Best opera productions this summer

Maria Farneti in the original 1911 staging of Isabeau

Summer was once a quiet time for opera lovers in the United Kingdom. But now you can have your opera served up with black-tie splendour in stately homes or you can enjoy it in purpose-built playhouses, rough it (comparatively speaking) with pop-up performances in barns and marquees, and enjoy pretty much everything in between.

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