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Wyn Pencarreg appears as Alcindro in Richard Jones' production of La bohème from the Royal Opera House, in a Christmas Day broadcast on BBC Four.

This festive highlight in certainly one not to miss, and is available on BBC iPlayer for 30 days after broadcast.

Ailish Tynan performs Handel's Messiah for with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Brian Wright, at the Royal Albert Hall.

This seasonal concert takes place on 19 December.

Ailish Tynan joins the Irish Chamber Orchestra for The Best of Christmas. She performs a Christmas programme that includes a collection of Grieg’s enormously popular love songs, Moraeus’ Koppangen, the Wexford Carol and Oh Holy Night.

14 December - St. Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick
15 December - St. Paul’s Church, Mullingar

Keel Watson and Richard Roberts perform in Rimsky-Korsakov's Christmas Eve with the Chelsea Opera Group. Keel as Panas and Patsyuk and Richard, the Devil.

The concert performance is conducted by Timothy Burke takes place at Cadogan Hall on 10 December.

Joseph Padfield performs Dr P. in Michael Nyman's The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. The production is directed my Rosalind Parker and conducted by Mark Biggins.

The performance takes place at the Institute of Contemporary Arts on 30 November.

Gweneth Ann Rand makes her debut at English National Opera in the title role in Verdi's Aida. This new production is directed by Phelim McDermott and conducted by Keri-Lynn Wilson.

Performances take place at the London Coliseum on 29 November and 2 December.

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Ailish Tynan performs Vaughan Williams' Dona nobis pacem with the Britten Sinfonia and King’s College Choir.

The concert on 2 December is conducted by Stephen Cleobury and takes place at the Barbican. 

Ailish Tynan returns to the airwaves to present Saturday Classics on BBC Radio 3. In the first of two broadcasts, on 25 November, she shares some of her favourite moments in opera, including music by Handel, Mozart, Humperdinck, Wagner, Richard Strauss, Janáček and Britten.

Ailish, will also present the programme on 9 December.

Anthony Flaum performs Lensky in a new production of Eugene Onegin for OperaUpClose at the Arcola Theatre. This new chamber version, performed in a new English translation by Robin Norton-Hale, is directed by Lucy Bradley and conducted by Sonia Ben Santamaria. 

Performances take place from 22 November to 23 December.

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Gweneth Ann Rand and Njabulo Madlala perform scenes from Gershwin's Porgy & Bess  with the State Symphony Orchestra 'Novaya Rossiya' and State Academic Coral Cappella, conducted by Michael Chertock.

The performance takes place on 21 November at the Moscow International Performing Arts Center. 

Harry Nicoll perfoms Sellem in The Rakes Progress for OperaGlass Works at Wilton's Music Hall. This new production is directed by Selena Cadell and conducted by Laurence Cummings, with the Southbank Sinfonia.

Performances take place on 17, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25 November.

Llio Evans performs her first Mahler Symphony No. 2 with the Bath Symphony Orchestra and Bristol Choral Society, conducted by Eugene Monteith.

The concert takes place at The Forum, Bath on 11 November.