Welcome to Longborough Festival Opera, presenting high-quality opera in the Cotswolds. The 2008 season saw a return of our acclaimed 2007 production of Das Rheingold

This was complemented by new productions of Verdi’s La Traviata and Janacek’s The Cunning Little Vixen.

At Longborough, we have a fully-fledged opera house seating 480, complete with an orchestra pit accommodating up to 65 players. It is built in the grounds of our house on the edge of the Cotswold village of Longborough with views across the Evenlode Valle, and has been included in the latest Pevsner guide to buildings in England. In 2007 the building had a major face lift: a new  façade and a new insulated raised roof were added, together with a new staircase and grand upper foyer.

Performances usually start at 6.30pm and have a 90 minute interval for picnicking in the grounds or dining in the popular LFO restaurant. There are also facilities for private dining and corporate entertaining.

We look forward to welcoming you to Longborough in 2009.

Longborough Festival Opera

Longborough Festival Opera is a registered charity providing high-quality operatic performances to audiences from the Cotswolds and beyond. It does not receive any public grants and relies on personal and corporate sponsorship for its survival.

Registered Charity No: 1087303

“Longborough Opera is growing up .... with slicker productions ... that don’t compromise the laid-back charm of this Cotswolds corner”
                                                   Neil Fisher - The Times