Cecilia Bartoli in Rimini with the tormented love of the great composers
Cecilia Bartoli returns to a childhood theatre in Rimini, a theatre she reopened 7 years ago.
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Dutch National Ballet principal dancer Anna Ol wins the Alexandra Radius Prize 2025
Anna Ol, principal dancer with Dutch National Ballet, is the winner of the Alexandra Radius Prize 2025, presented tonight at the opening the company’s season.
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Christopher Powney appointed new artistic director of Dutch National Ballet’s Junior Company
Christopher Powney has been appointed artistic director of Dutch National Ballet’s Junior Company succeeding Ernst Meisner.
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Teatro La Scala pays tribute to Giorgio Armani
Giorgio Armani – who died yesterday in Milan at the age of 91 – was a pillar of Milanese cultural life, including his support for opera and ballet at Teatro della Scala.
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New York City Ballet 2025 Fall Season, 16 September – 12 October 2025
New York City Ballet’s 2025-26 Season will open with a four-week Fall Season on 16 September with a week of programming dedicated to George Balanchine.
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Soprano Maria José Siri finishes Manon Lescaut seated after slipping on nude torso
After first aid and an unscheduled break, Maria José Siri finished the opera seated in front of the giant nude sculpture.
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Pacific Northwest Ballet opens its 2025-2026 Season with Jewels, also online
On 26 September, Pacific Northwest Ballet opens its new season in sparkling style with George Balanchine’s Jewels.
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Modern Milestones – a multi-anniversary celebration from Yorke Dance Project
Yorke Dance Project’s Modern Milestones celebrates Martha Graham Dance Company, Lewitzky Dance Company, Robert Cohan’s birth, and Christopher Bruce’s birthday.
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American Ballet Theatre’s programme for Fall Gala honouring Misty Copeland
American Ballet Theatre announces programme to honour Misty Copeland at Fall Gala celebration on Wednesday 22 October 2025 at the Lincoln Center.
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The Joffrey + Ballet in the US – a retrospective to showcase The Joffrey Ballet
The Joffrey + Ballet in the U.S. is an exhibition celebrating 70 years of The Joffrey Ballet, running until 20 December at Wrightwood 659, Chicago.
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Dance Umbrella, London’s annual international dance festival in October, is also online
Dance Umbrella, London’s annual international dance festival, runs from 2 – 31 October 2025, not just at various theatres and sites in London, but also online.
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Breaking Bach: Kim Brandstrup teams up with Hip Hop dancers and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Kim Brandstrup’s 13 hip-hop dancers perform Breaking Bach, together with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, at the Edinburgh Festival.
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The Royal Ballet presents A Single Man, based on the book by Christopher Isherwood
A Single Man, a new ballet based on Christopher Isherwood’s 1964 novel, to receive its London premiere, starring former Royal Ballet Principal Ed Watson.
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New York City Ballet’s 2025 Fall Fashion Gala
NYCB’s Fall Fashion Gala on 8 October will celebrate choreography and costume design, with a world premiere performance by choreographer Jamar Roberts.
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The Fonteyn 2025: The Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition to be held in Brazil this October
The Fonteyn 2025 – RAD’s The Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition, is coming to São Paulo, Brazil for the first time (11-19 October 2025).
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A few words with Cecilia Bartoli – 2 decades at Salzburg, stress, Rimini, and marriage proposals
Cecilia Bartoli rarely performs in Italy. Her Italian fans travel far to catch her performances in Salzburg, Monte-Carlo, Zurich – her home bases – and on tour.
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US premiere of Liam Scarlett’s Carmen opens The Joffrey Ballet’s 70th Anniversary Season
On 18 September, The Joffrey Ballet opens its 70th anniversary season with the US premiere of Liam Scarlett’s Carmen, set in 1930s Spain.
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Ashley Bouder becomes Executive Director of Eastern Connecticut Ballet
Ashley Bouder will become the new Executive Director of Eastern Connecticut Ballet (ECB), the top school for dance education in Connecticut, USA.
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Wayne McGregor: On The Other Earth – the 26-million-pixel immersive experience will leave Venice for London and Hong Kong
Wayne McGregor: On The Other Earth – “the world’s first post-cinematic choreographic installation” – continues its run in Venice before moving to London and Hong Kong.
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Martha Graham Dance Company: 100 Years – a photographic celebration by NYC Dance Project
NYC Dance Project’s Ken Browar and Deborah Ory have created a luxuriously illustrated book of 200 photos to celebrate the Martha Graham Dance Company at 100.
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Tonight – closing gala of the Nervi International Ballet Festival 2025, near Genoa
This evening, the Nervi International Ballet Festival 2025 closes with a gala dedicated to its founder – the Mario Porcile Gala – with international stars.
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Putin’s conductor, Valery Gergiev, sees his return concert cancelled
Valery Gergiev’s planned concert at the Royal Palace of Caserta, near Naples, has been cancelled after international protests.
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Les Étoiles Pour Homme, an all-male gala, concludes the Ravenna Festival
Les Étoiles Pour Homme – With a title that sounds like a men’s perfume producer Daniele Cipriani throws down a gauntlet to George Balanchine.
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Christopher Marney becomes Resident Artist at Baryshnikov Arts Center, New York
In the autumn of 2025 Christopher Marney, Artistic Director of London City Ballet, will become Artist in Residence at Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York.
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Italian choreographer Amedeo Amodio receives a lifetime achievement award at the Italian Parliament
The career of dancer and choreographer Amedeo Amodio was celebrated on 2 July in the Chamber of Deputies – the lower house of the Italian Parliament.
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It’s like Squid Game – singers suffer under heavy costumes in Verona’s Arena
Squid Game – Singers and dancers are suffering under the heavy, high-tech opera costumes with temperatures over 30°C when the operas start at 10pm.
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English National Ballet’s free digital 75th season celebration ENB@75
English National Ballet invites online audiences to join the company’s 75th Season celebrations with ENB@75, which runs from 4 – 13 July 2025 at ballet.org.uk.
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The Royal Ballet announces company promotions, joiners and leavers 2025
Director of The Royal Ballet, Kevin O’Hare, has announced promotions, new joiners and leavers for The Royal Ballet’s 2025/26 Season.
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Filmed for cinemas – William Christie conducting Les Arts Florissants in Handel’s Ariodante
Le Grand Rex in Paris will screen Handel’s Ariodante on Monday 30 June, with Les Arts Florissants and William Christie, filmed for cinema with 7.1 sound.
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Royal Ballet and Opera announces 2025/26 Cinema Season
The Royal Ballet and Opera will bring nine productions from London to 1,500 cinema screens in 50 countries for 2025/26.
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