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Buxton Festival is a 19-day summer arts event showcasing the finest opera, music and literature. Renowned for its relaxed and friendly atmosphere, the Festival attracts both dedicated opera lovers and new-comers.
This year the Festival runs from 9 - 27 July and with six operas, 45 top quality concerts and 33 literature speakers, there will be something for everyone:
- Festival opera productions this year are Maria di Rohan, Donizetti’s tragic melodrama; Mignon, Thomas’s opera-comique and Saul, Handel’s classic oratorio. Touring opera companies will bring Cimarosa’s sparkling comedy The Italian Girl in London; Turnage’s Greek, a modern version of the Oedipus myth and Monteverdi’s Flying Circus – a spectacular combination of comedy, circus and dance
- Big names from the literary series: Dame Ellen MacArthur, Melvyn Bragg, the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire with Alan Titchmarsh, Roy Hattersley, Will Hutton, A.C.Grayling, Matthew Parris, Salley Vickers and Esther Freud
- World music including the powerful folk-based music of The New Budapest Café Orchestra, Tango 5 with the thrilling sound of the true tango quintet, thundering rhythms and impressive choreography from the Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers and sizzling samba from Brazil’s Caratinga
- Classical music from stars Tasmin Little and Kathryn Stott, chamber groups from St Petersburg to New Zealand and many more
- Dance from Ballet Cymru bringing to life the timeless story of Beauty and the Beast
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Telephone. +44 (0) 1298 70395
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Website. www.buxtonfestival.co.uk
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 Buxton Festival Fringe was started in 1980 to run concurrently with the opera-based Buxton Festival. This open access arts event, one of the largest Fringe festivals in England, provides a showcase for performers of all kinds in a variety of venues with many using it as a springboard for the Edinburgh Fringe. Dance, drama, music, poetry, comedy, film, exhibitions and magic are just some of the forms that have appeared. The Fringe has a respected and professional image with full colour printed programme, reviews, awards and dynamic website.
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Telephone. +44 (0)1298 79351 or during the Fringe itself (July 6-24 2011) +44 (0)1298 73461
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The biggest and best international Gilbert and Sulivan Festival ever |
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We have never had such a great programme as this years xxth International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival. Held every summer at the Opera House in Buxton, the Festival attracts thousands of visitors, including performers, supporters, and Gilbert and Sullivan enthusiasts from across the world. It was established in 1994 by Ian Smith and his son Neil to enhance the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the works of Gilbert & Sulliven.
We also have the goal of reinstating Gilbert & Sulliven and the performing arts in schools across Britain.We are delighted to welcome back the Carl Rosa Opera Company with two brand new productions - Yeomen of the Guard and Lolanthe, as well as our very own Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company with two more brand new productions - The Mikado and .. wait for it... Patience, We know this latter choice will please many people who have asked for it in recent years.
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Telephone. +44 (0)1422 323252
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Presented in conjunction with Funny Wonders, the Buxton Puppet Festival features British and international artists, and performances and workshops for all ages at the Opera House, The Paupers Pit, Upstairs at The Old Clubhouse and around the town. Previous festivals have included performances from Japanese puppet master Nori Sawa, Stephen Mottram’s Animata, Lempen Puppet Theatre and Cirque d’ Hoffman. The Buxton Puppet Festival usually takes place in the last week of July immediately following the Buxton Festival.
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Box Office: +44 (0) 845 127 2190
Administration: +44 (0) 1298 72050
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Website. www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk
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Four Four Time festival of live music |
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Held annually in February, the Four-Four Time Festival of Live Music presents a diverse programme of the very best rock, pop, folk, blues, jazz and world music. Audiences can enjoy concerts in the splendour of the Opera House as well as the more intimate setting of the Pavilion Gardens Lounge next door. Since the festival was launched in 2003, it has featured the following artists:Jools Holland, Courtney Pine, The James Taylor Quartet, The Kate Rusby Trio, The Levellers, Hothouse Flowers, Elvis Costello, Eddi Reader, The Osmonds, Chumbawumba, The Snake Davis Band, Joan Armatrading, Steven Seagal & Thunderbox, Roddy Frame and Martha Tilston and Sam Brown to name but a few. If you would like to receive details about the festival please join our mailing list.
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Box Office: +44 (0) 845 127 2190
Administration: +44 (0) 1298 72050
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