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Tried and Tested
Opera
A delightful new production of Donizetti's romantic comedy is set in wartime Britain
Tried and Tested
Opera
A hilarious new production of Donizetti's comedy is as musical as it is funny
Tried and Tested
Opera
A thrilling new cast renews a fine production of Donizetti's tragic opera
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An exciting new production of Carmen, an evening with author Kate Atkinson, and musical fun for the family
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Opera
Booking opens on Wed 2 Aug for operas by Wagner, Verdi, Donizetti, Handel and more
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Opera
A little jewel in Italian opera sparkles again in a new production underneath the arches
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Opera
New productions of Handel, Mozart and Poulenc, plus revivals of Donizetti, Stravinsky and Britten in a star-studded summer season
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Opera
Puccini, Handel, Poulenc, Mozart, Donizetti and a Cornish-set opera by a 20th-century pioneering British woman composer
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Opera
The Royal Opera House reveals nine months of music, including five new productions, nine revivals, and discoveries in the Linbury Theatre
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Opera
Beethoven, Handel and Poulenc operas are given new productions, plus revivals
Tried and Tested
Opera
Bryn Terfel makes a big-hearted role debut at Covent Garden in the comic opera by Donizetti in an otherwise disappointing production
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Opera
The Italian director on discovering opera, slipping on banana skins and introducing children to the best
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Opera
Donizetti's comedy returns to Covent Garden in a production packed with visual humour as well as musical hi-jinks, and with a great comedic guest star
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Best of
The dazzling Firebird, resourceful Figaro and memories of Fonteyn head up two months of top performances. Booking opens 9AM, Wed 3 April
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Classical Music
Thrilling world premiere after 180 years of a tragic opera by Donizetti
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Classical Music
The international opera star talks about singing in secret, her breakthrough as an understudy, and a world premiere, 180 years on
Tried and Tested
Opera
A highly theatrical treatment of a searing opera pulls no punches in Katie Mitchell's hard-hitting production, with eight performances in store
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Reach for your skinny black dress and pour an Aperol spritz: there is a distinctly Italian feel to the first productions of the season at the Royal Opera House
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Opera
A delectable and worldly-wise romp through sexual politics comes with a string of high-wire arias and witty ensemble numbers
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Opera
The Italy of Donizetti and Laurent Pelly is a carefree world of lovers, their muses and their ruses
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Glyndebourne unveils its productions for 2017, including a new opera by Brett Dean, a neglected work by Cavalli, plus Mozart, Verdi and much more
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The English Touring Opera present one of Donizetti's little-known gems, based on an episode from Dante
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Booking is now open for the Royal Opera's winningly fresh Spring 2016. Here is our essential guide to the best shows
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Opera
Katie Mitchell directs a new production of Donizetti's great tragedy, starring two great bel canto sopranos