For the grand finale of the three concerts in our new Music at the Institute series, CarmenCo performs ‘A Pocket Opera’.

CarmenCo is more than a concert: It’s a performance of Spanish and Spanish-inspired music presented as a play, roughly following the story of Bizet’s opera Carmen but told from her point of view. Dare you consult the cards with her? What does she think of the men in her story? Did she foresee her gruesome ending? And does she like the opera that was written about her?

With sell-out performances all over the UK, CarmenCo trio (mezzo/flute and 2 guitars), will have the audience in turn laughing out loud, and listening with absolute silence to  the immersive and evocative music. A brilliantly accessible and fun way to present classical music, CarmenCo’s “Pocket Opera” is the must-see show of 2025.

There will be a matinee performance and an evening performance.

You can see CarmenCo in action watch here

and at the Ham Farm Festival last summer watch here

There will be a matinee performance and an evening performance.  These tickets are for the matinee.   Doors open at 1:30pm for 2pm.

Tickets:  £18, or £15 for members of the Leatherhead Community Association or the Leatherhead Concert and Arts Society.

Tickets can be bought from our office in the Institute on a weekday morning or online using one of these links:

Full price tickets for the matinee available here

Members’ tickets for the matinee available here

Ticket for children, students and young people (25 and under) available here

Getting to the Leatherhead Institute

The Institute is at the top of Leatherhead High Street, KT22 8AH, on the corner with Leret Way. Leatherhead is served by bus from Kingston and by bus and train from Guildford, Dorking and Epsom.

There is no free parking in the town centre during the day.  Nearby car parks are the Swan Centre multi-storey on Leret Way (KT22 7JL) and the surface car park on Station Road (KT22 7AF). You can pay by cash or via RingGo at both of them.