The Glasshouse has announced its 2025–26 season with Royal Northern Sinfonia. Here are the vocal performances on offer.

Music Director Dinis Sousa conducts Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” with the Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia in the first installment of a multi-year Mozart–Da Ponte opera project. The cast features soprano Christina Gansch as Fiordiligi, mezzo-soprano Alexandra Oomens as Dorabella, tenor Jonas Hacker as Ferrando, baritone Cody Quattlebaum as Guglielmo, soprano Rebecca Evans as Despina, and bass Neal Davies as Don Alfonso.

Performance Date: Sept. 19, 2026

Soprano Claire Booth and violinist Maria Włoszczowska perform Kurtág’s “Kafka Fragments.”

Performance Date: Oct. 31, 2026

Dinis Sousa conducts Elgar’s “The Dream of Gerontius” with the Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia, Voices of the River’s Edge, and massed musical forces from across the North East as part of the Share the Stage series. Guest soloists include mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly, tenor Benjamin Hulett, and baritone Roderick Williams. Tim Burke serves as chorus director.

Performance Date: Nov. 8, 2026

Conductor Sofi Jeannin leads Händel’s “Messiah” with the Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia. The cast features soprano Hilary Cronin, mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston, tenor Benjamin Hulett, and baritone Luthando Qave. Tim Burke serves as chorus director.

Performance Date: Dec. 13, 2026

Conductor Nuno Coelho leads the Viennese New Year’s Day Concert featuring soprano Soraya Mafi with Royal Northern Sinfonia.

Performance Date: Jan. 1, 2027

The ECHO Rising Stars Festival, presented in partnership with the European Concert Hall Organisation, features a full day of concerts and performances including soprano Camila Mandillo alongside violinist Ava Bahari, cellist Petar Pejčić, and the Javus Quartett.

Performance Date: Jan. 23, 2027

Conductor Dinis Sousa leads George Crumb’s “Ancient Voices of Children” featuring soprano Sophia Burgos alongside works by Cage, Ives, and Coates with Royal Northern Sinfonia, as part of the Americana II program.

Performance Date: Jan. 24, 2027

Dinis Sousa conducts Bach’s “St Matthew Passion” with the Monteverdi Choir and Royal Northern Sinfonia. The cast features Nick Pritchard as Evangelist, Florian Störtz as Judas, sopranos Hilary Cronin and Jone Martínez, countertenors Alexander Chance and Matthias Dähling, tenor Hugo Hymas, and bass-baritone Frederick Long.

Performance Date: Mar. 7, 2027

Conductor James Weeks leads Peter Maxwell Davies’s “Missa super l’homme armé” and “Eight Songs for a Mad King” with Royal Northern Sinfonia.

Performance Date: Mar. 27, 2027

Dinis Sousa conducts Beethoven’s “Choral Fantasy” as part of the final concert of the Beethoven piano concerto weekend, featuring pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja alongside Jonathan Biss performing the Fourth Piano Concerto. John Suchet serves as presenter.

Performance Date: Apr. 11, 2027

Dinis Sousa conducts the world premiere of a new commission by Norwegian composer Kristine Tjøgersen alongside Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia. The cast features soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, mezzo-soprano Alice Coote, tenor Laurence Kilsby, and bass Matthew Rose. Tim Burke serves as chorus director.

Performance Date: Jun. 12, 2027