‘Royal Opera House standard, choices excellent, the quality terrific and the staging exactly right.’
Libby Purvis, The Times on our Opera Evening
Director Guido Martin-Brandis has crafted a fresh narrative using favourite arias and scenes from operas by Handel, Mozart, Puccini and Rossini, alongside songs from classic musicals by Rodgers and Hammerstein, Bernstein and Noel Coward.
Semi-staged and performed by four outstanding singers accompanied by a world-class string quintet, the story unfolds over 75 minutes of spellbinding music. Follow our cast of characters through a drama filled with intrigue, jealousy, comedy, idealism, and, ultimately, true love.
Highlights 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 sparkling and mischievous summer treat!
Leoncavallo Prologue from Pagliacci
Rossini Opening Scene from La Cenerentola
Gluck “Che farò senza Euridice” from Orfeo ed Euridice
Handel “Ombra mai fu” from Serse
Berlin “Anything You Can Do” from Annie Get Your Gun
Bernstein “I Feel Pretty” from West Side Story
Cilea “Io son l’umile” from Adriana Lecouvrer
Massenet Duet from Werther
– Interval –
Rossini Overture from William Tell (part 1)
Loewe “On the Street Where You Live” from My Fair Lady
Donizetti Duet from Maria Stuarda
Rodgers “If I Loved You” from Carousel
Coward “Someday I’ll Find You” from Private Lives
Puccini Nessun dorma
Rossini Overture from William Tell (part 2)
Saint-Saëns “Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix” from Samson et Dalila
Leoncavallo “Nedda! Silvio!” from Pagliacci
Delibes “The Flower Duet” from Lakmé
Bernstein “Make Our Garden Grow” from Candide
Date / Hours
18th June – 2026
19.00
Venue
Myddelton House Gardens, Essex
Myddelton House Gardens, Bulls Cross, Enfield EN2 9HG
