The Royal Academy of Music has unveiled its 2026 slate. Here is a breakdown of vocal performances only.

First up is “Orfeo ed Euridice” starring Ella Orehek-Coddington, Julia Kumlin, and Anna Lluna-Aguilar. The chorus features Jessica Kneeshaw, Leoni Malewezi, Matilda Hazell, Phoebe Edwards, Louis Pettit, Josie McEvey, Amelie Mack, Georgiana Roe, Rachel Simone Best-Babayeju. Nika Kožar conducts and Anna Lluna-Aguilar and Ella Orehek-Coddington are co-directors.

Performance Date: Jan. 13, 2026

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Mezzo-soprano Dolary Gill plays cello and sings alongside pianist Daniel Liu i a program featuring works by Zoe Martlew, Luca Zucchi, Dove, Sarah Henderson, and Gorecki.

Performance Date: Jan. 13, 2026

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Baritone Ian Gillis directs and performs in “Declaration of the Firmament,” a program by composer Emma Clark featuring works by Dvorak and Clark Zapovit Nebes. Mezzo-soprano Maria Kolpaktchi sings and assistant directs while Max Levtskyi conducts the Lihtar Orchestra.

Performance Date: Jan. 13, 2026

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Soprano Gabrielle Guiho, harpist Alice Mizelli, and composer Billy Ainsworth join forces for “Lettres d’Amour.” The program includes works by Caplet, Grandjany, Renard, Tournier, and Ainsworth, among others.

Performance Date: Jan. 14, 2026

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“Witchcraft” will feature an ensemble of vocalists, including Eva Swiderski, Anastasija Stanojevic, Aitzi Cofré Real, Sylvie Noble and flutist Lara Aisha Ali. The showcase is choreographed by Roísín Salmon.

Performance Date: Jan. 14, 2026

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Soprano Madeleine Perring, tenor Woogyeom Kim, and baritone Aksel Rykkvin headline “From this Day Forward.” They are joined by pianists Alfred Fardell, Quan Gu, and Ben Markovic in a program of works by Wolf, Duparc, and Strauss.

Performance Date: Jan. 18, 2026

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There will be an opera scenes program directed by David Antrobus.

Performance Date: Feb. 12 & 13, 2026

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Bass-baritone Jaehong Kim and tenor Samuel Mills will perform alongside pianist Ziteng Fan in a program that includes Schumann’s “Dichterliebe” and Brahms’ “Fünf Lieder.”

Performance Date: Feb. 26, 2026

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Händel’s “Rinaldo” will get performances directed by Julia Burbach and conducted by David Bates.

Performance Date: March 17-20, 2026

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“Opera Makers” will be directed by Sophie Daneman.

Performance Date: March 20, 2026

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The Academy Baroque Soloists, under director Eamonn Dougan, will perform works by Purcell in “And Again I Say, Rejoice.”

Performance Date: June 21, 2026

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The Academy Baroque Soloists, under director Elizabeth Kenny, will perform works by Dowland and Gibbons in a program called “A Play of Passion.”

Performance Date: Nov. 1, 2026

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Laurence Cummings wil direct Purcell’s “King Arthur.”

The Academy Baroque Soloists, under director Elizabeth Kenny, will perform works by Dowland and Gibbons in a program called “A Play of Passion.”

Performance Date: Nov. 29, 2026