Established in 1927 as a tribute to the internationally distinguished Spanish tenor, the festival is held on the Canary Islands every year. Taking place at Kraus’ birth place, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria’s warm sun, blue sea and exceptional historic legacy are unfolded before guests. The first-class opera productions featuring world renowned artists inside the grandeur of concert halls are well-matched by the city’s unique multi-ethnic culture outside opera houses.[more...]

Founded in the spring of 1976 by Richard Gaddes, the event aims to bring festival-quality opera to the St. Louis area. During each annual season, four operas, all sung in English, will be presented with the famous Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. Renowned directors like Graham Vick, Jonathan Miller, and Mark Lamos have made their U.S. operatic debuts here, as did conductors Leonard Slatkin and Christopher Hogwood.[more...]

Following the opening of the National Centre for Performing Arts in 2008, the festival is organized annually to provide opera performances of world-class quality. In addition to selections of the classical repertoires, it also features traditional Chinese operas and new commissioned works by local artists so as to promote the diverse ethnic music of the country.[more...]

Founded in 1934 by John Christie and his opera singer wife, Audrey Mildmay, Glyndebourne is committed to presenting opera of the highest quality, commissioning new work, developing emerging talent and reaching greater audiences. Held in an English country house near Lewes in East Sussex, the festival is particularly celebrated for its productions of Mozart operas since its inception.[more...]

With the mission to introduce opera to younger audience and nurture new talents, the festival is first launched in 1997, committed to presenting operas of the highest quality with international artists. Each year, three new productions are presented at the award-winning theatre inside The Grange, a listed English Heritage mansion near Northington, Hampshire.[more...]

Opera Holland Park is a summer opera festival which stages its annual season under a temporary canopy in Holland Park, a public park in a wealthy district of west central London. The venue is fully covered but is open at the sides, allowing guests to enjoy beautiful sceneries of surrounding areas throughout opera performances. Apart from showing well-known classics, the festival has developed a reputation for its verismo repertoire and adventurous production policy.[more...]

Founded in 1989 by the late financier Leonard Ingrams, the characteristic feature of Garsington Opera's programming has been the combination of well-known operas with discoveries of little known works. Located in Wormsley Park since 2011, the festival produces opera of the highest professional quality in a setting of extraordinary beauty. [more...]

Iford Arts is an opera and jazz festival set in Iford Manor during high summer. Taking place in the beautiful Peto Garden, opera performances are staged in the intimate surroundings of the Italianate Cloister, together with traditional jazz to eclectic world music concerts. Bathed in evening sunlight, guests will be seated in the elegant garden with friends enjoying concerts performed by promising local artists.[more...]