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United Kingdom ‘Opening Night: Built for the Hallé: Celebrating 30 years of The Bridgewater Hall’: Sir Stephen Hough (pianist), The Hallé / Kahchun Wong (conductor). The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 24.9.2026. (PC)
United Kingdom English National Opera’s, Angel’s Bone: Soloists, Kantos Chamber Choir, Members of the BBC Philharmonic / Baldur Brönnimann (conductor). Aviva Studios, Manchester, 12.5.2026. (JB)
English National Opera announces 2026-2027 Season
A daring nine-opera season (for more details click here), including six new productions, in London and Greater Manchester, exploring stories of resistance and freedom.
First UK performance in 15 years of Philip Glass and Robert Wilson’s Einstein on the Beach directed by Phelim McDermott in a major international co production with ENO, Factory International, Park Avenue Armory and Improbable.
Lars von Trier’s cult classic Breaking the Waves (13-25 February 2027) receives London operatic premiere in a new production by Tinuke Craig.
New productions of Tosca (30 October – 11 December 2026) and Adriana Mater (28 November – 12 December 2026), directed by Annilese Miskimmon, following her Olivier Award-winning Dead Man Walking.
Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride (6-14 November 2026) enters ENO’s repertoire with a new production by Lyndsey Turner.
Conductor Néstor Bayona announced as André de Ridder’s first Mackerras Fellow.
Opera and football unite for Perfect Pitch’s finale the week before World Cup.
5,000 free tickets are available for Under 21s at the London Coliseum and at partnering venues in Greater Manchester.
United Kingdom Janáček, The Cunning Little Vixen: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the RNCM / Martin Pickard (conductor). Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, 26.3.2026. (MC)
United Kingdom One Damn Thing After Another – Owen, Gipps, Maconchy, Alwyn, Carwithen: Alex Mitchell (viola), Rachel Clegg (cor anglais), Alexandra Dariescu (piano), Manchester Camerata / John Andrews (conductor). Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, 15.3.2026. (PC)
United Kingdom Mozart, Così fan tutte (concert staging): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Alexander Joel (conductor). Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 27.2.2026. (MC)
United Kingdom John Adams in Manchester – Adams Conducts Harmonium: Mary Bevan (soprano), Hallé Choir and Hallé / John Adams (conductor). The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 30.10.2025. (MC)
United Kingdom Britten, Unsuk Chin, Schubert: Faustine de Monès (soprano), Hallé / Elena Schwarz (conductor). The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 23.10.2025. (MC)
