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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

For more information and tickets click here

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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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Cameron Menzies, Anne Marabini Young and Mary McCabe discuss NIO and Diva Opera’s new La bohème

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Robert Beattie learns about the exciting collaboration between Northern Ireland Opera and Diva Opera 

Cameron Menzies

Northern Ireland Opera and Diva Opera have joined forces and will jointly present a new production of Puccini’s La bohème in Belfast later this month. I spoke to the respective directors of both companies, Cameron Menzies and Anne Marabini Young about this production. I also spoke to soprano Mary McCabe about the vocal and dramatic challenges of singing Mimì in the production.

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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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Munich’s Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in 2026-2027

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The BRSO in 2026-2027

Sir Simon Rattle conducts members of the BRSO © BR/Astrid Ackermann

The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra opens its 2026/27 season under the continued leadership of Chief Conductor Sir Simon Rattle, who marks his fourth year at the helm of one of the world’s great orchestras. The season’s overarching theme is Hoffnung — Hope — a concept explored across the programming through essays, musician testimonials, and above all through the music itself. For more information click here.

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Opera in Bremen, Bremerhaven and Oldenburg in 2026-2027

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Opera in the 2026/27 season of the Municipal Theatres in Bremen and Bremerhaven and Oldenburg State Theatre

Bremen, Bremerhaven and Oldenburg recently presented their 2026/27 seasons. The links below provide access to the overall season brochures, while the following focuses on the respective programmes for music theatre.

Bremen team

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