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UK Festivals 2011 Round-Up
Saturday, 21 May 2011
It's time to dust down your tent and ice-box and plan some summer breaks with theartsdesk's definitive clickable festival guide - listings and links for all the UK festivals this... Read more... |
English National Opera 2011-12 Season
Tuesday, 17 May 2011
Contemporary music and 11 new productions are at the heart of a strong ENO 2011-12 season announced today. Highlights include a new opera from Damon Albarn (Doctor Dee) on... Read more... |
BBC Proms 2011 In Full
Friday, 22 April 2011
The 2011 BBC Proms open on Friday 15 July and close on Saturday 10 September. Strands linking the 90 concerts include Choral Sundays, film and TV music proms, French music, unusual concertos,... Read more... |
Royal Opera & Royal Ballet, 2011-12 Season
Thursday, 14 April 2011
The Royal Opera House's 2011-12 season takes place under the shadow of a 15 per cent cut in public funding and the looming London Olympics. There are 12 ballet bills and 18 opera nights, including... Read more... |
Birmingham Royal Ballet, 2011-12 Season
Thursday, 24 March 2011
Family-favourite storyballets dominate Birmingham Royal Ballet's 2011-12 season, as the company looks forward to a stringent year. Beauty and Beast, Hobson's Choice and Far From the... Read more... |
Edinburgh International Festival 2011
Thursday, 24 March 2011
The 2011 Edinburgh International Festival, running 12 August-4 September, has been announced, on a theme of the Far East and the Far West. Offerings include the National Ballet of China,... Read more... |
Chichester Festival 2011
Thursday, 17 February 2011
Chichester Festival has unveiled its 2011 season running from May to November, and priority booking opened yesterday. Terence Rattigan's centenary is celebrated in style, including two famous and... Read more... |
Birmingham Royal Ballet, 2010-11 Season
Thursday, 10 February 2011
Family favourites and fewer dates on the spring split tours mark straitened circumstances for Britain's busiest touring company, Birmingham Royal Ballet, keeping a smiling, child-friendly face on... Read more... |
Regional Opera, 2011-12 Season
Monday, 31 January 2011
Opera outside London flourishes in the hands of Opera North, Welsh National Opera and Scottish Opera. In 2011 the popular hits such as Carmen, The Merry Widow and La Traviata... Read more... |
Royal Opera & Royal Ballet, 2011 Season
Monday, 31 January 2011
2011 at Covent Garden launches with two much-anticipated world premieres in February: Christopher Wheeldon's first full-length storyballet, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and... Read more... |
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