Welsh National Opera Orchestra: A New Year’s Celebration

WNO Orchestra: A New Year’s Celebration

WNO are back with our now-traditional (and always popular) New Year curtain raiser.
Don’t miss this opportunity to start 2026 with some classical splendour!

Celebrate the arrival of the New Year in true Viennese style with Welsh National Opera Orchestra’s toe-tapping take on the world-famous New Year’s Concert in Vienna. WNO Orchestra will fill the air with a delightful selection of waltzes, polkas, and dances to lift the spirits and welcome the year ahead in style.

Under the direction of Concertmaster David Adams, and joined by WNO’s latest Associate Artists, enjoy the sparkling music of Johann Strauss II, the fiery flair of Dvořák and lively dances from Brahms and Strauss plus more.

Whether you’re discovering the tradition for the first time or returning for more, this concert is not to be missed.

Programme

Johann Strauss II Waldmeister Overture
Johann Strauss II Vergnügungszug, Polka
Sieczyński Wein, du Stadt meiner Träume
Josef Strauss Transactionen, Waltz
Rossini La Cenerentola Act 2 Duet ‘Un segreto d’importanza’
Dvořák Slavonic Dance No 7 C Major
Johann Strauss I Furioso Galop

INTERVAL

Weber Euryanthe Overture
Joseph Strauss Sphärenklänge Waltz
Brahms Hungarian Dance No 6
Kálmán: Gräfin Mariza: Wenn es Abend wird
Strauss Éljen a Magyár Polka
Bellini I Puritani Act 2 Duet ‘Suoni la tromba intrepido’