Arts Derbyshire

26.07.2024

BUXTON INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL CELEBRATES AN UNPRECEDENTED YEAR AND ANNOUNCES BIG PLANS FOR 2025 (10-27 JULY)

Buxton International Festival (BIF) is celebrating an unprecedented year with more than 32,000 tickets sold across its 170 events. The festival’s five new opera productions, the jazz programme and its world-class line-up of concerts and book events boasted fivestar reviews, venue sell-outs and audience praise across the board.

Commenting, CEO Michael Williams said: “There has never been a more important time to celebrate culture, to support our young rising stars and to strengthen ties with arts organisations across the UK and beyond. BIF is leading the way in staging ground-breaking, accessible events for everyone to enjoy as well as giving a world-class platform for musicians, creatives and authors. There is much to feel proud about following this year’s festival.

On the back of this summer’s success, BIF is delighted to announce its plans for 2025.  The festival will be held between 10 and 27 July 2025.

Highlights include:

Ambroise Thomas’ Hamlet, conducted by Adrian Kelly with the Opera North Orchestra;
Opera Zuid’s production of Mozart’s The Impresario;
Opera Shorts – a brand new initiative featuring four new 20-minute opera commissions, written by emerging talent;
19 jazz events;
33 book talks.

Commenting, Adrian Kelly,  Buxton’s artistic director said: “With the festival’s popularity on the climb, we are very excited to announce our plans for 2025 which build on our commitments and ambitions for the future, with artistic quality at the heart of all we do.”

FESTIVAL TIMELINE FOR 2025

The full programme and festival brochure will be issued in February 2025, with Priority Booking opening in March and Public Booking in April 2025.

For further information visit: www.buxtonfestival.co.uk

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