Information for Opera Up Close - Opera Cocktail at Bridport Arts Centre, Bridport (Opera or Operetta). A delicious cocktail of classics by Puccini, Mozart, Verdi and more, in sparkling English translations with a contemporary twist, performed by the UK's brightest and best. A summer's day. A picnic. And a story of five friends trying to make sense of life and love. Is it finally time to grow up? Told through brilliantly evocative music including the famous Habanera from Carmen and Verdi's timeless Drinking Song from La Traviata, OperaCocktail will move, entertain and delight.