Buxton Festival

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The Buxton Festival is an annual summer arts festival in Buxton, England, renowned for its opera, classical music, and literary events.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arts festival
music festival
opera festival
country United Kingdom
foundedBy Aiden Plender
Anthony Hose
Malcolm Fraser
foundedIn 1979
hasActivity commissioning new productions
hosting talks and debates
hasArtForm literary arts
performing arts
hasAssociatedEvent Buxton Festival Fringe
hasAudienceType local audience
tourist audience
hasComponent classical music concerts
literary series
opera programme
hasGenre classical music
literature
opera
hasMainVenue Buxton Opera House
hasReputation one of the UK’s leading small opera festivals
hasSubjectFocus classical music
literature and ideas
opera
heldDuring summer
inception 1979
language English
locatedIn Buxton
Derbyshire
England
notableFor combining opera, music and books in one festival
staging rarely performed operas
organisedAs charitable organisation
recurrence annual
regionServed Peak District
typicalDuration around two to three weeks
usesVenue Buxton Opera House
Pavilion Arts Centre
other venues in Buxton
website https://buxtonfestival.co.uk/

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Buxton knownFor Buxton Festival
Buxton knownFor Buxton Festival
this entity surface form: Buxton Festival Fringe
Buxton Opera House hosts Buxton Festival
Buxton Opera House hosts Buxton Festival
this entity surface form: Buxton International Festival