Proms 2026
6 Aug 2026, Royal Albert Hall
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Proms 2026 Elder Conducts Weber’s ‘Oberon’

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Elder Conducts Weber’s ‘Oberon’
19:00 Thu 6 Aug 2026 Royal Albert Hall
Sir Mark Elder conducts the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Monteverdi Choir and star soloists in Weber’s final opera, featuring a new narration that brings fresh life and wit to this chivalric fantasy of shipwrecks and magic horns
Sir Mark Elder conducts the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Monteverdi Choir and star soloists in Weber’s final opera, featuring a new narration that brings fresh life and wit to this chivalric fantasy of shipwrecks and magic horns

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Elder Conducts Weber’s ‘Oberon’

Described as ‘one of the most remarkable combinations of fantasy and technical skill in music’, Weber’s final opera – first performed 200 years ago – follows the battle of wills between Fairy King and Queen Oberon and Titania. A new narration brings fresh life and wit to this chivalric fantasy of shipwrecks and magic horns, all set to a ravishing Romantic score. Sir Mark Elder makes his debut conducting the Monteverdi Choir, performing alongside an all-star cast.

Audio-described by Timna Fibert

There will be one interval

Sir Mark Elder © Benjamin Ealovega

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Proms 2026