Opera at Minterne House

Wild Arts is delighted to bring our evening of opera to Minterne House.

Let me tell you that Wild Arts’ opera evenings are of a breathtakingly high, ROH-level musical standard – a gorgeous quintet of musicians and a most cunning choice of excerpts, mischievously well acted. I’d follow them anywhere. Libby Purves

Our Opera Evening is a love story built around your favourite opera classics, arranged into 75 minutes of musical delight. All sung by the stars of tomorrow and played by a string quintet of top UK chamber musicians. Follow four characters’ journeys through a kaleidoscope of arias, duets, and ensembles by Mozart, Rossini, Puccini, Verdi, Rodgers & Hammerstein and many many more.

The gardens will open at 5pm for you to arrive, set up your picnic, and open the champagne. The performance run from around 6.30pm to around 7.45pm, and you can then enjoy your picnic and the light summer evening, before dusk at around 9.30pm.

You are welcome to bring everything you need to make yourself comfortable while enjoying the performance – rugs, cushions. folding chairs, candelabras and hampers. We are expecting a beautiful summer’s evening but do check the weather and come prepared for an English summer.

You can pre-order a delicious picnic or bring your own.

Wild Arts is a new company that brings world-class opera to locations often overlooked by others. Additionally, it nurtures young talent and runs an enriching programme for primary schools. More details on wildarts.org.uk.

Tickets £45 including free parking. There is a special subsidised price of £25 for everyone under the age of 26.

Why not enjoy the evening together with friends – buy 6 tickets for the price of 5.

Timings
Gardens open – 5pm
Performance begins – 6.30pm
Performance ends – 7.45pm
Carriages – 9.30pm

Prices
Ticket – £45 (includes parking)
Party of 6 for the price of 5 – £225
Under 26s – £25

Picnics
for pre-order (book below)

Programme

Verdi Prelude and Opening Scene from La Traviata
Handel V’adoro, Pupille
Verdi Dal labbro il canto from Falstaff
Gershwin Slap that bass
Tchaikovsky Ya vas lyublu from the Queen of Spades
Gershwin Someone to watch over me
Lehàr Ich bin ein anständige Frau from The Merry Widow
Rossini Act I Finale stretto from L’italiana in Algeri
Lehrer Poisoning Pigeons in the Park
Rossini Ai capriccioso from L’italiana in Algeri
Mozart Deh Vieni from The Marriage of Figaro
Verdi Tace la notte from La Trovatore
Handel Scherzt infida from Ariodante
Lortzing Quartet from Undine
Rodgers & Hammerstein You’ll never walk alone from Carousel