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Dance
English National Ballet’s spectacular Swan Lake in-the-round brought magic and glorious dancing to a packed Royal Albert Hall
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Best of
Marvel at Beethoven from memory, join the CBeebies children's choir or cross the Atlantic in music. It's all in the annual orchestral and choral feast
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Classical Music
All the great tunes and choruses, but funkier than you can imagine: Handel's ever-popular work in a jazzy new version gets its London debut
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Opera
An exciting new opera, unmissable Proms, and a Gilbert and Sullivan to lighten the mood
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Best of
Booking opens 13 May for the world's biggest music festival. Gorge on romantic Rachmaninov and get ahead with new works. Proms are live on BBC Radio 3; some are televised
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Dance
English National Ballet’s Cinderella-in-the-round fills the huge arena of the Royal Albert Hall with colour, magic and glorious dancing
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Theatre
The 2023 Olivier Award winners in full, plus interviews with Jodie Comer, Marisha Wallace, My Neighbour Totoro's Tom Morton-Smith and more
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Classical Music
World-famous pianist with a new TV following gives a concert of appealing French music
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Dance
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker at the Royal Albert Hall is a triumphant marriage of production and venue – and tremendously enjoyable
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Classical Music
Join the Royal Choral Society this Christmas for a joyous carol concert at the Royal Albert Hall.
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Classical Music
A highlight of its Christmas programme, the Royal Albert Hall stages a traditional performance of Handel's Messiah, with an exciting array of names performing
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Gigs
RuPaul's Drag Race stars are among the glittering line-up presenting the Royal Albert Hall's first ever queer Christmas extravaganza – book now to join the riot
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Contemporary Music
The London Community Gospel Choir returns to the Royal Albert Hall this festive season: book now to be swept up in their awe-inspiring, soulful harmonies
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Opera
The superstar singer performs one of the most exciting roles in the repertoire as part of the Royal Albert Hall's 150th anniversary programme
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Dance
The Car Man, Matthew Bourne’s reimagining of Bizet’s Carmen, returns to the stage, boosted and enlarged for the vast space of the Royal Albert Hall
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Dance
London hosts dance from four continents
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Dance
Sergei Polunin’s specially commissioned Romeo and Juliet has finally made it to a packed Royal Albert Hall for a twice-postponed one-off performance
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Classical Music
From sing-along carol concerts to star-led performances and the return of a critically-acclaimed ballet, there’s plenty to see at the Royal Albert Hall this winter
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Dance
Nutcracker, Little Prince and Snowman
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Dance
The crème de la crème of British ballet comes together for a special charity gala in solidarity with a sector that was battered by the Covid-19 pandemic
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Opera
Six weeks of live concerts to in-person audiences, featuring the best music and artists
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Opera
London's Victorian temple to the arts comes of age with a year of festive entertainment for all tastes – and looks forward to a full house
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Dance
Dance returns to the stage on 2021
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Classical Music
All the Christmas favourites are back, as the Kensington venue unveils a festive season, including carols and Messiah
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Dance
English National Ballet's Wednesday Watch Parties come to an end with two charming works, Bournonville's La Sylphide and Wheeldon's Cinderella-in-the-round
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Dance
Birmingham Royal Ballet brings its much-loved production of The Nutcracker to the Royal Albert Hall for a short run this winter
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Classical Music
Isata Kanneh-Mason, Sir Bryn Terfel and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra headline in the three-week festival
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Classical Music
Enjoy at home this year's top international artists, the secret lives of musicians and Queen Victoria's piano
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Dance
Tickets are on sale for English National Ballet’s glorious Swan Lake in-the-round, which makes a welcome return to the Royal Albert Hall in 2020
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Cinema
For the first time since the 1982 release, Ridley Scott's Blade Runner will be screened in sync with a performance of Vangelis' electrifying score
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Dance
English National Ballet’s Cinderella-in-the-round adapts the much loved rags to riches fairy tale to the vast space of the Royal Albert Hall with mixed results
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Classical Music
'Come seek us where our voices sound': experience the fourth Harry Potter film with a live orchestra in the historic Royal Albert Hall