Past Shows
Autumn 2024
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A story, a story! Let it come, let it go!
ETO Unboxed Presents
A story, a story! Let it come, let it go!
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Frau That's What I Call Music!
ETO Unboxed presents
Frau That's What I Call Music!
Summary: A funny, poignant and celebratory musical cabaret shining a spotlight on female songwriters from across the musical spectrum.
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The Wellies
Joanna Marie Skillett & Tatty Hennessy
The Wellies
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The Snowmaiden
Rimsky-Korsakov
The Snowmaiden
Summary: A classic coming of age tale packed with colour and folk melodies, vividly conjuring up the conflict between real and mythical worlds.
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Blond Eckbert: Double Bill
Judith Weir
Blond Eckbert: Double Bill
Summary: A dark double bill exploring guilt, love, isolation and the terrible wonder of the natural world.
Spring 2024
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Aldeburgh Festival: Blond Eckbert
Judith Weir
Aldeburgh Festival: Blond Eckbert
Summary: A new production of Judith Weir’s tale of swirling mysteries and dark secrets opens the Aldeburgh Festival
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The Great Stink
Omar Shahryar and Hannah Khalil
The Great Stink
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Manon Lescaut
Puccini
Manon Lescaut
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The Rake's Progress
Stravinsky
The Rake's Progress
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Autumn 2023
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Under the Little Red Moon
Tim Yealland and Russell Hepplewhite
Under the Little Red Moon
Summary: ETO's vibrant and colourful opera for babies returns for a run at London's iconic Little Angel Theatre.
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The Coronation of Poppea
Monteverdi
The Coronation of Poppea
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Cinderella
Rossini
Cinderella
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Spring 2023
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The Wish Gatherer
Noah Mosley and JL Williams
The Wish Gatherer
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Zoo!
Lucie Treacher & Kate Wakeling
Zoo!
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Il viaggio a Reims
Rossini
Il viaggio a Reims
Summary: The Coronation of King Charles
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Lucrezia Borgia
Donizetti
Lucrezia Borgia
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Giulio Cesare
Handel
Giulio Cesare
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Autumn 2022
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Tutankhamun's Shoes
Rosabella Gregory and Robin Norton-Hale
Tutankhamun's Shoes
Summary: Step into the past and learn all about archaeology and the ancient world in English Touring Opera’s new family opera!
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Tamerlano
Handel
Tamerlano
Summary: A new production of one of Handel’s most perfect operas, a gripping psychological contest between an emperor and his prisoner and tyranny and freedom
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Agrippina
Handel
Agrippina
Summary: Handel’s masterpiece of political intrigue returns in a revival of English Touring Opera's acclaimed 2013 production
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Ottone
Handel
Ottone
Summary: An emperor and his bride are kept apart by court intrigue and the workings of fate in this revival of our radiant Byzantine-inspired production from 2014
Spring 2022
Autumn 2021
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Amadigi
Handel
Amadigi
Summary: English Touring Opera return to the stage with magic for lovers of all ages - Handel's opera Amadigi
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Back into the World
Composed by Alex Groves and written by Rebecca Hanbury
Back into the World
Summary: A brand new opera helping children face the many challenges they've experienced during lockdowns through the power of music and teamwork
Spring 2020
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The Extraordinary Adventures of You & Me
Omar Shahryar
The Extraordinary Adventures of You & Me
Summary: Travel through space and time in this brand new children’s opera
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St John Passion
JS Bach
St John Passion
Summary: Bach’s St John Passion featuring the Old Street Band
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Guilio Cesare
George Frideric Handel
Guilio Cesare
Summary: A revival of ETO’s critically acclaimed 2017 production
![Season artwork for ETO's Così fan tutte, two sisters dressed in 1920's clothes, they are holding two hat's that explorers might wear, they are using them to hide their faces and are playfully peeking over the tops of the hats.]()
Così fan tutte
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Così fan tutte
Summary: A comedy about young love and fidelity
Autumn 2020
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The Poet's Echo
Benjamin Britten
The Poet's Echo
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Holy Sonnets of John Donne
Benjamin Britten
Holy Sonnets of John Donne
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A Charm of Lullabies
Benjamin Britten
A Charm of Lullabies
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Poems of Marina Tsvetaeva
Dimitri Shostakovich
Poems of Marina Tsvetaeva
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Boyhood's End
Michael Tippett
Boyhood's End
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The Heart's Assurance
Michael Tippett
The Heart's Assurance
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Songs and Proverbs of William Blake
Benjamin Britten
Songs and Proverbs of William Blake
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La voix humaine
Francis Poulenc
La voix humaine
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A Waterbird Talk
Dominick Argento
A Waterbird Talk
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Tel Jour, telle nuit
Francis Poulenc
Tel Jour, telle nuit
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Romances on British Poetry
Dimitri Shostakovich
Romances on British Poetry
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Autumn 2019
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Laika the Spacedog
Russell Hepplewhite and Tim Yealland
Laika the Spacedog
Summary: Meet Laika. The first dog to go into space.
