An evening of opera at Claremont Landscape Garden

Wild Arts returns for a second year to Claremont Landscape Garden with a new opera show.

Our opera evening is a love story built around favourite opera arias, duets and ensembles, sung by the stars of tomorrow and played by a string quintet of top chamber musicians.

Arrive from 5pm to enjoy the garden and set up your picnic. You are welcome to bring tables, chairs, picnic blankets, candelabras and whatever else you'd like.

The performance will start at 6pm with a 20-minute interval, and finish around 8pm.

Wild Arts is a new company that brings world-class opera to locations often overlooked by others. Additionally, it nurtures young talent and runs an enriching programme for primary schools. More details on wildarts.org.uk

Let me tell you that Wild Arts’ opera evenings are of a breathtakingly high, ROH-level musical standard – a gorgeous quintet of musicians and a most cunning choice of excerpts, mischievously well acted. I’d follow them anywhere. Libby Purves

A fine young cast excel, with engaging energy and superb singing ... a knowing, cheeky sense of humour. The Guardian on our 2022 production of Così fan tutte.

Timings
Gardens open - 5pm
Performance begins - 6pm
(20-minute interval)
Performance ends and carriages - 8pm

Prices
Ticket - £25
Party of 6 for the price of 5 - £125
Under 25s - £15

The carpark is free but there is limited space so please book in advance alongside your ticket!

Programme

Verdi Prelude and Opening Scene from La Traviata
Handel V’adoro, Pupille
Verdi Dal labbro il canto from Falstaff
Gershwin Slap that bass
Tchaikovsky Ya vas lyublu from the Queen of Spades
Gershwin Someone to watch over me
Lehàr Ich bin ein anständige Frau from The Merry Widow
Rossini Act I Finale stretto from L’italiana in Algeri
Lehrer Poisoning Pigeons in the Park
Rossini Ai capriccioso from L’italiana in Algeri
Mozart Deh Vieni from The Marriage of Figaro
Verdi Tace la notte from La Trovatore
Handel Scherzt infida from Ariodante
Lortzing Quartet from Undine
Rodgers & Hammerstein You’ll never walk alone from Carousel