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Festival Schedule

August 2023

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Fr 11	Sa 12	Su 13	Mo 14	Tu 15
We 16	Th 17	Fr 18	Sa 19	Su 20

11th

2023 is going to be a phenomenal year of music and dance at the Waterperry Opera Festival - with grand opera and children's shows alike, there really is something for everyone at the Festival. With 35 different performances and events across 10 days, the Festival takes place across the stunning grounds at Waterperry House & Gardens so that we can use a myriad of different performance spaces across the site, including: the Front Lawn, Amphitheatre, Garden Glade and more.
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Below is a day-by-day breakdown of events running across our entire festival. Individual tickets must be purchased to attend every event. For more information regarding ticket booking and our box office opening dates, please visit our Book Your Tickets page.

Friday 11th August

14:00-16:30        Mansfield Park (SOLD OUT)
17:00-17:30        Pre-show Talk ‘Carmen: From Page to Stage’
18:30-22:15        Carmen

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12th

Saturday 12th August

11:00-11:45        Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes
13:00-13:30        Peter Rabbit’s Musical Adventure
14:00-16:30        Mansfield Park (SOLD OUT)
15:30-16:00        King Harald’s Saga
16:30-17:00        King Harald’s Saga
17:15-17:45        Post-show Talk ‘Jonathan Dove: Writing for Opera’
18:30-22:15        Carmen

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13th

Sunday 13th August

11:00-11:45        Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes
13:00-13:30        Peter Rabbit’s Musical Adventure
14:00-16:30        Mansfield Park (SOLD OUT)
15:30-16:00        King Harald’s Saga
16:30-17:00        King Harald’s Saga
17:30-18:00        Post-show talk: ‘The Making of King Harald's Saga’
18:30-20:30        Waterperry Prom

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14th

Monday 14th August 

Rest day for our wonderful cast & crew

15th

Tuesday 15th August

14:00-16:30         Mansfield Park (SOLD OUT)
18:30-22:15         Carmen

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16th

Wednesday 16th August​

14:00-16:30        Mansfield Park (SOLD OUT)
18:30-22:10        Double Bill: Acis & Galatea • Dido & Aeneas

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17th

Thursday 17th August

16:00-17:00         Young Artist Gala
18:30-22:15         Carmen

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18th

Friday 18th August

13:00-13:30        Peter Rabbit’s Musical Adventure
16:00-16:45        Vivaldi's Four Seasons
17:30-18:00        Pre-show talk: ‘A Double Bill of Music & Mythology’
18:30-22:10        Double Bill: Acis & Galatea • Dido & Aeneas

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19th

Saturday 19th August

11:00-11:45        Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes
12:30-13:30        ‘Come and Sing with Waterperry Opera Festival’
14:30-15:30        Young Artist Gala
16:00-16:45        Vivaldi's Four Seasons
18:30-22:15        Carmen

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20th

Sunday 20th August​​

11:00-11:45        Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes
13:00-13:30        Peter Rabbit’s Musical Adventure
14:00-15:00        London Handel Festival 2023 Competition Winner Recital
16:00-16:45        Vivaldi's Four Seasons
18:30-22:10        Double Bill: Acis & Galatea • Dido & Aeneas

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