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IF Opera appears to have scaled new heights if its latest production Fedora is a good indicator of its 2023 programme.

If Opera has returned to Belcombe Court in Wiltshire, opening with the highly anticipated new production of Umberto Giordano's Fedora, directed by John Wilkie (founding member of Opera Bohemia) and starring multi-award-winning Australian soprano Sky Ingram in the title role, reason enough to purchase a ticket. Belcombe's photogenic 18th century garden, where If Opera's temporary auditorium is erected annually, makes this one of the most magical opera festivals in England and as if in agreement, the sun appeared just as the gates opened on the first night, allowing opera-goers to...

If you're looking to step into a musical wonderland this summer, If Opera festival, set in the enchanting eighteenth century garden of the privately owned Belcombe Court in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, is akin to tumbling down the rabbit hole. An unmissable way to crown an English summer of outdoor events, this year's If Opera season, in partnership with the Bristol Ensemble, features an improved Saddle span theatre with wider seats and better acoustic and ventilation, with opera audiences invited to bring their own picnic to enjoy in the grounds before each performance and take adva...

Total triumph for replacement water-nymph Elin Pritchard. Opera review by Christopher Lambton