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Globally renowned countertenor Michael Harper has joined the board of directors at Buxton International Festival.  In addition to being a celebrated opera singer, having performed throughout Europe, the US and China, Michael is a vocal consultant and teacher.  He has given workshops, lectures, and master classes for Asolo Song Festival (Italy), the British Library (Edison

A giant blue head, elaborate costumes and a 3 foot replica of the planet Jupiter were an unusual delivery for Peak District quarry firm Longcliffe!  The shipment arrived all the way from Austria and was met at the company’s Brassington site by crew from Buxton Opera House and Buxton International Festival. 

While we plan for 2021, we are delighted to share the first in a series of conversations with creative team members who are helping to bring our productions to life.

We are delighted to welcome Harriet Grubb to the BIF team as our new Marketing Manager. Emma Lloyd resigned at the beginning of the month to pursue her career in Rugby. We extend our best wishes to Emma and thank her for all the energy and effort she put into our Festival over the last

We are delighted to announce the appointment of an exciting young Arts Professional, Clara Marshall Cawley, as our new Associate Board Director. This position is treated as a director of the company but is not registered as a full director or trustee and has no voting rights. Being responsible for running an Opera Festival is a

Buxton International Festival (BIF) is delighted to receive a Culture Recovery Fund grant, this is fantastic news and means we can re-engage creatives to work with us on our outreach work and activate plans for the 2021 festival.    “This grant is a life line to the creative team and all the artists we are

Buxton International Festival is pleased to announce the opera and musical theatre programme for the 2021 Festival Thursday 8th July – Sunday 25th July 2021

With only a week to go until the launch of BIF Digital 2020, Michael Williams, CEO of Buxton International Festival shares a special welcome message.

See the full programme for the BIF Digital 2020 Season which will take place 13-25 July 2020.

Music, opera and books continue to entertain and inform during these strange times. In this blog post, BIF Board member Mark Sutherland, writes about the lockdown inspirations that have been lifting his spirits over the past 10 weeks.