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The Seraglio
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Seraglio
Summary: A period production of Mozart’s masterpiece
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The Silver Lake - A Winter's Tale (Der Silbersee)
Kurt Weill
The Silver Lake - A Winter's Tale (Der Silbersee)
Summary: ETO’s first Kurt Weill production
Spring 2019
![A boy has a magical whale floating in his hands. The whale is a pale see through colour and the light from the whale is lighting up the boy's face. up.]()
Paradise Planet
Rebecca Hanbury & Alex Groves
Paradise Planet
Summary: Our magical planet needs your help!
![Young boy with brown hair and a blue t-shirt, looks up at the sky. He has wings made of white feathers. There is a yellow background.]()
Waxwings
Tim Yealland & Clive and Mark Ives
Waxwings
Summary: Imagine if your school was run by mythical creatures!
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Idomeneo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Idomeneo
Summary: Mozart’s greatest opera seria
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Elizabeth I (Elisabetta, regina d’Inghilterra)
Gioachino Rossini
Elizabeth I (Elisabetta, regina d’Inghilterra)
Summary: Rossini’s masterpiece about the woman behind the monarch
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Macbeth
Giuseppe Verdi
Macbeth
Summary: Macbeth will be king. But royalty comes at a price
Autumn 2018
![There is a chair and a fireplace that is falling. Above the fire place is a ship. Dido stands next to the fire place in a black dress.]()
Dido & Aeneas / Jonas / I will not speak
Henry Purcell / Giacomo Carissimi / Carlo Gesualdo
Dido & Aeneas / Jonas / I will not speak
Summary: A rare concoction of 17th century music and opera
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Radamisto
George Frideric Handel
Radamisto
Summary: ‘recommended to all Handel lovers’ The Telegraph
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St Matthew Passion
Johann Sebastian Bach
St Matthew Passion
Summary: Bach’s most dramatic work
Spring 2018
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Shackleton's Cat
Russell Hepplewhite & Tim Yealland
Shackleton's Cat
Summary: An incredible story of survival in the frozen Antarctic!
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Fireworks!
Gioachino Rossini
Fireworks!
Summary: A concert of sparkling vocal displays
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The Marriage of Figaro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Marriage of Figaro
Summary: A new production of Mozart’s razor-sharp comic opera
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Il Tabarro and Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini
Il Tabarro and Gianni Schicchi
Summary: Puccini’s double bill
Autumn 2017
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Mass in B minor
Johann Sebastian Bach
Mass in B minor
Summary: One of his last compositions, Bach’s Mass in B minor is regarded as one of the greatest works in musical history.
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Dardanus
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Dardanus
Summary: Rameau’s ravishing, romantic tale of love and war
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Giulio Cesare: Cleopatra's Needle
George Frideric Handel
Giulio Cesare: Cleopatra's Needle
Summary: Handel’s greatest creation and a thrilling story of passion and revenge in the midst of bitter power struggles over the succession to Egypt’s throne.
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Guilio Cesare: The Death of Pompey
George Frideric Handel
Guilio Cesare: The Death of Pompey
Summary: Handel’s greatest creation and a thrilling story of passion and revenge in the midst of bitter power struggles over the succession to Egypt’s throne.
Spring 2017
Autumn 2016
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Xerxes
George Frideric Handel
Xerxes
Summary: A revival of Handel’s comedic masterpiece set in 1940 during the Battle of Britain.
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Ulysses Homecoming
Claudio Monteverdi
Ulysses Homecoming
Summary: Returning home from the Trojan War after an absence of 20 years, Ulysses has to confront his wife’s suitors, who have taken over his home.
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La Calisto
Francesco Cavalli
La Calisto
Summary: When Jove falls in love with a mortal, Calisto, his goddess wife seeks revenge.
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St John Passion 2016
Johann Sebastian Bach
St John Passion 2016
Summary: Soloists from ETO and the Old Street Band collaborate with local cathedral, gospel and youth choirs to present Bach’s St John Passion.
Spring 2016
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Pia De' Tolomei
Gaetano Donizetti
Pia De' Tolomei
Summary: Ghino has fallen in love with Pia, wife of his brother Nello. When she refuses his love, as revenge Ghino informs Nello that he has discovered a secret message proving that Pia has an adulterous relation.
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Iphigénie en Tauride
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Iphigénie en Tauride
Summary: When Oreste and Pylade are shipwrecked on the island of Tauride, the king Thoas demands they be sacrificed. At the center of the drama is Iphigénie: forced to live among her enemies, she holds Oreste’s life in her hands – unaware that he is her brother.
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Don Giovanni
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Don Giovanni
Summary: Don Giovanni, a Spanish nobleman, travels through Europe seducing women, accompanied by his long-suffering servant Leporello. When his actions lead to murder, he unleashes vengeance from beyond the grave.
Spring 2025
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The Vanishing Forest
Michael Betteridge & Jonathan Ainscough
The Vanishing Forest
Summary: A new musical adventure for families inspired by A Midsummer Night's Dream
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What Dreams May Come
Purcell, Finzi and more
What Dreams May Come
Summary: A moving meditation on love and life from Valentina Ceschi, featuring music inspired by William Shakespeare
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The Capulets & The Montagues
Bellini
The Capulets & The Montagues
Summary: Two households at war. Two lovers in over their heads.
