AN OPERA in Hook is set to dazzle with a fantastic line-up of events in July.

West Green House Opera, based at Thackham's Lane, is hosting a number of events from July 21 until July 30.

Visitors can expect to see a visually immersive display in a variety of different performances.

The dates of the performances are:

  • July 21 - Mozart's Constanze or ‘The death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart through the eyes of the love of his life’
  • July 22 and July 23 - Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
  • July 25 - Oz & Armonico Drink to Music, in the Theatre Lawn Pavillion
  • July 28 - Offenbach’s Robinson Crusoe, a concert staging
  • July 29 & July 30 - Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana & Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, ‘Cav & Pag’

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All performances are under cover and main stage performances include a 70-minute dining interval.

Artistic director Kirsty Hopkins said: "At West Green House Opera we offer a completely unique theatrical experience to our audiences. Our Theatre on the Lake with the stunning West Green House Gardens lit behind the stage is so spectacular that more and more world class singers are coming to sing in our productions. 

"This year we have performers joining us who regularly sing at Covent Garden, English National Opera, The New York Met and London’s West End. We also pride ourselves on working with the hottest young artists giving them vital experience at the beginning of their careers. Every year we’re getting more ambitious with our productions, bringing outstanding evenings of entertainment to our corner of Hampshire."

Kirsty added: "The setting of the lovely gardens is totally idyllic. Audiences sit in a covered glass pavilion affording an incredible view of the stage which is built on the island on our lake and as the music wafts into the night air, swans and geese glide by on the water.”

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More information on these events can be found at westgreenhouseopera.co.uk.