ROHM Unveils 2026/27 Season: A 15th Anniversary Celebration
Muscat: The Royal Opera House Muscat marks its fifteenth anniversary with the 2026/27 season, running from October 2026 to May 2027. The programme brings together 28 unique shows across 43 performance nights, spanning opera, Arab music, concerts, ballet, jazz, world music and family entertainment, with something for absolutely everyone to enjoy.
OPERAS OF THE ANNIVERSARY SEASON
The fifteenth anniversary season opens with Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto, staged in Franco Zeffirelli’s celebrated production and conducted by Evelino Pido, in a new co-production with the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre. Younger audiences are introduced to the art form through The Magic Flute: Defeating the Monsters, an adaptation of Mozart’s much loved opera.
ROHM ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS
ROHM continues to commission and create its own work this season. Sindbad, The Omani Sailor is a new production developed with Mupa Budapest, while The Opera! offers ROHM’s own retelling of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, both reflecting the house’s growing role as a producer as well as a presenter of opera.
BALLET: DON QUIXOTE
Teatro alla Scala Ballet brings Rudolf Nureyev’s staging of Don Quixote to the Muscat stage, one of the season’s headline dance productions and a rare opportunity to see the celebrated company perform in Oman.
GALA CONCERT AND OMAN DEBUTS
A special gala concert marks the Oman debut of mezzo soprano Elina Garanca, performing with the Orchestra Teatro Regio Torino under conductor Karel Mark Chichon. Accordionist Ksenija Sidorova also appears in Oman for the first time during the season.
ARAB MUSIC STARS
The Arab music programme brings together some of the region’s best loved voices, including Nawal, Nabeel Shuail, Marwa Nagy, Yosra Mahnouch, Medhat Saleh, Mohammed Assaf and Aseel Abu Bakr, across a series of concerts through the season.
OMANI WOMEN'S DAY AND KULTHUMIYAT
Omani Women’s Day is marked with a concert bringing together the Royal Oman Symphony Orchestra and the Muscat Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Ladies’ Ensemble, with guest vocalist Marwa Nagy. Kulthumiyat follows, with Marwa Nagy and Yosra Mahnouch paying tribute to the legacy of Umm Kulthum.
JAZZ, WORLD MUSIC AND FAMILY SHOWS
The Golden Age of Jazz: The Voice is Back stars Stephen Triffitt, familiar from the West End’s Rat Pack Live, performing with the New York Swing Orchestra. Family audiences are catered for with The Nutcracker on Ice and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in Concert, alongside Homage to the Qanun, which brings Omani qanun virtuoso Wahab Al Dhanki together with Armenian musical traditions.
EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND THE ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION
Beyond the main stage, the fifteenth anniversary season includes an Education and Community Outreach programme and a dedicated exhibition marking fifteen years of ROHM, reflecting the house’s role as the first opera house in the GCC region and its continued commitment to nurturing local talent and audiences of all ages.
A SEASON TO CELEBRATE
The 2026/27 season stands as a celebration of fifteen years of opera, music and dance in Muscat, and of the audiences, artists and staff who have shaped ROHM into an internationally respected producing house. As the first opera house in the GCC region, ROHM marks the milestone by continuing to commission original work, champion Omani heritage and nurture local talent alongside its international programme.
See the stars, celebrate the legends, and discover new dreams at the Royal Opera House Muscat.
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