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English National Opera in 2025-26 and their new Music Director André de Ridder

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English National Opera announces new Music Director and 2025/26 Season  

André de Ridder © Hugo Glendinning (Courtesy of ENO)

André de Ridder appointed as ENO’s Music Director, with his first conducting engagement as Music Director Designate in February 2026.

The 2025/26 Season includes 12 productions and concerts across London and Greater Manchester, featuring 5 new productions (for more information about these and how to book tickets click here)

Ongoing expansion of ENO’s work nationally through new broadcast partnerships and learning and participation programmes.

Free tickets for Under 21s continue, extending to audiences in Greater Manchester. 

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English National Opera launches plans for a new partnership with Greater Manchester

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English National Opera (ENO) announced the first wave of plans for a major new partnership between the company and the city-region of Greater Manchester for the next three years, enabling ENO to be firmly established within Greater Manchester by 2029. NEW IMMERSIVE PRODUCTION OF PHILIP GLASS AND ROBERT WILSON’S EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH UK PREMIERE … Read more

Simon Boccanegra was a resounding success and testament to Elder’s 24-year rejuvenation of the Hallé

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Verdi, Simon Boccanegra (concert staging, 1857 version): Soloists, Chorus of Opera North, RNCM Opera Chorus, Hallé / Sir Mark Elder (conductor). The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 18.4.2024. (MC)

Sir Mark Elder conducting the Hallé © David Hughes

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