Translation Premiere: Orpheus & Eurydice
George’s new translation of Gluck’s Orpheus & Eurydice premieres with English Touring Opera.
Dates and venues:
Oct 10 (Sheffield), 16 (London), 23 (Buxton), 30 (Snape Maltings)
Nov 3 (Barnstaple), 13 (Malvern), 20 (Saffron Walden)
Ludlow Song: Contemporary English Song
Contemporary English song workshop and recital for Ludlow Song, with Iain Burnside and Julian Phillips.
Eli Rolfe-Johnson, soprano
George Robarts, baritone
Jo Ramadan, piano
St Martin-in-the-Fields 300th Anniversary Concert
300th anniversary concert at St Martin-in-the-Fields with Danielle de Niese, Aaron Akugbo and Clive Myrie.
Pergolesi: The Revolting Maid
George’s award-winning adaptation of Pergolesi’s two-person mini-opera La serva padrona is revived at Baroquestock Festival.
Theano Papadaki — Medusa
George Robarts — Sir Hubert
with O.J. Ruthven & Istante Collective
London Song Festival: Reaching Back to Childhood
English song recital with Harriet Burns and Nigel Foster for the 2026 London Song Festival.
Luxembourg Philharmonie with Graham Johnson
English song recital for Philharmonie Luxembourg’s “Face-à-Face” series with world-renowned pianist Graham Johnson.
Manon Ogwen Parry, soprano
Hugo Brady, tenor
George Robarts, baritone
Graham Johnson, piano
Kurt Weill at Bridgewater Hall
George Robarts (baritone), Anna Michels (piano), Neil Sutcliffe (accordion) for the Manchester Midday Series
A riotous cabaret performance of music from 1920s Berlin in English translation, from the winner of the Kurt Weill Foundation’s 2025 Lotte Lenya Competition.
Translation Premiere: Ludmilla
George performs in his own new translation of Ludmilla, a 1944 cabaret-operetta by Willy Rosen and Erich Ziegler. Written, produced and performed by Jewish prisoners in Westerbork transit camp, this madcap comedy tells the story of a young woman torn between two fighting suitors.
The cast features the two latest winners of the Kurt Weill Foundation’s prestigious Lotte Lenya Competition: baritone George Robarts (2025) and mezzo-soprano Lila Chrisp (2026).
For the Brundibár Arts Festival in Newcastle upon Tyne, dedicated to the Music and Arts of the Holocaust.
Translation Revival: Orpheus & Eurydice
George’s translation of Gluck’s Orpheus & Eurydice is revived by English Touring Opera.
Venues & Dates:
Mar 5 (Durham), 12 (Norwich), 19 (London), 23 (Bath)
Apr 16 (Canterbury)
May 8 (Exeter), 11 (Truro)
Translation Premiere: The Marriage of Figaro
George’s new translation of The Marriage of Figaro for Oxford Opera premieres at the Oxford Playhouse.
Performances: Oct 9 (eve), 10 (mat & eve)
Kurt Weill at St Martin-in-the-Fields
George Robarts (baritone) & Anna Michels (piano) for the City Music Foundation lunchtime series
A high-energy programme of theatre songs by Kurt Weill, from his riotous early work in 1920s Berlin to his Broadway collaborations with Ira Gershwin, Oscar Hammerstein and Ogden Nash in the 1940s.
Programme to include classics such as “My Ship” and “September Song”, plus hits from “The Threepenny Opera” in George’s own award-winning translations.
Winner of the Kurt Weill Foundation’s prestigious Lotte Lenya Prize in New York, George Robarts has been described as a “phenomenal actor” (KWF), “laugh-out-loud funny” (Dame Felicity Lott), and “side-splitting” (The Guardian).
BIF Tour: La traviata
Marchese d’Obigny in Verdi’s La traviata at Norwich Theatre, from the Buxton International Festival.
Director: James Hurley
Conductor: Adrian Kelly
Performances: July 31 (eve), August 1 (eve), 2 (mat)
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
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
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