Thursday 23rd July 2026 from 19:00 until 21:00
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Wild Arts Presents - An Evening of Opera
An Evening of Opera
Returning due to popular demand the night after their sold-out performance of The Marriage of Figaro, Wild Arts (★★★★ The Guardian, ★★★★★ Opera Now) is delighted to return to the stunning surrounds of Forde Abbey for an outdoor performance of their acclaimed show An Evening of Opera.
Semi-staged by director Guido Martin-Brandis, follow the characters through 75 minutes of spell-binding music filled with dramatic intrigue, jealousy, comedy, idealism, and true love. Highlights of this year's show include The Flower Duet from Lakmé by Delibes, Overture to William Tell by Rossini, the Jewel Song from Gounod's Faust, Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better from Annie Get your Gun, On the Street Where You Live from My Fair Lady and many more.
“A wonderful evening. The performance was full of fun, the pace was terrific, and the musicians absolutely top quality. Thank you so much for bringing us so much talent and joy.” Audience Review of An Evening of Opera.
Programme
Leoncavallo Prologue from I Pagliacci
Rossini Opening Scene from lA Cenerentola
Gluck Che faro senza Euridice from Orfeo ed Euridice
Handel Ombra mai fu from Xerxes
Gounod Jewel Aria from Faust
Cilea Io son l’umile from Adriana Lecouvrer
Massenet Act 1 Duet from Werther
- interval -
Rossini Overture to William Tell
Lerner and Loewe On the Street Where You Live from My Fair Lady
Donizetti Confrontation Scene from Maria Stuarda
Rodgers and Hammerstein If I Loved You from Carousel
Noel Coward Someday I’ll Find You from Private Lives
Mozart Un' aura amorosa from Così fan tutte
Leoncavallo Nedda! Silvio! from I Pagliacci
Delibes The Flower Duet from Lakmé
Bernstein Make Our Garden Grow from Candide
You are welcome to arrive from 5.30pm to set up your picnic in the gardens, and bring food, drink, rugs, chairs, tables, friends, and candelabras. The performance will start at 7pm, with a pudding interval at approximately 7:45pm before Act II starts at 8pm. Curtain down will be at approximately 9pm.
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