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Napoli milionaria is Nino Rota’s restrained operatic portrait of post‑war Naples, centred on survival and moral uncertainty. Work of the Week for the Bologna premiere on 12 June 2026.

There is a distinct magic to Snape Maltings in June. The Suffolk reed beds shimmer, the North Sea breeze carries a quiet creative energy, and the legacy of Benjamin Britten feels entirely alive. But this June, the 77th Aldeburgh Festival carries an even deeper resonance. Marking 50 years since Britten’s passing, the festival is honouring its founder’s vision of the "complete musician”, and they have found the perfect modern embodiment in Ryan Wigglesworth.

Huang Ruo’s City of Floating Sounds combines orchestral performance with a dedicated app to create a layered listening environment. The Flanders Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Robert Ames, presents the Dutch premiere on 3 June 2026 at the Holland Festival.

Sebastian Hilli, one of Finland’s most promising young composers, discusses two of his recent works, the emotions surrounding a world premiere, what drives his creative process, and his collaboration with Schott Music.

It’s the day of your wedding. You’ve spent months, or perhaps even years, planning this.

Your favourite people have travelled from far and wide to come celebrate with you. Dressed in their Sunday best, they quietly admire the venue and the decorations you and your partner have chosen. There is so much love and excitement in the room as everyone waits for the wedding ceremony to begin. And then the music starts playing… What song do they hear?

Choosing the first song can feel near impossible – how do you pick a piece that might possibly shape the mood of the whole ceremony! Luckily for you, we’ve done the hard work and have compiled some of the best wedding songs so that you aren’t overwhelmed when it comes to planning your wedding. From timeless classics to hidden gems waiting to be discovered, there’s so much to explore!

A bird who can only say “Zack bumm!” ('Bang boom!'): Elisabeth Naske’s new music theatre tells a story without words, using sound and puppetry to explore difference and connection.

Hans Werner Henze’s El Cimarrón is a powerful work of music theatre about freedom, oppression and memory. In Henze’s centenary year, this key work returns to the stage across Europe.

Once a year, Europeans descend on a major city to showcase some of the very best of their musical talent on a continental stage, to sing songs, share a little unity, and have an all-around good time. But what makes the Eurovision Song Contest so important?

We’re going to take a quick look at the competition: where it started, where it’s been as we approach its 70^th anniversary on Saturday 16^th May, and what’s going on for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026!

Written in 1913 and heard anew today: Faust et Hélène by Lili Boulanger returns to the stage in a powerful new chamber‑orchestra version, premiered in Weimar in May 2026.

A musical time traveler with the precision of a blade: On May 7, 2026, Christian Jost’s new Vibraphone Concerto premieres at the Stiftung Mozarteum. The work cuts into the DNA of Mozart’s Masonic Funeral Music, transforming its somber rigor into the vibrant freedom of jazz—a powerful tribute to humanist ideals.