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English National Opera in London and Manchester in 2026-2027

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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. 

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John Andrews and Manchester Camerata shine a spotlight on some unjustly neglected British repertoire

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United KingdomUnited 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)

Pianist Alexandra Dariescu with the Manchester Camerata © Rebecca Everett

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ENO’s concert staging of Così fan tutte provided the audience with enjoyment in spades

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United KingdomUnited 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)

[l-r] Lucy Crowe (Fiordiligi), Ailish Tynan (Despina) and Taylor Raven (Dorabella) © Matthew Johnson

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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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