11/05/2026
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Dorset Opera Festival โ July 21โ25 2026
Fall under the spell of the elixir of love ๐
Meet the soloists who will bring this enchanting story to lifeโฆ
โจAdina โ Haeran Hong
โจNemorino โ Jay Broadhurst
โจBelcore โ Jonathan Eyers
โจDulcamara โ Aidan Smith
โจGianetta - Daisy Lapworth
Internationally acclaimed soprano Haeran Hong takes the role of Adina in Dorset Opera Festivalโs 2026 production of ๐'๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ช๐ณ ๐ฅ'๐ข๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ, bringing glamour, brilliance and star quality to Donizettiโs beloved romantic comedy.
Alongside her, rising British tenor Jay Broadhurst sings Nemorino โ a role perfectly suited to one of the most exciting young voices to emerge in recent years.
Daisy Lapworth is known to Dorset Opera Festival audiences as she rose through our international summer school. She brings warmth and sparkle to Gianetta, the village beauty at the heart of the gossip and fun.
A baritone from New Zealand having performed widely in the UK and Europe and now based in London, much-praised Jonathan Eyers sings the swaggering Sergeant Belcore, Nemorinoโs confident romantic rival.
Celebrated for his comic flair and stage presence, bass-baritone Aidan Smith takes the role of the irrepressible Dr Dulcamara, the travelling quack whose mysterious โelixirโ changes everythingโฆ
A sparkling cast, full chorus and orchestra, picnics on the lawns, bring (alongside our second opera of the season, Saint-Saรซnsโ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐) five unforgettable days of opera in glorious Dorset.
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