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Music

Opera

Design

Stage Management and Technical Theatre

Acting

Musical Theatre

Arts Management

Postgraduate

Undergraduate

Foundation

Gary Crosby and Denys Baptiste: A Love Supreme

Steinway International Piano Series

The Truth About Trees

VRï and RWCMD musicians: We will Weave

Soumik Datta: Melodies in Slow Motion

Charlotte's Web

Autumn at RWCMD

RWCMD's Honorary Fellows 2026: here for the arts, Wales and the future

RWCMD launches PhD programme focused on innovative cultural and social impact 

RWCMD receives significant new funding for its ground-breaking annual NEW writing festival

Lucy Stout, former Director of Development, to become a Vice President of RWCMD

Principal Helena Gaunt named as Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales

Summer at RWCMD

Artists for AmserJazzTime Festival Announced

Welsh Government funding update

'Keeping language alive through song': Tenor David Karapetian wins RWCMD's £15,000 inaugural Sir Bryn Terfel Song Prize

Celebrating the arts, enriching lives, and engaging communities - 2026 highlights

'Arts and culture are not an optional extra, but foundational to Welsh identity.' Principal Helena Gaunt's on the role of culture in Wales

The Angry Summer: bringing Welsh history to life through puppetry

Inspiring the next generation: RWCMD Youth Instrument days, bringing young musicians together

Cultural collaboration across the world: RWCMD and the Morin Khuur composition project

RWCMD’s Foundation degrees bring creativity to life at Llanishen workshops

Matthew Rhys shares his experience of acting on both stage and screen

Celebrating The Sir Bryn Terfel Song Prize in the Land of Song

‘A voice infused with Welsh coal:’ Celebrating the centenary of the legendary actor Richard Burton

Looking after your mental health and wellbeing

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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 900 actors, musicians, designers, technicians and arts managers from more than 40 countries.

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Welcome|Croesoto the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

Music applications for 2027 entry are closing soon

Music

Opera

Design

Stage Management and Technical Theatre

Acting

Musical Theatre

Arts Management

PhD

Postgraduate

Undergraduate

Foundation

Featured events

Working in harmony with the real world

Latest news

Autumn at RWCMD

RWCMD's Honorary Fellows 2026: here for the arts, Wales and the future

RWCMD launches PhD programme focused on innovative cultural and social impact

RWCMD receives significant new funding for its ground-breaking annual NEW writing festival

Lucy Stout, former Director of Development, to become a Vice President of RWCMD

Principal Helena Gaunt named as Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales

Summer at RWCMD

Artists for AmserJazzTime Festival Announced

Welsh Government funding update

'Keeping language alive through song': Tenor David Karapetian wins RWCMD's £15,000 inaugural Sir Bryn Terfel Song Prize

Discover our stories

Celebrating the arts, enriching lives, and engaging communities - 2026 highlights

'Arts and culture are not an optional extra, but foundational to Welsh identity.' Principal Helena Gaunt's on the role of culture in Wales

The Angry Summer: bringing Welsh history to life through puppetry

Inspiring the next generation: RWCMD Youth Instrument days, bringing young musicians together

Cultural collaboration across the world: RWCMD and the Morin Khuur composition project

RWCMD’s Foundation degrees bring creativity to life at Llanishen workshops

Matthew Rhys shares his experience of acting on both stage and screen

Celebrating The Sir Bryn Terfel Song Prize in the Land of Song

‘A voice infused with Welsh coal:’ Celebrating the centenary of the legendary actor Richard Burton

Looking after your mental health and wellbeing

Welcome|Croesoto the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

Music applications for 2027 entry are closing soon

Music

Opera

Design

Stage Management and Technical Theatre

Acting

Musical Theatre

Arts Management

PhD

Postgraduate

Undergraduate

Foundation

Featured events

Working in harmony with the real world

Latest news

Autumn at RWCMD

RWCMD's Honorary Fellows 2026: here for the arts, Wales and the future

RWCMD launches PhD programme focused on innovative cultural and social impact

RWCMD receives significant new funding for its ground-breaking annual NEW writing festival

Lucy Stout, former Director of Development, to become a Vice President of RWCMD

Principal Helena Gaunt named as Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales

Summer at RWCMD

Artists for AmserJazzTime Festival Announced

Welsh Government funding update

'Keeping language alive through song': Tenor David Karapetian wins RWCMD's £15,000 inaugural Sir Bryn Terfel Song Prize

Discover our stories

Celebrating the arts, enriching lives, and engaging communities - 2026 highlights

'Arts and culture are not an optional extra, but foundational to Welsh identity.' Principal Helena Gaunt's on the role of culture in Wales

The Angry Summer: bringing Welsh history to life through puppetry

Inspiring the next generation: RWCMD Youth Instrument days, bringing young musicians together

Cultural collaboration across the world: RWCMD and the Morin Khuur composition project

RWCMD’s Foundation degrees bring creativity to life at Llanishen workshops

Matthew Rhys shares his experience of acting on both stage and screen

Celebrating The Sir Bryn Terfel Song Prize in the Land of Song

‘A voice infused with Welsh coal:’ Celebrating the centenary of the legendary actor Richard Burton

Looking after your mental health and wellbeing

RWCMD launches PhD programme focused on innovative cultural and social impact 