Grétry's opera "Zemira and Azor" based on Beauty and the Beast. Friday and Saturday, 17th and 18th July – Cokethorpe School (OX29 7PU) Monday 31 August – Westonbirt Orangery (GL8 8QG) Friday 18 September – Smith Square Hall (formerly St John's Smith Square), London SW1 Booking is now open for Cokethorpe and Westonbirt. Tickets are £45 (£25 for under-18s) and are available from the Box Office 07968 801047 or online Booking for Smith Square Hall opens later in the year.
Our 2026 production is a semi-staging of Grétry’s Zemira and Azor, a late 18th-century gem based on the fairytale story of Beauty and the Beast. Expect a joyful collision of magic, monsters and true love, all to enchanting and captivating music. Andrew Griffiths conducts, Jeremy Gray directs and, as always, it will be sung in our own English translation.