This is an archive of information advertised in 2021. Dates, prices and booking details below are historical. See the organiser’s current information.
Buxton International Festival brings opera, music and books to the town. Its 2021 programme encouraged local residents and first-time visitors to discover the festival.
The 2021 festival was scheduled from 8 to 25 July, with events at Buxton Opera House and other venues across the town.
Musical on the programme for the first time ever
For the first time, the festival programmed a musical: A Little Night Music, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. The programme also included the Strictly Musical charity gala.
Errollyn Wallen’s Dido’s Ghost was programmed for Buxton after its staged concert premiere and livestream at the Barbican in June, and before its Edinburgh International Festival performances. Another opera was Malcolm Arnold’s The Dancing Master; it had been intended for television in the 1950s, but the BBC considered it too bawdy.
Books – Jonathan Dimbleby
The 2021 books programme advertised speakers including Andrew Marr, Neil Oliver, Polly Toynbee, Matthew Parris and Simon Heffer, who was to discuss the diaries of Henry “Chips” Channon.
Jonathan Dimbleby was advertised in conversation with Professor David Reynolds about Barbarossa: How Hitler Lost the War. The book examines Operation Barbarossa, Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, and argues for its significance in the outcome of the Second World War.
A contemporary announcement outlines the 2021 programme. For current events, visit Buxton International Festival.
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