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Belcombe Court: Six reasons it’s the perfect venue for our summer season
For this year’s season we’re delighted to be back in the breathtaking grounds of Belcombe Court in Bradford on Avon. The perfect backdrop for our picnic prom (now sold out), musical family show (28 Aug) and operas: La rondine (26 | 29 Aug, 1 | 3 Sep), Rita & Il segreto di Susanna (27 | 31 Aug) and Dido and Aeneas (2 Sep).
Step into this season's stories…
This summer’s stories will enchant you with tales of love, heartbreak and sorcery. Are you ready for productions that will take you to Paris, Nice and adventures through time and space? Find out more about the stories in If Opera’s 2022 programme…
Catching up with writer/actress Nicola May-Taylor
“Growing up in London, I wasn’t able to experience much opera but fell in love with it through this project,”
Adjustments….
“It is an act of courage to summon that quiet voice and tell someone ‘no’ – to trust in your own voice and power. Sometimes those magical moments of strength are given to us during the most everyday scenarios, but they still take courage and they still matter. This is what Adjustments means to me.”
Michael Volpe’s Opera Socialism…
New opera, in a new way, to a new crowd…
Michael Volpe OBE is new Chief Executive of If Opera, a repertory company with a fixed group of singers, performing work in specially chosen venues across the southwest.
Welcome to If Opera
If Opera is a company that blends the best of the old with the best and most exciting of the new. We’ll still be producing our fabulous picnic proms, concerts and operas in traditional and stunning locations but we’ll also pioneer new startling and innovative stages.