30 Sep 2024
Announcing the student conductors

We're delighted to announce the four student conductors from the Royal College of Music's postgraduate conducting programme who will join us on...

27 Apr 2024
Remembering RO President Sir Andrew Davis CBE, 1944–2024

Last weekend, just as we were getting stuck into Also sprach Zarathustra in Manchester, we were greatly saddened to learn of the death of...

10 Jan 2024
Walton's Extravaganza in One Act
We're pleased to announce the singers who'll join us for Walton's The Bear in February: 
 
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8 Dec 2023
Walton "The Bear"

We’re looking forward to tackling Walton’s comic opera, The Bear, in February 2024. Described as an "Extravaganza in One Act" and written to a...

18 Oct 2023
Announcing our 2024 season
Our 2024 weekend courses are now open for applications! Some VERY big things coming up, and we also return to Manchester after a long break....