ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT TO BOOK! Ready for a quiz night with a difference? Gather your friends and join us an evening of brain-teasing questions, live music, laughter and fundraising in the beautiful surroundings of the ancient barn at Belcombe Court. ifopera.com/quiz-night

𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐟 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐳! An evening of laughter, live music, great food and plenty of friendly competition... Booking deadline: Tuesday 20 October Book your table: ifopera.com/quiz-night

❓ A QUIZ WITH A DIFFERENCE ❓ Sign up with a team of six for an evening of quiz rounds and live music alongside drinks and grazing boards in an intimate, beautifully styled setting. 📆 Friday 30 October, from 6.30pm 📍Belcombe Court, Bradford on Avon 🎟 ifopera.com/quiz-night

There’s no better review than hearing it from our audience. ✨ From unforgettable performances to magical evenings under the stars, here’s what our guests had to say about their time at our 2026 season. Thank you to everyone who joined us and made this summer so special. ❤️

FAREWELL TO OUR 2026 SEASON We've loved every moment of passionate heartbreak, chocolate charm, exhilarating big band jazz and swing and beautiful Baroque... we hope you did too! 📸 Adam Gault Photography & @CFullerPhoto

Every ticket you buy makes a difference. But ticket sales alone cannot sustain a festival like this. Your support makes the music possible! Support the Summer Appeal: ifopera.com/summerappeal

We say au revoir to our final spellbinding performance of Carmen this evening🌹 “𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭” #opera #ifopera #operafestival #carmen 📸 Craig Fuller Photography @BristolEnsemble

Carmen takes her final bow tonight in… “𝘈 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨.” #Opera #IfOpera #Operafestival #Carmen #LastChance

And with a final plethora of waltzes and polkas we say goodbye to @OperaDellaLuna's The Chocolate Soldier... "𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘣!! 𝘞𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤, 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 ."📸 @CFullerPhoto

We bid farewell to "a story that wins hearts rather than battles" (Opera Scene) and Opera della Luna's The Chocolate Soldier tonight at 7pm... #Opera #IfOpera #Operafestival #TheChocolateSoldier #LastChance

"...𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭, 𝘶𝘯𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳’𝘴 𝘐𝘧 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯." Opera Scene 🎟️ Just a few tickets remain for tomorrow night's final performance - book yours now: bathboxoffice.org.uk/whats-o… 📸 Craig Fuller Photography #ifopera

✨ The Final Fling — Picnic Prom 🎶 Join us on Sunday for an evening celebrating the golden age of swing and jazz at Church Farm, Wingfield. 📅 Sunday 16th August ⏰ Gardens open from 4.30pm 🎟️ @bathboxoffice - ifopera.com/picnic-prom-2026

Our third performance of Carmen is underway "𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘛𝘩𝘦...𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢 & 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨."

Our third performance of Carmen opens tonight at 6.45pm... "𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴, 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘕𝘖 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘖𝘏 - 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴."#Opera

The season is in full swing, and tonight we continue with our first performance of The Chocolate Soldier! 🍫✨ We’re thrilled to welcome @OperaDellaLuna to the festival! 🎟bathboxoffice.org.uk/whats-o… @bathboxoffice

Olé! A fiesta inspired by Carmen! 💃🎶 Our Family Fiesta Day is underway bringing Bizet’s Carmen to life with music, creativity and plenty of fun for both kids and grown-ups! If you fancy more opera, discover what else is coming up: bathboxoffice.org.uk/if-oper… @lynsey_docherty

Our second captivating performance of Carmen is underway... Don't miss your chance to see this mesmerising production, book your tickets today: bathboxoffice.org.uk/whats-o… #opera #ifopera #operafestival #carmen 📸 @CFullerPhoto

"𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴. 𝘓𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵'𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘮𝘺 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭." Book tickets today: shorturl.at/CX91O