American Ballet Theatre dancer SunMi Park is promoted to the rank of Principal Dancer
American Ballet Theatre Artistic Director Susan Jaffe announced that SunMi Park has been promoted to the rank of Principal Dancer, from 1 September 2026.
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American Ballet Theatre announces a new Principal Dancer and six new soloists
American Ballet Theatre Artistic Director Susan Jaffe has announced a new Principal Dancer and six new Soloists.
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Fondo Niccolò Piccinni presents the Garda Festival 2026
The Garda Festival runs from 24 July until 1 August on or near the shores of the great Italian lake. All events are free.
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Spoleto Festival concludes, broadening audience’s tastes while reaching an all-time box office record
The 69th record-breaking edition of the Spoleto Festival, the first under the leadership of the new Artistic Director Daniele Cipriani, draws to a close this evening.
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The Royal Ballet School’s 100th graduate year achieves a 100% employment rate
In The Royal Ballet School’s 100th graduating class, this year consisting of 30 students, all have secured contracts with companies as they start their professional journeys.
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Ballet stars come together for Verdensballetten 2026, on tour in Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland
Tonight is the opening of the Verdensballetten (World Ballet) in the garden of the Royal Garden Society in Copenhagen, and it is on tour until 30 August.
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Milan gardens named in honour of Eufemia Brancato – Queen of the tutu
Today, a garden in Milan was named after a costume maker, a woman known affectionately as the “Queen of the tutu” – Eufemia Brancato.
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American Ballet Theatre’s Jake Roxander is promoted to Principal Dancer
American Ballet Theatre dancer Jake Roxander has been promoted to Principal Dancer as of 1 September 2026.
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Valentino Zucchetti leaves The Royal Ballet
First Soloist Valentino Zucchetti is to leave The Royal Ballet after 16 years to pursue his choreographic and producing career.
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An unpublished ‘Dixit’ by Donizetti has been discovered in the library of a seminary in Bergamo
An unpublished work by the young Gaetano Donizetti, consisting of four pages, sets to music the text of Psalm 110, Dixit Dominus.
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Davis Aloschi, a 15-year-old La Scala ballet student, dies in tragic accident
Davis Aloschi, a 15-year-old student at La Scala’s ballet school, died in a crash between two scooters.
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Winners of the 2025 National Dance Awards
The winners of the 2025 National Dance Awards were announced today, marking the 26th anniversary of the awards (#NDA26).
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Natalia Osipova to make her West End debut in a new play
Royal Ballet Principal dancer Natalia Osipova to make her West End debut in The Standard of Living, a new play by James Graham based on the life of John Maynard Keynes.
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Where Worlds Converge: the rich history and modern renaissance of the Spoleto Festival
26 June to 12 July 2026, the 69th Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto: the first edition led by the new Artistic Director Daniele Cipriani.
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English National Ballet announces winners of Emerging Dancer 2026
English National Ballet has presented four Emerging Dancer 2026 awards – the competition will be available free online from 4 June.
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La Scala’s 2026-2027 Opera Season announced
La Scala announces its 2026-2027 Opera Season with 13 titles. It is Myung-Whun Chung’s first season as Music Director.
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La Scala’s 2026-2027 Ballet Season announced
La Scala announces its 2026-2027 Ballet Season with nine works, including five premieres and four new productions.
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Lausanne 2026 Prize Winners have chosen the school or company they will join next season
The 14 Lausanne 2026 Prize Winners have decided on their placements next season – 1st prize winner William Gyves from the United States joins The Royal Ballet.lausanne
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Preview: Sol León and Paul Lightfoot make their Royal Ballet debut
The Royal Ballet is the first British company to perform the work of the contemporary choreographic duo Sol León and Paul Lightfoot.
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Preview: Riccardo Chailly conducts Nabucodonosor, opening tonight at La Scala
Verdi’s Nabucodonosor opens tonight at La Scala. Riccardo Chailly’s last opera – his tenth Verdi title at the theatre – and the 210th performance of Nabucco.
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Royal Opera House’s new curtains unveiled to King Charles III
Last night, the Royal Ballet and Opera unveiled its new Main Stage curtains at the Spring Gala, attended by His Majesty King Charles III.
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Milan celebrates 80th Anniversary of La Scala’s reopening after devastating World War II bombing
World War II bombing by allied forces destroyed much of La Scala. It was rebuilt in three years and reopened with Toscanini conducting on 11 May 1946.
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English National Opera’s ENO Breathe programme proven to improve long COVID
A new study in The Lancet Digital Health shows that ENO Breathe significantly improves quality of life for people living with long COVID.
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Royal Ballet and Opera unveils new stage curtains during special Gala performance
On 14 May, after 3 decades and tens of thousands of performances, the Royal Ballet and Opera unveils its new stage curtains as part of a Gala performance.
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(A few) International Dance Day events – 29 April 2026
Emails about many initiatives have arrived in gramilano’s inbox over the last few days for International Dance Day – 29 April 2026. Here is a selection.
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Teatro La Fenice in Venice and Beatrice Venezi – set to become the theatre’s first music director – cut ties
Beatrice Venezi will no longer be music director at Teatro La Fenice in Venice after the conductor’s interview with the Argentine newspaper La Nación.
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The Royal Opera’s Jette Parker Artists Programme – celebrating 25 years of discovering opera’s brightest new stars
The Royal Opera’s Jette Parker Artists Programme will celebrate its 25th anniversary in the 2026-2027 season.
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San Francisco Ballet – The Complete 2026-2027 Season
Ballet’s past, present, and future are explored in the 2026-2027 season, San Francisco Ballet announced this week.
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The Royal Opera – complete 2026-2027 Season
The complete presentation, calendar and production details of the full Royal Opera 2026-2027 Season.
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The Royal Ballet – complete 2026-2027 Season
The complete presentation, calendar and production details of the full Royal Ballet 2026-2027 Season.
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