Buxton Festival
Buxton; the UKs largest and foremost opera festival
With over 110 events in just 17 days, including 7 Operas, 16 literary speakers, 36 concerts, an afternoon ballet, cooking demonstrations, workshops, walks, a ghost tour and much more, it‚s easy to see why the Festival attracts over 36, 000 people to the heart of the Peak District each year from all over the country and abroad.Buxton Festival is the only festival dedicated to producing rarely performed opera, featuring a highly acclaimed programme of operatic gems that cannot be seen elsewhere. Recently hailed as good as an arts festival gets by The Independent, and commended as the principal supplier of new opera in the North West, Buxton Festival has a reputation for excellence and maintains its national profile as the UKs leading festival of its kind.
Set in the heart of the Peak District, the Festival boasts a unique setting in the historic spa town of Buxton, where visitors can enjoy top-class opera in the magnificent Edwardian Buxton Opera House with beautiful gold interior, classical music recitals, Literary talks and lots more superb events in many of Buxton‚s elegant hotels, churches and other fascinating venues, including the unique Devonshire Dome.
2007 also marks the first year under Andrew Greenwood‚s directorship. Andrew is an accomplished conductor, with over 25 years‚ experience working with major opera companies around the world. Buxton Festival is the leading festival of its kind in the UK and I am delighted to be taking over from Aidan Lang as Artistic Director at this exciting time when the Festival is doing so well.
Buxton Festival allows visitors to see a wide range and vast number of performances in just a few days and the friendly Festival atmosphere provides a warm welcome to newcomers and many loyal patrons alike. At the heart of the Festival‚s programme is an exciting range of education events. The programme ensures the involvement of the local community, with a range of events from our community opera to concerts and workshops we aim to introduce people to opera and to encourage creativity and learning through music. The Festival has involved over 15, 000 people in creative projects in the last few years.
Details
Full details are available now, to receive a brochure call 01298 70395 or email heather@buxtonfestival.co.uk. For more information visit www.buxtonfestival.co.uk
last updated: 18-06-2007 15:01