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Semperoper Dresden in 2024-25

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The 2024/25 programme of the Semperoper Dresden

On 14 March 2024, the designated Artistic Director of the Saxon State Opera, Nora Schmid, presented her programme for the upcoming opera and ballet season in Dresden. Audiences can look forward to no fewer than 317 performances, including ten new opera productions and four new ballet productions, 27 revivals and numerous special events, covering all artistic periods from the Baroque age to the present day. The aim is to celebrate Dresden’s unique history in music and dance while creating space for imagination and fresh creative ideas.

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KVN Dance Company’s UK tour of Coppelia

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KVN Dance Company reimagines Coppelia

KVN Dance Company is thrilled to announce the full cast for Kevan Allen’s magical reimagined version of the classical ballet Coppelia which tours to 16 venues across the UK from 10 April – 30 JunThe eclectic cast of 12 dancers come from a variety of training and professional backgrounds, echoing the production’s use of different dance styles to make the story relevant to audiences today.

Read a review here about the performance at Basildon’s Towngate Theatre 

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The Three Choirs Festival from 27 July to 3 August 2024 in Worcester

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Three Choirs Festival celebrates nature in Worchester with a thrilling programme

The Three Choirs Festival has announced a thrilling new programme for its 2024 edition, with a celebration of nature and its enduring influence on composers and musicians at its heart. Taking place in and around Worcester from 27 July to 3 August, the festival features a superb selection of works old and new by composers including Edward Elgar, Gustav Holst, Bob Chilcott and Judith Weir.

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Ellen Kent’s 2024 tour features the Ukrainian Opera & Ballet Theatre Kyiv in Carmen and Madama Butterfly

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Ellen Kent Opera – Spring 2024 Tour

Senbla, by arrangement with Opera International, proudly presents two Ellen Kent productions featuring the Ukrainian Opera & Ballet Theatre Kyiv with international soloists, highly praised chorus and full orchestra

Award-winning producer Ellen Kent returns with the Ukrainian Opera & Ballet Theatre Kyiv and presents stunning classical productions of Bizet’s Carmen and Puccini’s Madama Butterfly as the 2024 tour continues (there is also one performance remaining for Verdi’s La traviata).

CLICK HERE FOR A REVIEW OF THE 2024 CARMEN AT THE CLIFFS PAVILION
AND FOR A 2024 MADAM BUTTERFLY REVIEW CLICK HERE

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Cheltenham Music Festival 2024 begins on 6 July

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Cheltenham Music Festival 2024 from 6 July to 13 July

Click here for the Festival website and full details

Cheltenham Music Festival has announced a sparkling line-up for its seventy-ninth year, the Festival will host some of the most exciting names of today’s classical music world.

The programme builds on the Festival’s longstanding reputation as one of the UK’s premier platforms for new work, alongside a plethora of older gems both to be found and rediscovered.

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Edinburgh International Festival begins on 2 August

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Edinburgh International Festival from 2-25 August 2024

Festival Director, Nicola Benedetti, celebrates the launch of the 2024 Edinburgh International Festival with dancer Aakash Odedra and musicians Calum MacCrimmon and Conal McDonagh from Breabach at the National Museum of Scotland © Mihaela Bodlovic

Edinburgh International Festival presents a hand-picked selection of leading international and local artists in the world’s Festival City, with 24 days of world-class opera, dance, music and theatre.

For full details of this year’s EIF click here.

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