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Royal Ballet and Opera Cinema Season 2026-2027

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Royal Ballet and Opera announces its 2026/27 Cinema Season 

Cinema Season shares the very best of The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet with audiences around the world
Programme includes new productions of Götterdämmerung from Barrie Kosky and Così fan tutte from Netia Jones
Beloved favourites return, including The Royal Ballet’s Manon and Swan Lake, and The Royal Opera’s Carmen and Tosca
UK audiences can also enjoy Macbeth and La fanciulla del West from The Metropolitan Opera

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Elim Chan is the San Francisco Symphony’s new Music Director

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Elim Chan named next Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony

Elim Chan

Chan joins the Orchestra as Music Director Designate effective immediately and officially begins her tenure as Music Director in September 2027

As Music Director Designate, she leads the San Francisco Symphony June 5 & 6 in a program featuring music by Wagner, Berlioz, and Debussy

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UK premiere of Tchaikovsky Child of Glass at Opera Holland Park in August

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Tchaikovsky Child of Glass to make UK premiere at Opera Holland Park this summer 

A theatrical fusion of music, ballet and drama details the life of Tchaikovsky, featuring Téo Dubreuil from the Royal Ballet, celebrated solo pianist Jayson Gillham, and RPS-nominated playwright Tama Matheson

NEW music-drama about the life and loves of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Tchaikovsky Child of Glass will make its UK premiere at Opera Holland Park this summer from 13-15 August.

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King Charles III unveils new Main Stage curtains at the Royal Opera House

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New Main Stage curtains unveiled to King Charles III at the Royal Opera House 

His Majesty was joined on stage by Royal Ballet dancer Marianela Nuñez and soprano Pretty Yende for historic unveiling

His Majesty met artists and backstage technical teams, as well as the Royal School of Needlework – all involved in the creation of the new stage curtains

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Warwick Arts Centre’s Orchestral Season 2026-2027

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Boundary-breaking performances, familiar classics, seasonal favourites, and more are lined up for Warwick Arts Centre’s 2026-2027 Orchestral Season

Kicking the season off is a return appearance from the inspiring Chineke! Orchestra (26 Nov 2026). Acclaimed Colombian conductor Tatiana Pérez-Hernández leads the orchestra through works by Stravinsky and Rodrigo, as well as lesser known pieces by Adolphus Hailstork and contemporary Columbian composer Eliana Echeverry. Also joining Chineke! for the concert is Brazilian guitarist Plinio Fernandes – a Classic FM Rising Star.

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (9 Dec 2026) make the first of two appearances at the Coventry arts centre with a distinctly festive selection as CBSO Music Director Kazuki Yamada presents Tchaikovsky’s much-loved seasonal The Nutcracker Suites alongside bandleader Duke Ellington and arranger Billy Strayhorn’s brilliantly swinging jazzy ’50s Nutcracker ‘remixes’.

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The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London – 2026-2027

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The RPO Celebrates 80 Years Of Music-Making

Vasily Petrenko

New 2026–27 London season announced: Diverse programming and new concert formats that recognise and celebrate the changing face of the concert audience in 2026

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) today announces its London season for 2026–27, celebrating 80-years of music-making in the capital. Between September 2026 and June 2027, the RPO will perform 33 London concerts across three venues, with programming designed to appeal to young audiences and the launch of a new concert format that will particularly welcome people attending an orchestral concert for the first time.

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Elgar Festival in the Heart of ‘Elgar Country’ – 23 to 31 May 2026

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ELGAR FESTIVAL – 23 – 31 May 2026

Worcester, Malvern and Pershore – the Heart of ‘Elgar Country’

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Set against the iconic backdrop of ‘Elgar Country’, the Elgar Festival is a highlight of the West Midlands cultural calendar, this year taking place across the scenic destinations of Worcester, Malvern, and Pershore from 23 – 31 May 2026. The festival celebrates the enduring legacy of Worcester-born composer Sir Edward Elgar (1857–1934), through a diverse programme featuring world-class artists and accessible performing experiences, talks, exhibitions and guided walks designed to attract the broadest audience.

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