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Opera
A stylish new production of Handel's pastoral opera is enhanced by spirited choreography and singing
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One wife has a sneaky cigarette, the other a lover, in an all-Italian double bill about marriage
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An imaginative semi-staging breathes new life into Puccini's early and imperfect opera
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A sun-soaked new production of Rossini’s comic opera brings Seville to the heart of London
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Very welcome return of a stylish, Sixties-set production of Puccini's most theatrical opera features oustanding performances all round
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Country house opera, memorable concerts, and the entire BBC Proms make up a soundtrack for the sun
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Opera
Puccini, Rossini and Handel operas, plus a marital double-bill and Gilbert and Sullivan's Tower of London tragicomedy
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Opera
An exciting new opera, unmissable Proms, and a Gilbert and Sullivan to lighten the mood
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Opera
Puccini's Paris-based opera is reimagined on a 1950s Italian film set in a new production
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Opera
Our pick of the BBC Proms, the greatest music festival in the world, plus a new opera for all the family at Opera Holland Park
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Opera
A magical new staging of a German family classic features some bright young singers
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Opera
Verdi's tragic opera is propelled into the 1920s in a new production that features a wonderful soprano
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London's own opera festival opens at Opera Holland Park, Paddington Bear goes classical, and New Yorkers come to town
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The country house opera season begins, London goes baroque, and there's a last chance to catch English National Opera's big hit, Blue
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Out of town or just up the road, opera from May to August is a perfect fit with gardens, picnics and mingling
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Stirring opera with world-class artists, the powerful music of home and exile, and fun for children
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Opera
Verdi, Puccini and two operas – one brand new – that will appeal to families, plus a Victorian satire
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Opera
An exciting young cast and director breathe new life into a tune-filled classic
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Opera Holland Park 2022 opens with Tchaikovsky's masterpiece, the story of a first love tempered by experience
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Free lunchtime entertainment for Londoners, with music from this year's productions
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Passion, mystery and intrigue are enacted on stage, and the finest concerts feature world-class artists breaking new ground with much-loved works
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From outstanding singers and thrilling players to imaginative innovations and artists who do things differently. Here are our musical highlights of 2021
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Opera
An opera inspired by a classic novel joins the repertoire at London's own country house opera
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Opera
After a massive hit, composer Pietro Mascagni set about his difficult second opera. A new production shows how he fared...
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Opera
Enchanting production of Janáček's opera with soprano Jennifer France in the title role outwitting most creatures and humans
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Lauren Fagan returns to the role of Verdi's Violetta in a revival of Rodula Gaitanou's moving production, given added poignancy by the times we live in
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Opera
Mozart's comic opera opens a new summer season at the capital's own country house opera
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The versatile baritone on lockdown gardening, Brexit fears, and breaking through with 'My Way'
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The soprano on her Brixton childhood, 'silent' music and renewed energy as live music resumes
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A new-look theatre welcomes audiences safely for Mozart, Verdi, Janacek and romantic Mascagni
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Monthly music and drama sessions for pre-school children that are fun for all the family
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Symphony concerts that open up new horizons, operas that take audiences to another realm .... trust music to transport us out of daily life and make a world of difference