Iford Festival

A heady mix of opera, concerts and jazz in the most beautiful setting.

Opera

CHROMA Productions: Rossini’s La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
Director: Bill Bankes-Jones. Conductor: Andrew Griffiths. Orchestra: CHROMA
June: Saturday 19, Tuesday 22, Thursday 24, Saturday 26, Wednesday 30. July: Friday 02, Saturday 03

Iford Festival Opera: Handel’s Serse (Xerxes)
Director: David Freeman. Conductor: David Bates. Orchestra: La Nuova Musica
July: Friday 9, Saturday 10, Tuesday 13, Wednesday 14, Friday 16, Saturday 17.

Iford Festival Opera: Verdi’s Rigoletto
Director: John Ramster. Conductor: Oliver Gooch. Orchestra: The Pepys Ensemble
July: Saturday 24, Tuesday 27, Thursday 29, Saturday 31. August: Tuesday 03, Thursday 05, Saturday 07

All operas sung in English.
Tickets: £97 (Sat); £93 (Mon-Fri).
For all operas the garden opens at 6pm for picnics, with opera performances beginning at 7.30pm.

Jazz Promenades

First Night Jazz – Friday, 11 June
Clare Teal - Swinging the Classics with Tim Kliphuis
Tickets: £30

Midsummer Jazz – Saturday, 12 June
The Red Stripe Band - The Kremlinaires
Tickets: £28

Another World – Saturday, 14 August
Eclipse - Spanish Spice - La Timbala
Tickets: £28

For all jazz promenades the garden opens at 6 pm for picnics, with music from 6pm - 10.30pm.

Cloister Concert

CHROMA chamber ensemble – Friday, 25 June
From Bath to Buenos Aires - A Tango Serenade
Tickets: £18

Garden opens at 6pm for picnics, and the seated cloister concert begins at 7.30pm.

Venue: The Peto Garden, Iford Manor, Iford, Nr Bath, BA15 2BA

Information: Iford Arts, The Gatehouse, Iford, Nr Bath, BA15 2BA. 01225 868124; music@ifordarts.co.uk; www.ifordarts.co.uk

Box Office: Theatre Royal, Sawclose, Bath, BA1 1ET: 01225 448844.