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The  David Seligman Opera School at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama provides one of the most fully integrated opera training experiences available anywhere in the world. Opera performances are supported by the CONNECT Fund. Join from £5 a month and help support our students to work with leading industry professionals.

Final year Design for Performance students Ruth Norwood and Amelia O’Toole spent last term working with refugee and asylum seeker community, hosting creative workshops for all ages and abilities, as part of their course. Ruth tells us more about it:

Maestro Carlo Rizzi, RWCMD’s International Chair in Conducting, has just been awarded one of Italy’s highest honours for his commitment and contribution to promoting Italian music and culture internationally.

The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama’s annual Shakespeare Prize celebrates his work and speaking verse as an essential element of modern drama training.

In February we launched the College’s 75th birthday at a special public engagement event to share our plans for the Old Library. Principal Helena Gaunt explains how this redevelopment project demonstrates our commitment to the performing arts, their place in the heart of our cities, in the centre of all our lives.

The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama’s partnership with BBC National Orchestra of Wales (BBC NOW) and the National Open Youth Orchestra (NOYO) brings new possibilities for local young musicians aged 11-25 years.

Helping the College to play its part on the international stage, our partnership with Taith and study abroad opportunities open doors for students, providing funding for learners from RWCMD and across the world to take part in educational international exchanges.

The University of South Wales (USW), Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama (RWCMD) and The College, Merthyr Tydfil have signed up to the Trade Unions Congress (TUC) Wales Dying to Work Charter.

International theatre designer and RWCMD International Chair in Drama Pamela Howard is back in Wales, working with local communities, with a free installation at the Old Library that retraces the stories of immigrants who’ve travelled through and to Cardiff.