belcombe Court, Bradford on Avon

Iolanta

Pyotr Tchaikovsky

Sung in Russian with English surtitles

13|15|16 September

Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford on Avon

Within Tchaikovsky’s canon sits what has recently become one of the most treasured of his operas: the fantastical, deeply moving Iolanta. This one-act opera is a heartbreaking tale of a blind princess who is unaware of her disability, which all those who care for her manage to keep secret from her. She believes everyone sees the world as she does. With the arrival of Count Vaudemont, and through love’s true power, she magically gains her sight.

Iolanta is a relentlessly beautiful opera with aria after aria, and a central duet of such febrile, blistering gorgeousness that there is a growing belief that this opera is among the very best of the composer’s work. The final exultant ensemble is without question one of Tchaikovsky’s most powerful creations.