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Applications are now open for September 2026 entry

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Our response to the proposed closure of Cardiff University's School of Music

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Step into the spotlight: Exploring vocal undergraduate opportunities at RWCMD

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Sir Ian McKellen announces the naming of RWCMD’s David Rowe-Beddoe Shakespeare Prize

Transforming ordinary places into extraordinary settings is Doctor Who's Location Manager, Stage Management graduate Alex Moore

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The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama attracts the best creative talent from across the globe. As Wales’ national conservatoire, we fire imagination and drive innovation, offering training to more than 800 actors, musicians, designers, technicians and arts managers from more than 40 countries. The College presents hundreds of events a year, from orchestral concerts and recitals to drama, opera, jazz, new music and musical theatre, performed by our students and a diverse array of world-class artists from around the globe.

Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama

The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama attracts the best creative talent from across the globe. As Wales’ national conservatoire, we fire imagination and drive innovation, offering training to more than 800 actors, musicians, designers, technicians and arts managers from more than 40 countries.

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Applications are now open for September 2026 entry

Music

Opera

Design

Stage Management and Technical Theatre

Acting

Musical Theatre

Arts Management

Undergraduate

Postgraduate

Foundation

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Steinway International Piano Series: Clare Hammond

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RWCMD and USW awarded prestigious AHRC Doctoral Focal Awards to power the creative economy

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The Sir Ian Stoutzker Prize 2025: Celebrating musical excellence at RWCMD

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Celebrating verse-speaking: Sir Jonathan Pryce judges the David Rowe-Beddoe Shakespeare Prize

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