May - August 2026
Handel, Wagner, Verdi, Humperdinck
We are thrilled to announce our 2026 programme and performance dates:
Announcing our 2026 festival
HANDEL
ORLANDO
New production
30 May, 2, 4, 6, 7 June 2026
WAGNER
TRISTAN UND ISOLDE
2017 revival
Conductor: Anthony Negus
Director: Carmen Jakobi
20 June, 2, 5, 9, 12, 18 July 2026
A revival of our much-lauded production from 2015 and 2017, conceived and directed by Carmen Jakobi - who also received great acclaim for her 2022 Die tote Stadt at Longborough - and conducted by Anthony Negus (“One of the most exalting operatic experiences I have had” - Michael Tanner, The Spectator).
VERDI
MACBETH
New production
1, 4, 7, 11, 14, 16 July 2026
HUMPERDINCK
HANSEL AND GRETEL
New production
30 July, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 August 2026
Beyond 2026
Further Wagnerian performances are planned for 2027.
IN 2027
Richard Wagner
DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG
Conductor: Anthony Negus
Director: Polly Graham
One of the most challenging operas in the repertoire, this new production of Wagner’s life-affirming comedy is our next ambitious step. This major project will allow us to build on our tradition of nurturing British Wagnerians, and developing talent within our local area.
It is the right time to begin work on this major new production which will feature a large professional cast and chorus alongside our now established Youth and Community Choruses.
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg’s themes of learning, craftsmanship, community music-making, summer festivities and philosophy of art will allow us to create an expanded festival programme around this wellspring of an opera.
Die Meistersinger will be conducted by our Music Director, and veteran Wagnerian, Anthony Negus, and directed by Longborough’s Artistic Director, Polly Graham.
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