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An opera based on the writings of the artist Liu Xia and her Nobel Prize-Winning partner, the activist Liu Xiaobo. Xiaobo and Xia faced years of separation during Xiaobo’s political imprisonment. ‘Transfiguring distance’ and ‘entrusting life to love beyond the limits of distance’, Xia and Xiaobo fought for love, dignity, and freedom in the face of oppression and enforced separation.

Romantic Overtures  Royal Welsh College Conductors direct the Welsh National Opera Orchestra in a vibrant lunchtime of orchestral favourites, celebrating young talent through our vibrant RWCMD/WNO partnership.

It was in the field of chamber music and song that John Ireland first made his name as a composer, and these remained the genres in which he was most at home throughout his career. The college is delighted to welcome back the John Ireland Prize, giving our students the opportunity to collaborate in performances of the music of this quintessential chamber master, culminating in a public final for both ensemble and vocal performers.

Sir Ian Stoutzker generously contributed towards the building of the college’s concert hall and donated an annual prize for our most outstanding music student, to be awarded by competition. Having crowned flautist Katie Bartels as our 2024 Stoutzker instrumental Prize winner, join our outstanding vocal finalists as they compete for the ultimate honour.

After decades in exile, Sweeney Todd has returned to London in pursuit of vengeance against the corrupt judge who destroyed his family and his life.

The David Seligman Opera School presents a dynamic Salieri & Menotti double bill.

A classical music concert that follows Doudou on her journey, as she travels far from her home and discovers the nature in her heart. These two pieces, a wind septet and a string quartet, exploring neo-classical-romantic style, incorporate contemporary elements. As if adding spicy chili to a sweet dessert.

Pastures of Broken Glass explores the fractured identity of the post-Troubles generation in Ireland. Dealing with themes of loss, division, and healing, this multi-movement work for mixed quartet delves into the complexities of our community’s struggle with the border’s legacy and how we interact with the generational trauma that stems from it.

How do you tell if the path is going forwards or backwards? This brand new multi-disciplinary work combines a cast of dancers, musicians, electronic sound, and visuals to unravel the tale of the seasons. Inspired by Monet and the impressionist art movement, golden summers and autumn sun give rise to reflection and nostalgia.

What do you do when you’re the only person left on a ruined world? Meet Subject 03894 who is figuring out their life in the new age. Inspired by the Found Footage Horror Genre popularised in the late 1990s, Screens Have Ears details the ideas of grief, loss, and hope through music, spatialised audio, and sound design.