Attack on Titan – Symphony from Paradis, Esplanade Concert Hall

More than 100 musicians, one very loud anime.

If the soundtrack is the part of Attack on Titan you still play, this is a better night out than the musical coming in April. Symphony from Paradis brings the series' music to the Esplanade Concert Hall for three nights, 26 to 28 November: the Metropolitan Festival Orchestra with a choir, more than 100 musicians in all, playing new arrangements by the original composers Hiroyuki Sawano and Kohta Yamamoto while footage from the TV series runs on a giant screen above them. The organisers bill it as the first officially licensed Attack on Titan orchestral concert.

The hall is the reason to go. Esplanade's Concert Hall is built for exactly this kind of weight, and a score this big is wasted on earphones. The evening runs 2 hours 20 minutes with a 20-minute interval, starting at 7.30pm, so you are out by 10pm on a weeknight.

The compromises are the age rule and the price. It is rated NC16, so anyone under 16 is out, however much they love the show, and tickets start at S$99 for the cheapest category. For a fan that is a fair price for a full orchestra; for a curious partner, it is a lot of money to find out. Our advice is to book the Thursday or Friday, which leaves the Saturday for the people who will dress up, and to pick a category with a clear view of the screen, because the footage is half the experience. Esplanade MRT puts you under the building, which matters when the last train is on your mind.

Good to know Esplanade Concert Hall, 1 Esplanade Drive, Singapore 038981. Thu 26, Fri 27 and Sat 28 November 2026, 7.30pm. About 2 hours 20 minutes including a 20-minute interval. NC16 (16 and above). Category 3 S$99, Category 2 S$129, Category 1 S$189, Esplanade Box S$189. Presented by Faeries of the East. Nearest MRT: Esplanade or City Hall.

Attack on Titan – Symphony from Paradis, Esplanade Concert Hall | Esplanade Concert Hall, 1 Esplanade Drive, Singapore 038981 | Nearest MRT: Esplanade; City Hall