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GLYNDEBOURNE FESTIVAL
When: May 21 – August 30
What: Glyndebourne celebrates its 75th year and the anniversaries of Handel and Purcell
Who: Verdi’s Falstaff, Handel’s Giulio Cesare, Purcell’s The Fairy Queen, Dvorak’s Rusalka, Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde and Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore.
Where: Glyndebourne, Sussex
How much: Ticket prices vary
www.glyndebourne.com; 01273 815000

SALISBURY INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL
When: May 22 - June 6
What: Festival offering a diverse programme of over 100 concerts, gigs, exhibitions and plays
Who: Clare Teal, Django à la Créole, Tallis Scholars, The London Mozart Players, Elin Manahan Thomas, Robert Murray, El Tanbura
Where: Venues across Salisbury
How much: Ticket prices vary
www.salisburyfestival.co.uk

BATH MUSIC FESTIVAL
When: May 22 – June 6
What: Eclectic mix of jazz, folk and roots
Who: Branford Marsalis Quartet + Empirical, BBC Concert Orchestra and Charles Hazlewood, plus operatic extravaganza Battle of Quiberon Bay, celebrating Handel’s 250th anniversary.
Where: Venues across Bath, Somerset
How much: Ticket prices vary
www.bathmusicfest.org.uk; 01225 463362

CASTLEWARD OPERA
When: May 29 – June 20
Celebrating its 25th season, Castleward Opera provides swanky entertainment on the edge of Stangford Lough
Who: Strauss’s Die Fledermaus
Where: Castle Ward, Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland
How much: £42.50 - £57.50
www.castlewardopera.com; 028-9263 9545

HAMPTON COURT PALACE FESTIVAL
When: June 2 –13
What: Upmarket festival that features an eclectic mix of big name performers
Who: Jose Carreras with Faryl Smith, Jools Holland, Russell Watson, Beverly Knight and Lemar, James Morrison
Where: Hampton Court Palace, Surrey
How much: Ticket prices vary
www.hamptoncourtfestival.com; 0844 412 2954

OPERA HOLLAND PARK
When: June 2 – August 7
What: Opera staged in the middle of a West London park
Who: Conductors from Richard Bonygne to Robert Dean City lead the City of London Synfonia in accompanying opera singers, including Catherine Hopper and Leonardo Capalbo, in six productions. The operas are Roberto Devereux, Hasnsel und Gretel, La boheme, Orpheus in the Underworld, Un ballo in maschera and Kat’a Kabanova
Where: Holland Park, London W11
How much: £10 – £54
www.operahollandpark.com; 0845 230 9769

FORESTRY COMMISSION LIVE MUSIC
When: June 5 – July 18
What: Big names under wide skies: the Forestry Commission's series of summer gigs at an array of outdoor locations
Who: Sugababes, Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orhcestra, Paul Weller, David Gray, Simply Red, McFly, Status Quo, Katherine Jenkins, Vanessa Mae
Where: Various locations across England
How much: Ticket prices vary
www.forestry.gov.uk/music; 01842 814612

RELENTLESS WAKESTOCK
When: June 10 –12
What: Beginning as a wakeboarding festival, Relentless Wakestock has now evolved to offer music alongside watersports
Who: Moby, The Zutons, Chase & Status, Red Light Company
Where: Abersoch, Cardigan Bay, North Wales
How much: £40 – £115
www.wakestock.co.uk; 01758 710000

ROCK NESS
When: June 12 –14
What: “The only festival with its own monster” offers big name dance acts alongside rock in a loch-side setting. Quirkier acts perform in the Nesstival area, organised by the team behind Bestival.
Who: The Prodigy, Basement Jaxx, Dizee Rascal, Biffy Clyro, The Flaming Lips, Just Jack, Sneaky Sound System
Where: Loch Ness, Inverness, Scotland
How much: £45 – £160
www.rockness.co.uk

ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL
When: June 12 –14
What: Consistently lucky, the major festival seems to somehow always avoid the rain that besets other events and always comes up with an impressive line-up
Who: Neil Young, The Prodigy, Basement Jaxx, Pendulum, The Ting Tings, Razorlight
Where: Seaclose Park, Isle of Wight
How much: £60 – £250
www.isleofwightfestival.com

DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL
When: June 12 –14
What: A rock festival in the true sense of the word. You won’t find an eclectic line-up here, just rock and metal
Who: Slipknot, Marilyn Manson, The Prodigy, Whitesnake, Def Leppard, ZZ Top, Korn, Limp Bizkit
Where: Donington Park, East Midlands
How much: £135 – £200
www.downloadfestival.co.uk

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