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Royal Ballet & Opera announces season 25-26

Royal Ballet & Opera announces season 25-26
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The upcoming 2025-2026 season at the Royal Ballet & Opera will feature a remarkable lineup of TACT artists, bringing their talent and artistry to some of the most iconic operatic roles.

• Timo Riihonen as Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte (Oct. 10 – Nov. 3, 2025)
• Rafał Siwek as Timur in Turandot (Dec. 15, 2025 – Jan. 9, 2026)
• Andrii Kymach as Andrey Shchelkalov in Boris Godunov (Jan. 29 – Feb. 18, 2026)
• Aigul Akhmetshina as Dalila in Samson et Dalila (May 13 – June 3, 2026)
• Lukasz Golinski as High Priest of Dagon in Samson et Dalila (May 13 – June 3, 2026)
• Marcela Rahal as Enrichetta di Francia in I puritani (June 30 – July 19, 2026)

We are proud to see these exceptional artists take the stage in one of the world’s most prestigious opera houses. Don’t miss the opportunity to experience their performances live!

Timo Riihonen

Timo Riihonen

Bass

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Rafał Siwek

Rafał Siwek

Bass

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The Zaccaria of Rafal Siwek was magnificent also from his opening aria showing gravitas in his dark and murky bass, and throughout finely...

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Andrii Kymach

Andrii Kymach

Baritone

FEATURED ARTIST

Kymach is commanding with impressive stage presence and a rich, smooth voice full of dark chocolate and the finest old tawny port.

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Aigul Akhmetshina

Aigul Akhmetshina

Mezzo Soprano

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The voice is an astounding instrument: rich of tone, knitted perfectly between registers, colored evenly from top to bottom unless she decides to...

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Łukasz Goliński

Łukasz Goliński

Bass-Baritone

FEATURED ARTIST

"Polish baritone dominated the opera's closing stages with textual clarity and a heroic timbre and set about his duty of slaughter with righteous...

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Marcela  Batista Rahal

Marcela Rahal

Mezzo Soprano

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...the most beautiful voice of the evening. Her luxurious mezzo was full of bronzed and chocolate tones... a good example of bel canto technique...

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