NEVILL HOLT OPERA

10 JUNE – 1 JULY

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Beginning as recently as 2013 with a staging of The Magic Flute, Nevill Holt Opera is a newcomer on the country house opera scene. This festival takes place at Nevill Holt Hall, Leicestershire, the home of the Cunard family from 1876 to 1912 but now owned by David Ross, co-founder of Carphone Warehouse. In 2018 Ross built a beautiful new theatre for his festival, seating 400 people in the hall's seventeenth-century stable courtyard. This, the smallest opera house in Britain, was subsequently

shortlisted for the Stirling Prize.

With a commitment to new talent, Nevill Holt Opera aims to cast young singers whenever possible. This year the festival offers productions of La traviata and Don Giovanni. nevillholtopera.co.uk

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Where to stay

Hambleton Hall is 14 miles to the north of Nevill Holt