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Season Previews from around the world

Oxford International Song Festival 2024 – 11 to 26 October

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Oxford International Song Festival
Cities of Song: People, Places, Music
11 to 26 October 2024

In its 23rd year, Oxford International Song Festival announces its most ambitious programme to date. Across 70 events, audiences can hear world-leading artists, discover bright new talent, and explore some of the cities that inspired and influenced composers via a series of insightful ‘Song Connections’ events. Music ranges from the Baroque to the present day, and the song recitals are complemented by chamber and choral music performances.

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London’s Royal Ballet and Opera in cinemas in 2024-25

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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

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Surrey’s Grange Park Opera Ring cycle 2026 to 2029

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Buckle up Wagnerians! the Ring cycle is coming to Surrey

Starting in 2026, Grange Park Opera undertakes the mammoth feat of staging the complete Ring cycle across four successive years.

Wagner’s epic Der Ring des Nibelungen (usually known simply as the Ring cycle) starts in 2026 with Das Rheingold, followed by Die Walküre (2027), Siegfried (2028) and finishing with Götterdämmerung in 2029.

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Berlin’s Staatsoper Unter den Linden in 2024-25

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Elisabeth Sobotka and Christian Thielemann, the new artistic director and new general music director at Staatsoper Unter den Linden in 2024/25, present their first season at the opera house.

Elisabeth Sobotka and Christian Thielemann

The future artistic director at Staatsoper Unter den Linden Elisabeth Sobotka and the future general music director Christian Thielemann presented their programme for their first joint season 2024/25 and look forward to working together.

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Stadttheater Bremerhaven in 2024-25

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Diversity, imaginative classics and continuing courage for engaging with new formats are the key components of the Bremerhaven 2024/25 season

[l-r] Peter Hilton Fliegel (Head of Theatre), Marc Niemann (General Music Director), Michael Frost (City Councillor in charge of cultural affairs), Franziska Grevesmühl-von Macard (Head of Administration), Lars Tietje (Artistic Director), Markus Tatzig (Head of Music Theatre), Bianca Sue Henne (Head of Youth Theatre), and Alfonso Paencia (Head of Ballet). © Heiko Sandelmann

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London’s Royal Opera House (now the Royal Ballet & Opera) in 2024-25

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The Royal Ballet and Opera in 2024/25

  • World Premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s opera Festen  
  • Eight new opera productions across two stages including: Eugene Onegin, The Tales of Hoffmann, Die Walküre, Semele, The Sound Voice Project and a Bernstein double bill 
  • European Premiere of Wayne McGregor’s MaddAddam  
  • Eight works new to The Royal Ballet by choreographers including Christopher Wheeldon, Joseph Toonga and Pam Tanowitz 
  • 40 years of breaking down barriers with our pioneering learning programmes 
  • 11 productions shown in 1,500 cinemas across the globe 
  • Tickets available from £3 – on sale from Wednesday 10 July 

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