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A performance by Paraorchestra at BBC Proms in Bristol in 2024. The stage is lit with blue lights and spotlights. Silhouettes of the orchestra members can be seen.

BBC Proms to return to Bristol Beacon

The classical orchestra concert returns to the city in August.

Radiohead perform on the Park Stage at Glastonbury Festival, 2011. Thom Yorke is front and centre holding maracas - one red, the other brown. He is wearing a blues and white checked shirt and a black jacket.

Radiohead reimagined with classical twist in home city

London Concertante's Radiohead Reimagined plays Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford.

A stone sculpture of a bulldog running through reeds

Elgar's four-legged friend returns to Hereford

Dan the bulldog fell into the River Wye, which inspired Elgar's 11th Enigma Variation.

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Claudia Winkleman

Proms go dark: The Traitors and all-night concerts planned for 2025

The programme for the 2025 Proms season is unveiled, with a host of special guests... and Traitors.

A view of the seating balconies of the theatre showing some of the lighting and the stage.

Opera House electrical use 'unethical' - audit

A report says the older-style lighting uses up to 80% more electricity than modern LEDs.

A close up of a choir of men and women, lined up and looking at the camera. They are holding scores, some open and others tucked under their arms. They are standing in a hall.

Choirs unite to revive forgotten Easter cantata

Gethsemane to Calvary was composed in 1906 and has "fallen into obscurity", says musical director.

Woman with long blonde hair is wearing a red top and black jacket. She has red rimmed glasses and is sat in a wheelchair.Behind her is glass panelling and a large wooden structure inside the Senedd building.

How opera singing is helping people to manage chronic pain

The Welsh National Opera programme is aimed at people living with persistent pain.

Three young women wearing orange and red dresses. The woman on the left sits at a harp, the woman on the far right hold a flute.

Classical music festival hosts night in a brewery

The Erda Ensemble will celebrate women in music and brewing at the Springwell Taproom on Monday.

The main auditorium of Jersey Opera House looking out towards the seating area from the main stage. A large chandelier hangs from roof with three tiers of seating and several balcony positions in the theatre. The seats are blue with gold trim.

Opera House shows could return in May - minister

The company that runs the Grade II-listed venue project has moved back in after a renovation.