The Kublai Tour

The 2027 Kublai Tour to England

From the fabled land of Genghis Khan, Mongolian musicians are on their way, artistically, to invade the UK in May 2027.

Coinciding with the Royal Academy of Arts exhibition in London, Arts of the Mongol World.

19 May to 14 June 2027 London, Kent and Surrey

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Two of the company's singers in costume for Cavalleria Rusticana, standing back to back
Easter Disaster, Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana, at the Mongolian State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet, Ulaanbaatar

Who?

The Kublai Tour comprises a stellar professional team from the renowned Mongolian State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet.

  • Chuluunchimeg Togtokhbayar in costume as Carmen, on stage

    Principal soloists and singers

    Pictured: Chuluunchimeg Togtokhbayar as Carmen

  • Gereltsetseg Tulaikhuu conducting the orchestra

    Conductor and chamber orchestra

    Pictured: Gereltsetseg Tulaikhuu, conductor

  • Two Nomadic Ballet dancers in a duet, lit in blue

    Principals and dancers from Nomadic Ballet

    Founded in 2016, Nomadic Ballet stages classical, neoclassical and modern work.

  • N. Ashit in a white deel, holding a morin khuur

    Mongolian traditional soloist

    Greetings, dances, folk and throat singing, and the morin khuur, the horse-head fiddle.

    Pictured: N. Ashit, Honoured Artist of Mongolia

What?

A variety of full-length and shorter shows and performances, including opera, musical theatre, ballet, modern dance and Mongolica.

Nomadic Ballet dancers in Carmen, on a red-lit stage
Nomadic Ballet in Carmen

From two complete operas

The Barber of Seville

Rossini

Figaro pops up again in a 2027 Medway town. Wedding day to an old bore, or who can save the day?

Cavalleria Rusticana

Mascagni

A Sicilian village sees high drama on Easter Sunday. Returning home from army service and it’s all gone wrong.

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Assorted highlights

Songs, arias and dances in excerpts from Bizet’s Carmen, Carousel, Puccini’s La Bohème, Mongolian duets and Uran Khas (ballet).

A mix of old and new, favourites and unfamiliar, all highly enjoyable music.

N. Ashit singing on stage with a morin khuur, in front of the Mongolian flag
N. Ashit on stage, singing with the morin khuur

Where and when?

Performances run from

19 May to 14 June 2027

A variety of stages and theatres, auditoriums and halls, large and more intimate, in London and South East England (Kent and Surrey).

Full schedule available in December 2026.

Why?

The Kublai Tour offers a unique variety of musical experiences by these extremely talented artists, from a full opera to an Allsorts Show of highly enjoyable musical items.

Even if you’ve always thought opera and the like definitely wasn’t for you, the fun of the Barber and his escapades or the tension of an Easter Disaster will change your mind. Let alone a “Lollipop” selection of famous musical theatre pieces, great dances, and the delights of Mongolica.

Scenes from Easter Disaster, Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana, at the Mongolian State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet, Ulaanbaatar. Film: The English School of Mongolia.

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For further details of the Kublai Tour, contact

Graham Hill, UK tour manager
gr.hill16@gmail.com