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Southbank Sinfonia at St John’s Smith Square enters a new era as it announces rebrand to Sinfonia Smith Square
The newly rebranded Sinfonia Smith Square marks the start of an exciting new chapter in the organisation’s history. In April 2021, the renowned venue St John’s Smith Square merged with the much-loved Southbank Sinfonia to become one organisation, Southbank Sinfonia at St John’s Smith Square.
Now, in June 2024, the merged organisation is relaunching as Sinfonia Smith Square.
Summer Music in City Churches: ‘Love’s Labours’
St Giles-without-Cripplegate, Fore Street, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DA
6 – 15 June 2024
For more information CLICK HERE
Lammermuir Festival announces its programme for its fifteenth festival in September this year having walked a path of miracles since its fragile funding cliff-face in 2023.
The full programme is now released online CLICK HERE.
The Buxton International Festival takes place from 4-21 July 2024
The BIF is the Peak District’s star-studded annual celebration of opera, music, jazz and books with more than 160 events planned.
Chelsea Opera Group present Giuseppe Verdi’s I due Foscari
A concert performance in Italian with English surtitles
Sunday 9 June 2024 at 6.30pm, at the Cadogan Hall
ETO to relocate to Sheffield by October 2024 as part of the Arts Council England Transfer Programme
English Touring Opera (ETO) is delighted to announce the city of Sheffield as the company’s new home, and will relocate its offices there by the end of October 2024 as part of the Arts Council England Transfer Programme.
Royal Ballet and Opera announces 2024/25 Cinema Season
Tickets on sale 11 June
11 productions screened in 1,500 cinemas across the globe
Bringing The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera to 50 countries
Seven live broadcasts
Beloved classics including Cinderella, The Nutcracker and The Marriage of Figaro
New opera productions: The Tales of Hoffmann and Die Walküre
Cinema tickets on sale from 11 June for more information click here
English National Ballet is thrilled to announce that the winner of the 2024 Emerging Dancer Award is Breanna Foad
Having performed the Venetian Carnival duet from Satanella and Penrose, a new contemporary work by Ching-Ying Chien, with her partner Thiago Pereira, Breanna Foad was announced as the winner during the Emerging Dancer event, hosted by English National Ballet’s Artistic Director, Aaron S. Watkin, at Sadler’s Wells on 24 May 2024.