Eugene Onegin at Layer Marney Tower, 19 June
Eugene Onegin at Layer Marney Tower, 19 June
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Part of the Fourth Essex Summer Opera Festival. See all the Festival performances.
For the fourth Essex Summer Opera Festival at Layer Marney Tower, Wild Arts presents a fully staged new production in period costume directed by Dominic Dromgoole, former Artistic Director of Shakespeare's Globe.
Performed in the round in the Opera Barn, sung in English by a cast of 10 exceptional singers, with Tchaikovsky's wonderful score played by a chamber orchestra of fine chamber musicians.
Conductor Orlando Jopling | Director Dominic Dromgoole
★★★★★ An utter delight.
Opera Now on our Elixir of Love 2023
You are welcome to arrive from 4pm to set up your picnic and enjoy the gardens. The performance will start at 5pm with a 90-minute interval for picnics, finishing at approximately 8.30pm.
You will be able to pre-order picnics and interval drinks.
Row A £85
Rows B & E £75
Rows G & J £55
Rows C & D £45
Rows F, H & K £35
Restricted View £25
Rows A - D are the stalls. Rows E - K are on banked seating. Some seats will have an option for young opera fan tickets at £25 for anyone under the age of 30.
A joy beyond all expectation – sassily delivered and outstandingly well-sung.
★★★★★ Michael White
We look forward to welcoming you to Layer Marney Tower.
Nicholas & Sheila Charrington, Layer Marney Tower
The Wild Arts team
Picnics
Our picnics are homemade by the wonderful Jessica Cottrell - returning after rave reviews in 2024.
Starter Smoked Salmon Pate and Roll
Main Gazpacho Chicken and Green Salad (Meat) OR Roasted Vegetable Quiche (Veggie)
Sides Cous Cous Salad & Tomato, Cucumber, Olive and Feta Salad
Pudding Summer Pudding and Cream
All hampers are available dairy or gluten free, just let Jess know your requirements: email jesscottrell74@gmail.com.
Wild Arts makes magic happen. With a combination of youthful talent, a superb group of instrumentalists, a fine conductor and an imaginative director, the show is inventive, entertaining, and full of insight. I look forward to their Eugene Onegin next year …
Colin Clarke's review of our Magic Flute 2024
The opera barn, picnic lawn and loos at Layer Marney Tower are fully accessible. The stalls seating in the opera barn is flexible and we can accommodate wheelchairs easily. The banked and raised seating areas are raised, with a varying number of steps. We will reserve parking places for blue badge holders by the entrance through to the opera courtyard. Please email us at info@wildarts.org.uk for any access or seating questions and we'd be very happy to help.
Return to the Essex Summer Opera Festival home page.
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