It was a year for outstanding individual performances, especially from relative newcomers, and at least three flawless ...

Andrei Serban’s 40-year-old production is confidently revived by Jack Furness, while the vocal richness of the Russian soprano as its eponymous heroine takes things to another level When the Royal ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When Anna Netrebko made her return to the Royal Opera House in September, after a six year absence, a noisy pro ...

The national company has a new leader, Jurgita Dronina, and a desire to raise its profile to a troupe that can rank among ...

A modern staging of Ariodante, Handel’s opera about love and betrayal in the King of Scotland’s court - Alastair Muir One of Handel’s greatest operas, Ariodante, was first performed in 1735 at Covent ...

Handel’s Ariodante received around a dozen performances at Covent Garden when it was new in 1735, but it’s taken the best part of three centuries for the Royal Opera to get around to staging it again.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. During the Overture a group of children are playing innocently when a couple of the boys engage in a mock ...

BLURB: Astana Opera’s Ballet Company and Orchestra Kazakhstan captivated audiences at the Royal Opera House Muscat with a dazzling performance of Delibes’ Coppélia, featuring virtuosic dancing, rich ...

The Royal Ballet and Opera has released a cover version of Catalan singer-songwriter Rosalía’s hit song Berghain with soprano Jacquelyn Stucker, conductor/violinist Stefano Montanari and pianist ...

The Royal Opera House is set to unveil new stage curtains, commissioned in honour of the King, blending practical necessity with a significant symbolic gesture. The current curtains, which have graced ...

This autumn, the Magic Flute returns to the Royal Opera House stage in a revival of David McVicar’s acclaimed production. Running from 10 October to 3 November 2025, the Royal Opera House celebrates ...