News and Blog

Local schools join musicians from the RNCM and NCO for a resounding call to arms on the climate crisis. BIF’s especially commissioned oratorio featured recently in Music Teacher, a magazine aimed at sharing the latest news and resources in music education. The article focused on composer Kate Whitley’s thoughts on working with young people. In

Buxton is at the epicentre of the post-pandemic revolution in how we work, business expert Julia Hobsbawm believes.

Big band music is back big-time as the 2022 Buxton International Festival (BIF) celebrates the town’s tradition for live music and dancing.

Buxton International Festival is part of the Buxton Cultural Consortium, we are working with other arts and heritage organisations in Buxton celebrating culture in Our Street.    

From the majesty of the Buxton Opera House to informal music in the Pavilion Gardens bandstand, the Buxton International Festival unfolds against a backdrop of spectacular venues in the heart of the Peak District.

This International Women’s Day, BIF is proud to celebrate the women appearing in the 2022 programme – from emerging writers, composers and musicians to renowned academics, commentators and public figures.

Buxton Opera House and Buxton International Festival are delighted to announce that TV, film and theatre star Joanna Riding will take on the role of Madame Rose in this summer’s blockbuster production of Gypsy: A Musical Fable.

BIF will be taking to the road this spring with a seven-stop Roadshow showcasing highlights from the Festival’s eagerly awaited 2022 opera season and a snapshot of its concerts, books and jazz programmes.

Are you able to offer accommodation for our artists from mid-June to the end of July 2022?

Singer Nikki Martin had her own fairy tale moment when she took the leading role as Cinderella on the Buxton Opera House stage just three years after working there backstage as an intern.