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This page lists all the scheduled events at Buxton Opera House. If you would like to see all the shows between specific dates in the future then please select your preferred start and end date. Alternatively, you may filter by category.
L’Olimpiade
11 July 2012 1:45 PM
Buxton Opera House
Buxton Festival 2012
Dramma per musica in three acts
Libretto by Pietro Metastasio, sung in Italian, with English side-titles
Set amidst the action of the Ancient Greek Olympics, this is a story of thwarted love, amorous rivalry and mistaken identities, set to some of Vivaldi’s most dramatic music. As two great friends enter the overall contest for top athlete, little do they realise that they will also be competing for the hand of the same woman… Read more about this event … or
Frances Wilson - Surviving The Titanic
11 July 2012 3:00 PM
Lee Wood Hotel
Buxton Festival 2012
We have raised the Titanic and watched her go down again countless times in books and films, but out of the wreckage Frances Wilson spins a new epic: when the ship hit the iceberg on 14 April 1912 and a thousand men prepared to die, the ship’s owner J. Bruce Ismay jumped into a lifeboat with the women and children and rowed away to safety. Accused of cowardice, Ismay became ‘The Most Talked-of Man in the World’. His reputation never recovered. Read more about this event … or
James and the Giant Peach
11 July 2012 4:00 PM
Pavilion Arts Centre
Buxton Festival 2012
The classic Dahl story of James, the peach and his band of giant insect friends is told by 100 local children and young people, working with the Festival’s professional musicians and creative team. A heart-warming tale for all the family. Read more about this event … or
A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Poole’s Cavern
11 July 2012 5:30 PM
Poole's Cavern
Buxton Festival Fringe 2012
Following last year’s award winning, sell-out hit Macbeth, Butterfly return, collaborating with renowned composer Helen Chadwick. A unique hour-long version of Shakespeare’s much loved comedy in an extraordinary setting. Enter an underground Fairie Kingdom where harmonies resonate through the rocks, magic lights up the dark and mischief reigns supreme! Read more about this event … or
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