Honour your favourite childhood teachers around the world in a dynamic concert starring pop superstars Liam Payne, Rita Ora and Little Mix this March. Launched by The Varkey Foundation, The Assembly: A Global Teacher Prize concert will celebrate the indispensable service of teachers around the world. Liam Payne was a member of sensational hit One Direction before he embarked on solo projects that combined his pop background with R&B. Last year, he performed his first solo show in the UAE…

From soul to disco and pop to rock–relive 45 years of Michael Jackson’s legendary music biography through THRILLER LIVE, direct from London’s West End. Now in its 10th year with over 4,000 performances in its arsenal, THRILLER LIVE is arriving at Dubai Opera to celebrate the spectacular career of one of the world’s most renowned entertainers. The show takes the audience through a multi-sensory journey with a curated setlist of Michael Jackson’s sensational hits from 1982 to 1995, including a…

The world’s most luxurious hotel, the Burj Al Arab, is once again the high profile venue for the prestigious Russian Seasons by Evgeniy Morozov. For two nights, Al Falak Ballroom will set the scene for a star-studded evening featuring gourmet cuisine and none other than Valeriy Meladze. Valeriy Meladze is one of Russia’s most famous pop singers whose career set off in 1989. Through great struggle and perseverance, Meladze rose to the top with a trail of awards like the…

The Jungle Book is on almost every child’s list of favourite tales. Written by renowned English author Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book is the whimsical tale of a man-cub named Mowgli who is raised in a jungle in Madhya Pradesh, India, by wolves. Since its publication in 1894, Kipling's story has been rendered in a series of media, from movies and plays to cartoons and TV shows. The latest adaptation comes in the form of a British musical, right here…

Prepare for an evening with Alice and her whimsical friends onboard Dubai's floating hotel, Queen Elizabeth 2. Titled Alice, the show invites children to dive into a hole of riddles and rhymes, chase white rabbits running late and jump in on fanciful tea parties with the Mad Hatter. The West End cast is reviving the imaginative world of Alice in Wonderland with two showing every day for four days so children can rejoice in the whimsy of this classic tale…

The world’s most famous stage performance, Phantom of the Opera, is making its spectacular Middle East debut this coming autumn at Dubai Opera. Ever since its premiere at London’s West End in October 1986, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s blockbuster musical has taken the world by storm with over 13,000 performances and 30 years on stage. Based on the eponymous novel by Gaston Leroux, ‘Phantom of the Opera’ tells the story of a musical genius living under the Paris Opera House who…

After an exceptionally successful show in 2017, the sensational Mica Paris returns to Dubai Opera for a special performance commemorating the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. From ‘Respect’ to ‘I Say A Little Prayer’, Paris will take a nostalgic voyage through Franklin's genre-defining discography that continues to inspire contemporary pop, R&B and soul artists across the world. Mica Paris is one of the UK’s most celebrated soul singers whose career is marked by an array of critically-acclaimed chart-toppers, platinum-selling albums…