All London's live music

★★★★★ “Hilarity with class – the hallmark of a Charles Court Opera” Hackney Gazette on Patience

A delicious cocktail of classics by Puccini, Mozart, Verdi and more, in sparkling English translations with a contemporary twist, performed by the UK’s brightest and best.

A summer’s day. A picnic. And a story of five friends trying to make sense of life and love. Is it finally time to grow up?

Following last year’s sell-out success of La Traviata, Barefoot Opera return to Grimeborn Festival bringing their unique blend of ensemble storytelling and physical theatre to Donizetti’s classic gothic opera Lucia di Lammermoor.

A powerful evening of New chamber music from this celebrated British-Hungarian composer, enriching the chamber repertoire with fresh poignancy.

The splendour of Rome. The devastation of war. Puccini’s operatic thriller returns in an epic new production.

A delightful operatic comedy marking the 200th anniversary of Salieri’s death.

Rarely is the potential of the human voice harnessed in ways more perception-altering than the performances of Loré Lixenberg, a British mezzo-soprano who honed her vocal craft in relatively conventional channels but elected to use it in the realms of the bold avant-garde.

The Mozartists’ ground-breaking MOZART 250 series continues with this revelatory selection from operas that were being performed 250 years ago in 1775.

Brought to you by City Music Promotions, experience the mesmerising talent of the renowned musicians from the Piccadilly Sinfonietta and a stellar lineup of top-notch vocalists as they present an enchanting medley of the most magnificent operatic masterpieces.

The splendour of Rome. The devastation of war. Puccini’s operatic thriller returns in an epic new production.

Revolutionary spirit and bloodthirsty tragedy in Verdi’s spectacular grand opera.

Rarely is the potential of the human voice harnessed in ways more perception-altering than the performances of Loré Lixenberg, a British mezzo-soprano who honed her vocal craft in relatively conventional channels but elected to use it in the realms of the bold avant-garde.

Clowning is serious business. Opera is no laughing matter. What happens when the lowbrow hitches a ride with the highbrow? ClownsOperaMAYHEM

The splendour of Rome. The devastation of war. Puccini’s operatic thriller returns in an epic new production.

Clowning is serious business. Opera is no laughing matter. What happens when the lowbrow hitches a ride with the highbrow? ClownsOperaMAYHEM

Experience the true story of women through an enchanting blend of original music, singing and aerial dance.

What would you sacrifice for love? A traveller is drawn to rediscover the rural idyll of simple content and loving self-sacrifice of the people he encountered years before in his innocent wanderings through the French countryside.

Revolutionary spirit and bloodthirsty tragedy in Verdi’s spectacular grand opera.

The village of Dean Prior, Devon was once home to Robert Herrick (1591-1674) whose many poems document the rituals, spells and nature of the time.

Handel’s much-loved opera is a tale of love between the nymph Galatea, shepherd Acis, and the jealous giant Polyphemus.

Blackheath Halls Opera returns for another year with a cast of over 100 singers and musicians of all ages from our local area, performing together with a cast of exceptional professional singers.

Come along for an evening of Women’s stories, shown through opera scenes and arias in the stunning underground Tunnel Shaft at the Brunel Museum

An evening of bold, bizarre and darkly comic opera from emerging composers and librettists. Brought to life by students of the Royal Academy of Music, Peeled Back is a triple bill of brand-new chamber operas, each confronting crisis.

SKARБ is a one-off Folk Oratorio in Cabaret Style rooted in Belarusian folk music and storytelling, exploring the deep connection between nature, ancestry, and identity.

The splendour of Rome. The devastation of war. Puccini’s operatic thriller returns in an epic new production.