Arts Derbyshire

11.12.2025

Public booking is live from Monday | Buxton International Festival

It’s getting close now, with public booking for La traviata, The Merry Widow and the Jazz Weekender opening on Monday 15th December! Audiences will have the chance to secure seats for two iconic operatic works, each brought to life by world class artists on the Buxton stage. From the sweeping emotion of Verdi’s masterpiece to the sparkling wit of Lehár’s beloved operetta, this year’s opera offerings promise an unforgettable summer in Buxton. And with the return of the Jazz Weekender, curated by our new Jazz Director Wesley Stephenson, festival goers can look forward to four days packed with jazz. It’s shaping up to be a truly tremendous season.

Booking for all other events will be the usual staggered priority booking process from March and from mid-April for public.

A Buxton International Festival and Norwich Theatre production, featuring the Buxton International Festival Orchestra

The Festival proudly turns to one of opera’s greatest love stories. La traviata is Verdi at his most luminous and heartbreaking. Violetta, the glittering star of Parisian society, seems untouchable until Alfredo’s love offers her a glimpse of something real. But their world is unforgiving, and love like theirs comes at a price.

This is an opera that sweeps you up from its very first notes. From the fizzing joy of the Brindisi to the rush of Sempre libera and the shattering final moments, it’s a work that has moved audiences for generations. A story of love, sacrifice and a society quick to judge, it’s as powerful now as it was at its premiere.

Sung in Italian with English surtitles.

Tickets will be available from here
Alternatively you can call the Box Office on 01298 72190
Or you can book in person at the Buxton Opera House Box Office

A Scottish Opera production in collaboration with Opera Holland Park and D’Oyly Carte Opera, featuring the Buxton International Festival Orchestra

Feisty, fabulous and irresistibly charming, Hanna Glawari is a widow with wealth, wit and a flair for mischief. Her fortune makes her the target of suitors and of Don Zeta, who recruits the reluctant Danilo to make sure it stays out of the wrong hands. But Hanna and Danilo have a complicated history, and sparks fly as love and strategy collide.

Lehár’s waltzing score is full of elegance, humour and charm, sweeping audiences into a world of romance, mischief and glittering society. It’s an operetta where hearts and fortunes are on the line – and cleverness, as much as love, rules the day.

Sung in English with English surtitles.

Tickets will be available from here
Alternatively you can call the Box Office on 01298 72190
Or you can book in person at the Buxton Opera House Box Office

 

Full Jazz Weekender lineup

As part of Buxton International Festival’s return with another summer of world class performances, the Festival is delighted to welcome back the ever popular Jazz Weekender for 2026, curated by new Jazz Director, Wesley Stephenson. Now firmly established as one of the most anticipated parts of the jazz programme, this special package offers audiences the chance to immerse themselves in an entire weekend of exceptional live music at an unbeatable price. One weekend ticket provides access to 12 gigs across the opening weekend, making it one of the best value ways to experience the Festival’s vibrant offering.

Prices:
Jazz Weekender – £195
Jazz Day Pass (Thursday 9th July 2026) – £30
Jazz Day Pass (Friday 10th July 2026) – £65
Jazz Day Pass (Saturday 11th July 2026) – £65
Jazz Day Pass (Sunday 12th July 2026) – £75

This year’s Weekender features an impressive collection of artists and ensembles:

Palace Hotel: Thursday 9th July 2026

Laura Jurd – Rites and Revelations 

Doors 6.00pm / Performance 6.30pm – 8.15pm

Denys Baptise / Tony Kofi – Quintet (Cannonball / Coltrane)

Doors 8.30pm / Performance 9.00pm – 10.45pm / Curfew 11.00pm

 

Palace Hotel: Friday 10th July 2026

Andrew McCormack Trio (Confirmed)

Doors 11.30am / Performance 12.00pm – 1.45pm

Zoë Gilby with Andy Champion (The Music of Duke Ellington) + Johnny Hunter Trio featuring Nat Birchall (The Music of Elvin Jones)

Doors 2.00pm / Performances 2.30pm – 4.45pm

Mario Bakuna Band

Doors 7.30pm / Performance 8.00pm – 9.15pm

Josephine Davies – Satori Quartet featuring Alcyona Mick

Doors 9.45pm / Performance 10.15pm / Curfew 12.00am

 

Palace Hotel: Saturday 11th July 2026

Noa Levy, Alan Barnes and The Paul Edis Trio (Portrait in Evans)

Doors 12.30pm / Performance 1.00pm – 2.45pm

Alina Bzhezhinska HipHarpCollective Quintet 

Doors 6.30pm / Performance 7.00pm – 8.45pm

Darius Brubeck Quartet 

Doors 9.30pm / Performance 10.00pm / Curfew 12.00am

 

Palace Hotel: Sunday 12th July

Fraser Fifield – Secret Path Trio + Olivia Moore and Adam Fairhall 

Doors 12.30pm / Performance 1.00pm – 3.00pm

Arun Ghosh Quintet 

Doors 3.30pm / Performance 4.00pm – 5.45pm

Buxton Opera House: Sunday 12th July

Courtney Pine – Modern Day Jazz Story

Doors 8.30pm / Performance 9.00pm / Set Length and Curfew TBC

Tickets will be available from the Buxton Opera House website
Alternatively you can call the Box Office on 01298 72190
Or you can book in person at the Buxton Opera House Box Office

 

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