Wild Arts (★★★★ The Guardian, ★★★★★ Opera Now) presents an evening of operatic and musical hits, in the stunning 17th-century surrounds of Hall Barn in Buckinghamshire.

ROH standard, choices excellent, the quality terrific and the staging exactly right.
Libby Purvis, The Times on our Opera Evening

Semi-staged by director James Hurley and woven into a new narrative full of dramatic intrigue, jealousy, comedy, idealism, and true love – follow our characters as they travel through 75 minutes of music. From arias and scenes by Handel, Mozart, Rossini, and Britten, to the songs of Richard Rodgers and Stephen Sondheim.

Performed by four fabulous singers and a world-class string quintet. A sparkling and mischievous summer treat.

Spectacular doesn’t even begin to do it justice! Wow.
★★★★★ Review of our Opera Evening 2024

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Arrive from 1pm to picnic in the beautiful grounds. There will be a bar and tea/coffee available throughout the afternoon, as well as ice creams – all provided by the Chiltern Shakespeare Company.

3-5pm Performance (including a 20 minute interval).
6pm Carriages.  

The musicians were all superb. With perfect balance and tone they really brought the works alive. Clean and precise, every detail of the composers intentions was revealed anew; like having an intimate snapshot of their original sketches fleshed out.

We look forward to welcoming you to a beautiful afternoon of opera. Please book early as tickets will be strictly limited. 

Max, Becca, and the Wild Arts team

What a triumph! The audience were truly enraptured from start to finish.
Lindy O’Hare, Thorington Theatre

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Featuring music from:

Bernstein Candide; West Side Story
Britten Billy Budd
Donizetti Don Pasquale; L'Elisir d'Amore
Handel Semele
Tchaikovsky Eugene Onegin
Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro
Porter Kiss me Kate
Puccini La Bohème
Verdi Falstaff
Rodgers and Hammerstein Carousel
Rossini Il barbiere di Siviglia
Verdi Rigoletto

An unalloyed delight to hear such musical perfection in one short show. And the string quintet presentation was so brilliant I now want to hear all my favourite operas performed that way.

The performance is part of our summer programme which includes Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin and Donizetti's The Elixir of Love. 

Wheelchair tickets are available in the Front Row, with a free carer ticket alongside. Please get in touch with info@wildarts.org.uk if you would like to book one of these spaces.

Fourways' Charity of the Year is Scannappeal, to whom a percentage of the performance's profits will be directed. Find out more: scannappeal.org.uk