Cumbria Opera Festival will take place next month – offering 10 days of music, drama and dance.
From Kendal to Keswick, from Barrow to the border, Cumbria Opera Festival 2025 is a unique county-wide celebration of everything opera has to offer.
It will be held from August 21 to August 30 across the county.
From the quintessential jazz styles of Porgy and Bess (featuring Summertime and It Ain’t Necessarily So) to Mozart’s comedic masterpiece The Marriage of Figaro, the festival will take you on a journey like never before.
Closing the Festival is an ambitious reimagining of Britten’s The Turn of the Screw, while Opera by Candlelight also tours the county: all the best bits of opera in an intimate, nocturnal setting.
World-renowned and Cumbrian-born Soprano Joan Rodgers CBE makes a much-anticipated return.
If you’ve never been to an opera, now’s your time to try it! This festival celebrates everything that’s magic about opera, but also celebrates Cumbria and the county we love. Come and help make Cumbria the UK’s new opera capital!
The Cumbria Opera Festivals are the pinnacle of performing arts in Cumbria – Seen and Heard International
What’s on at Cumbria Opera Festival?
- August 21: Marriage of Figaro Performance 1, Penrith Methodist Church
- August 22: Marriage of Figaro Performance 2, Penrith Methodist Church
- August 23 (2pm): Young Artists’ Programme Performance, Penrith Methodist Church
- August 23: Marriage of Figaro Performance 3, Penrith Methodist Church
- August 24: Opera by Candlelight Performance 1, Barrow Town Hall
- August 25: Opera by Candlelight Performance 2, Appleby Public Hall
- August 26: Opera by Candlelight Performance 3, St John’s Church, Keswick
- August 27: Porgy and Bess Performance 1, Kendal Town Hall
- August 28: Porgy and Bess Performance 2, Tithe Barn, Carlisle
- August 29: The Turn of the Screw Performance 1, Victoria Hall, Grange-over-Sands
- August 30 (2pm): Masterclass with Joan Rodgers CBE, Victoria Hall, Grange-over-Sands
- August 30: The Turn of the Screw Performance 2, Victoria Hall, Grange-over-Sands
How do I book tickets for a Cumbria Opera Festival performance?
For more information about the performances and to book tickets, visit www.cumbriaoperagroup.com/festival
