Bampton Classical Opera specialises in rarely-heard 18th-century works. We are committed to relaxed, informal opera, usually in English and at affordable prices
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Apr 27
Booking is now open for our summer 2026 production, André Grétry’s ‘Zemira e Azor’ (Beauty and the Beast)! Perfect for families and opera newcomers alike, combining glorious music with a captivating fairytale & sung in English. Further details and tickets: bamptonopera.org
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Jeremy Gray will give an illustrated talk about the fairytale 'Beauty and the Beast' in stories, art and music, at Bampton Village Hall on Sunday 22 March at 3pm, ahead of Bampton Classical Opera’s production of André Grétry's 'Zemira e Azor' ('Beauty and the Beast') this summer.
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Jan 22
Bampton Classical Opera to Present Grétry's 'Zemira e Azor' in 2026
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Bampton Classical Opera @bamptonopera will stage Grétry’s Beauty and the Beast (Zemira e Azor, the Italian version of Zémire et Azor) this summer – and has announced a new venue, Cokethorpe School in Whitney, Oxfordshire, where it will open its season on July 17.
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17 Dec 2025
Rehearsing the Charpentier ahead of tonight’s #abaroquechristmas, Bampton church. Wonderful programme led by @colla_voce Tix available!
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10 Dec 2025
Our popular annual St Beornwald’s-tide concert at St Mary’s Church in Bampton, Oxfordshire is on Wednesday 17 December at 7pm. ‘A Baroque Christmas’ is a wonderful programme of festive music culminating in Charpentier’s glorious 'Messe de Minuit': bamptonopera.org
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2 Dec 2025
For our Big Give #ChristmasChallenge appeal we aim to raise at least £7500 in donations (plus Gift Aid, where eligible), which will unlock matching funds of another £7500. Donations will be DOUBLED for 7 days from 12 noon on Tuesday 2 December until noon on Tuesday 9 December!
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26 Nov 2025
The Accompanists' Prize for the Bampton Classical Opera Young Singers' Competition 2025 was awarded to @danpetersilcock, seen here with competition judge Ingrid Surgenor. Congratulations!
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26 Nov 2025
After an exciting final last night we are delighted to announce that the Winner of the Bampton Classical Opera Young Singers' Competition 2025 is soprano Seohyun Go!
Second Prize was awarded jointly to mezzo-soprano Emma Roberts and soprano Erin Rossington.
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23 Oct 2025
Booking is now open for the Public Final of our Young Singers’ Competition 2025! Tues 25 November 6pm Leonard Wolfson Auditorium, Oxford. Come and hear some of the country’s most talented young professional singers and their accompanists. bamptonopera.org/eventfuture…
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10 Oct 2025
Bampton Classical Opera at Smith Square 2025 Review: La locandiera
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18 Sep 2025
He Who Laughs Last, Lasts Longest: Salieri’s <em>La locandiera</em> operatoday.com/2025/09/he-wh…
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10 Sep 2025
Final performance Salieri’s ‘La locandiera’ (The Landlady) is @SinfoniaSmithSq on Tuesday 16 September at 7pm. Don’t miss the chance to see this witty & joyful comedy (hugely successful in its day), marking 200th anniversary of Salieri’s death in 1825.
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22 Aug 2025
Still a few tickets left for the performance of Salieri’s ‘The Landlady’ at Westonbirt School this BH Monday 25 Aug 5pm. A brilliantly witty comedy with a zippy and tuneful score, full of energy and joy. Come and enjoy, and picnic in the glorious gardens!
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ALT Sian Dicker (soprano) as Mirandolina, Salieri's 'The Landlady'
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★★★★ Review: La locandiera – Charming production of Salieri’s light-hearted romp 👇 thestage.co.uk/reviews/la-lo…
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19 Jul 2025
Theatre review: La Locandiera from Bampton Classical Opera at Bampton Deanery Garden britishtheatreguide.info/rev…
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20 Jul 2025
Salieri's comic #opera La Locanderia was the last production that Bampton Classical Opera company will hold in the Deanery gardens, but there will be plenty in other venues.
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10 Jun 2025
Our summer production is Antonio Salieri's 'La locandiera' ('The landlady'), a sharply comic battle of the sexes, set to glorious music! First performances 18 & 19 July, The Deanery Garden, Bampton, Oxon. Booking: bamptonopera.org/eventfuture…
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7 May 2025
Today, 7 May, is the 200th anniversary of Antonio Salieri’s death, and to mark it our summer production will be the composer’s witty and melodious opera ‘La locandiera’ (The Landlady):
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ALT Antonio Salieri, credit Georgy Borozdkin
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