The season also includes performances by the Kirov Ballet, and performances of the Australian Ballet's Sleeping Beauty. The venue will serve as home for the Welsh National Opera's spring and summer seasons.

"The opening season's programme offers an eclectic mix of productions that will delight our audiences‹young and old‹with UK and European premieres by internationally acclaimed companies, family shows, world-class opera, dance and ballet performances," WMC director Judith Isherwood told the BBC.