‘I went to a town near Greater Manchester that has caves, a famous drink and opera - I didn’t want to leave’
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThere aren’t many places in the UK where you can experience opera inside a cave, see a hotel where Mary Queen of Scots reputedly stayed and drink the freshest mineral water available (although you might want to add an ice cube or two), yet you can do all of this in Buxton.
You’d be forgiven if your mind first springs to the bottled water when you think of the town, but there’s so much more to this beautiful town on the edge of the Peak District.
Next month it will welcome some of the biggest names in the worlds of Opera, music, books and jazz, along with the odd politician or two, as it hosts the Buxton International Festival from July 4 to 21.
The line up includes South African Soprano Golda Schultz, who has performed at opera houses across the globe, jazz band New Orleans Social Club and classical pianist Angela Hewitt.
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