Buxton International Festival: The Merry Widow
Mr Pritschitsch in Lehár’s The Merry Widow at the Buxton International Festival.
Director: John Savournin
Conductor: Iwan Davies
10, 14, 17, 21, 24 July 2026
Buxton International Festival: La traviata
Marchese d’Obigny in Verdi’s La traviata at the Buxton International Festival.
Director: James Hurley
Conductor: Adrian Kelly
11, 15, 18, 22, 25 July 2026
Prizewinners' Recital: International Vocal Competition den Bosch / Song in the City
Join us for an extraordinary evening of song and storytelling as these talented young artists present The Gentle Art of Tramping — a delightful musical journey through British and European song.
This special concert is presented in association with the International Vocal Competition - 's-Hertogenbosch (IVC) and Song in the City, celebrating the winners of the brand-new IVC Theatre in Song global competition — a groundbreaking platform that reimagines art song as live theatre.
George Robarts and Edward Picton-Turbervill are prizewinners from the inaugural 2025 Theatre in Song competition – recognised for their musicality, narrative flair and exceptional collaborative artistry.
Prizewinners' Recital: International Vocal Competition den Bosch
IVC Prizewinners’ recital “The Gentle Art of Tramping” in the Netherlands. Details TBA
Cabaret: London Liveries
Songs by Noël Coward & co. for the assembled London Livery companies.
Private event
Private performance with Graham Johnson
Schubert, Ravel, Hahn & Chabrier songs with Graham Johnson.
English Touring Opera: The Gondoliers
Luiz in Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Gondoliers with English Touring Opera.
Director: Liam Steel
Conductor: Jack Ridley
Venues & Dates
20/3 Sheffield; 24/3 Cheltenham
11/4 London; 18/4 Buxton; 25/4 Norwich; 29/4 Chester
2/5 Canterbury; 7/5 & 9/5 Cambridge; 16/5 Truro; 21/5 Durham
Mozart: Requiem
Soloist for Mozart’s Requiem at St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square.
Recital: Songs of the Countryside
Songs by Ravel, Schubert, Brahms, Clara Schumann, Erich Korngold, George Butterworth & Muriel Herbert. Hosted by Iffley Music Society.
George Robarts, baritone
Francesca Lauri, piano
Recital: Songs of the Countryside
Recital for Strand International Song Series.
George Robarts, baritone
Francesca Lauri, piano
Salieri: Falstaff
Salieri’s Falstaff with Baroquestock Festival.
Performances: 29 Nov 7pm, 30 Nov 3pm.
Recital at Holy Trinity Chrishall
Recital with Edward Picton-Turbervill in Hertfordshire.
Timings & repertoire TBA.
Recital: Victorian London to Jazz-Age Paris
Romantic sentimentalism meets breezy decadence in this sparkling portrait of turn-of-the-century Britain and France.
Songs by Debussy, Ravel, Poulenc, Maude Valérie White, William Denis Browne & Muriel Herbert.
George Robarts, baritone
Nigel Yandell, piano
Tickets free, by reservation
Oxford International Song Festival: Duruflé Requiem
Baritone soloist for Duruflé’s Requiem on the closing day of the Oxford International Song Festival.
Conductor: Benjamin Nicholas
Alto: Bethan Langford
Baritone: George Robarts
Oxford International Song Festival: Schubert in 1825
Graham Johnson continues his survey of the final years of Schubert’s life, 200 years on.
Graham Johnson, piano
Martha Guth & Zoë Jackson, sopranos
Nancy Holt, mezzo-soprano
Magnus Walker & Sebastian Hill, tenors
Benoît Déchelotte & George Robarts, baritones
Tickets £30; £10 concessions
Oxford International Song Festival: Folksongs of the British Isles
Folksongs from Scotland, England and Ireland, including arrangements by Grainger, Britten, Purcell, Gurney, Ravel and Vaughan Williams.
George Robarts, baritone
Thomas Eeckhout, piano
Tickets £14; £10 concessions
International Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch: Finals
George Robarts & Edward Picton-Turbervill compete in the finals of Theatre in Song, the 58th International Vocal Competition ’s-Hertogenbosch.
Ludlow Song: New Compositions
A free, early evening concert featuring favourite English songs, alongside brand new compositions by this year’s Ludlow Song Young Composers.
MOZART: Le nozze di Figaro
Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro for Cumbria Opera Group.
Director: Persia Babayan-Taylor
Conductor: Melvin Tay
Performances: 21, 22, 23 August
GILBERT & SULLIVAN: The Pirates of Penzance
Samuel in Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance for the National G&S Festival in Buxton and Malvern.
Director: John Savournin
Buxton Opera House: August 2 (mat & eve), 9, 13, 16 (mat only)
Malvern Theatre: September 6 (mat & eve)
Recital: Songs of the Countryside
A celebration of the great outdoors for the City Music Foundation lunchtime series.
Songs by Clara Schumann, George Butterworth, Johannes Brahms & Muriel Herbert.
George Robarts, baritone
Edward Picton-Turbervill, piano
Tickets: £10; £5 concessions
BERNSTEIN: on Broadway
Chorus for Bernstein on Broadway at the Grange Festival.
Conductor: Karen Kamensek
June 26 & 29
STRAUSS: Die Fledermaus
Chorus in Die Fledermaus for the Grange Festival.
Director: Paul Curran
Conductor: Paul Daniel
June 20, 22, 25, 28; July 5
VERDI: La traviata
Commissario and cover Barone Douphol in La traviata at the Grange Festival.
Director: Maxine Braham
Conductor: Richard Farnes
June 4, 7, 14, 21, 24, 27; July 4, 6
Lotte Lenya Competition Final
George is a finalist in this year’s Lotte Lenya Competition in the US, performing a programme of opera, classic & contemporary musical theatre, and Kurt Weill.
Final: 1pm (BST -5)
Finalists Concert: 7pm (BST -5)
HAYDN: The Creation
Soloist in Haydn’s Creation with the Campden Chorus.
Eleanor Broomfield, soprano
Philip O’Connor, tenor
George Robarts, baritone
Conductor: Charles Matthews
MENDELSSOHN: Elijah
Title role in Elijah with Godalming Choral Society.
Conductor: George de Voil
PERGOLESI: The Revolting Maid (La serva padrona)
The premiere of George’s prize-winning new translation of Pergolesi’s classic comic opera La serva padrona – re-christened The Revolting Maid. Produced thanks to generous funding from the City Music Foundation.
Sir Hubert: George Robarts
Medusa: Theano Papadaki
Director: Sophie Daneman
Music: Frederick Waxman & Figure Ensemble
MOZART: Requiem
Mozart’s Requiem at St Martin-in-the-Fields with St Martin’s Voices & St Martin’s Chamber Orchestra.
Conductor: Polina Sosnina