Edinburgh International Festival has announced its 2026 programme.

Marcus Farnsworth will sing Jesus in Tansy Davies’ The Passion of Mary Magdalene with Dunedin Consort directed by John Butt at this Summer’s Edinburgh Festival

Lee Bisset will sing The Overseer in Elektra. Eleanor Dennis will sing Fourth Maid in Elektra. Claudia Huckle will sing First Maid in Elektra. www.eif.co.uk

1, 2, 30, 31 OCTOBER 2026

Hilary Cronin sings J. S. Bach’s St Matthew Passion with Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Maxim Emelyanychev.

3, 10, 18 OCTOBER 2026

Katie Lowe sings Helmwige in Die Walküre for Staatsoper Hamburg.

8, 10, 11, 13, 16, 20, 22 OCTOBER 2026

Ella Taylor sings Lidion in Cherry Town for Dutch National Opera.

22, 25, 28, 31 OCTOBER 2026

Josef Jeongmeen Ahn sings Ping in Turandot for Scottish Opera.

4, 10, 18, 23, 25 OCTOBER 2026

James Cleverton sings Happy in La Fanciulla del West for Theater Bonn.

Edinburgh International Festival has announced its 2026 programme.

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