Adults £15 / Under 18s £2For the first time in company history, the Met presents the original five-act French version of Verdi’s epic opera of doomed love among royalty, set against the backdrop of the Spanish Inquisition. Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads a world-beating cast of opera’s leading lights, including tenor Matthew Polenzani in the title role, soprano Sonya Yoncheva as Élisabeth de Valois, and mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča as Eboli. Bass-baritones Eric Owens and John Relyea are [read more…]

£5 | RHT Friends £4Rushen Heritage continues with an illustrated talk by historian PETER KELLY MBE! This one is going be brilliant. Historian Peter Kelly will take the audience on a pictorial tour of the Island, with views from Edwardian postcards accompanied with his light-hearted yet informative commentary.

Adults £5 / Members £4 / Under 18s £2An illustrated talk by ALLISON FOX. The talk explores the history of the south of the Island, as Allison Fox, Curator of Archaeology at Manx National Heritage, presents a specially curated discussion of the familiar, and not so familiar, artefacts that have been discovered and the stories that they tell. 

Adults £15 / Under 18s £2In recent seasons, soprano Nadine Sierra has brought down the house at the Met with virtuosic vocalism and captivating stage presence as Gilda in Rigoletto, Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, and Ilia in Idomeneo. Now, she takes on one of the repertory’s most formidable and storied roles, the haunted heroine of Lucia di Lammermoor, in an electrifying new staging by in-demand Australian theater and film director Simon Stone, conducted [read more…]

Adults £15 / Under 18s £2When Australian composer Brett Dean’s Hamlet had its world premiere at the Glyndebourne Festival in 2017, The Guardian declared, “New opera doesn’t often get to sound this good… Shakespeare offers a gauntlet to composers that shouldn’t always be picked up, but Dean’s Hamlet rises to the challenge.” Now, this riveting contemporary masterpiece arrives at the Met, with Neil Armfield, who directed the work’s premiere, bringing his acclaimed staging to New [read more…]

Adults £10 / Under 18s £2Penny Productions Presents the long-awaited official Asila's Song book launch and theatrical spoken word extravaganza by triple Manx Litfest Poetry Slam Champ, Jackie Morrey-Grace.Support from Bill Strutt, Owen Atkinson, Annie Kissack, Simon Smart, Kim Kneen, Maire Stephens & Georgia Lisette.

Winston Churchill is one of the most famous Englishmen that has ever lived. They say that behind every great man, there is a great woman. What of Clementine, his wife of 56 years? Did he bully her like he did so many other people? Did Clem have any influence on him at all? Or was she ‘the little lady at home’? All these questions will be answered, and many more, in Liz Grand’s superb, moving, [read more…]

Praised for their "immaculate precision and spirit" (The Strad) and “cultured tone” (Arts Desk), the Solem Quartet has established itself as one of the most innovative string quartets of its generation. They enjoy a busy concert schedule, ranging from international tours to performances at London’s Wigmore and Manchester's Bridgewater Hall. Solem will be playing music by Beethoven, Schumann, and Bartók.Adults £22 / Under 18s £2  Priority booking available to members on Friday 6th May. Tickets go [read more…]

Jeneba Kanneh-Mason is nineteen years old and holds the Victoria Robey Scholarship to The Royal College of Music, studying piano with Vanessa Latarche. She was a Keyboard Category Finalist in BBC Young Musician 2018, winner of the Murs du Son Prize at the Lagny-Sur-Marne International Piano Competition in France, 2014, and The Nottingham Young Musician 2013. Jeneba will be playing music by J. S. Bach, Mozart, Coleridge-Taylor and Liszt.Adults £22 / Under 18s £2  Priority booking [read more…]

We are delighted to welcome Christine Collister and her band to close this year’s festival. Christine’s career now spans an incredible 39 years; she has released 23 albums, a DVD celebrating 20 years in the business and an acclaimed single with the BBC: the theme tune for ‘The Life and Loves of a She-Devil’. Throughout, she has mesmerised with her unique blend of soul, blues, pop, jazz, country and folk, and remains as powerful, subtle, [read more…]