Hurn Court Opera

22/06/2026

⭐️⭐️Great news! ⭐️⭐️ If you didn't get to see La Traviata earlier this year or would simply like to relive the whole breathtaking experience you can now watch our highlights video.

In fact, if you explore our YouTube channel further you will find highlights from all our previous operas including La Cenerentola, Don Giovanni, La Bohème and many more.

What a wonderful way to start the week! 🎶

Excerpts from Hurn Court Opera's acclaimed production of Verdi's La...

14/06/2026

Our three wonderful singers for The John Seldon Masterclass - Samuel Horton (tenor), Joyce Wong (soprano) and Alex Hardy (bass baritone) with Francesca Lauri (piano), HCO Music Director, Lynton Atkinson and Artistic Director, Joy Robinson.

14/06/2026

We’re here at Merley House this afternoon for The John Seldon Masterclass. The weather is glorious and we couldn’t ask for a more beautiful setting and acoustics for our young vocalists!

08/06/2026

Ever wondered what it's like to train as an opera singer? Our inspiring classical singing masterclass this Sunday gives you the opportunity to find out, as three promising young performers work through a programme of music under the expert guidance of HCO's Musical Director, Lynton Atkinson and Artistic Director, Joy Robinson.

The masterclass offers a valuable opportunity to observe the development of young vocal talent and aims to share with singers and audience alike the vocal, dramatic and artistic responses that inform casting and performance decisions in HCO's stage productions.

Our three fabulous vocalists this week are Samuel Horton (Tenor), Joyce Wong (Soprano) and Alex Hardy (Bass Baritone) - you can find out more about them and book for this weekend's masterclass here: https://www.hurncourtopera.org/johnseldonmasterclass-2025

17/05/2026

⭐️ON SALE NOW!⭐️

Make sure you book early for our upcoming John Seldon Masterclass at the link below.

Hurn Court Opera's Artistic Director Lynton Atkinson and Director Joy Robinson will work with a selected group of emerging young artists in front of a live audience in the elegant surroundings of the Music Room at Merley House, Wimborne.

This is an exciting opportunity to see how Lynton and Joy work with rising singers to equip them for castings and live performance and will give the audience a wider insight into why we cast the way we do for our opera productions. In addition, you'll learn what is required from performers to make it through the first round of our highly-acclaimed singers competition, which takes place in November.

Whether you are a seasoned opera aficionado, a curious music lover or a student interested in entering the competition later in the year, this will be an entertaining afternoon packed with fascinating insights and beautiful music. We hope you can join us! www.ticketsource.com/hurn-court-opera

28/04/2026

The reviews are still coming in for La Traviata and we're absolutely delighted to be featured in Opera Today ⭐️

"... emotions were supplied in spades by prize-winning soprano Caroline Taylor who was a peerless Violetta ..."

" ... the night belonged to Caroline Turner whose sovereign performance crowned an evening of remarkable singing."

Hurn Court Opera has come a long way since its creation by founder Lynton Atkinson in 2017. Established to showcase the talents of emerging singers on the threshold of their careers, La Traviata is the latest offering from this flourishing Dorset-based enterprise.

21/04/2026

Don't be sad because it's over - be glad because it happened! 🥰

It's always difficult to say good bye to a production - especially one as memorable as La Traviata 💔

We'd like to say a huge thank you to our incredible cast, orchestra, production team, costume makers, make up and hair artists and, of course, to our wonderful audiences and supporters for making this week so special 🙏

We hope you will stay with us as we continue our mission to shine a light on the opera stars of the future and make opera accessible and enjoyable to everyone! ⭐️

Photo: Alexander Kabanov Photographer

21/04/2026

Thank you to The Fine Times Recorder for this splendid review of La Traviata at the Coade Hall, Blandford ⭐️

"Taylor has a voice that can hit the highest notes with strength and beauty, yet bring a tear to the eye with its broken softness, as she does in the cruel and tragic Act Two scene with Alfredo’s father (a dignified but ultimately guilt-stricken Philip Kalmanovitch) and the final act, in which her death is one of the most convincing I have seen in many Traviatas."

"... Alfredo, sung with immense power and conviction by Sam Britner (it is very hard to believe this glorious soaring tenor is only 21 years old)."

Welcome to The Fine Times Recorder - All in your own good time.

20/04/2026

Less than an hour until the curtain goes up on our final performance of La Traviata at Theatre Royal Wi******er 💔

Time to grab yourself a drink, check out the programme and get comfortable in your seats.
It's going to be an incredible evening! ⭐️

Photo Alexander Kabanov Photographer