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Opera
Unmissable revival of a classic production stars Natalya Romaniw and Bryn Terfel, friends and singers on top form
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Opera
Superb production of Puccini's colourful opera returns with a fresh cast led by soprano Nadine Benjamin
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English National Opera launches its new season with three productions, the Royal Opera stages Bernstein rarities, and the piano gets its own festival
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Opera
From Mozart to Tchaikovsky to Bernstein, the ups and downs of couples in love find voice in a season of classics. Booking opens at 9AM on Wed 10 July
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Opera
A matchless production of Puccini's most dramatic opera has dynamic soprano Angel Blue in the title role
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Opera
An imaginative semi-staging breathes new life into Puccini's early and imperfect opera
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Opera
Very welcome return of a stylish, Sixties-set production of Puccini's most theatrical opera features oustanding performances all round
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Opera
Lots of Puccini in the year that marks the centenary of his death, plus Verdi, Mozart, Gilbert and Sullivan, Britten and more
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Exciting new productions of Tchaikovsky, Wagner and a new Mark-Anthony Turnage opera head the field. Booking opens 9AM, Wed 10 July
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Opera
Another great revival of Puccini's masterpiece, set in the dangerous Rome of 1800
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Opera
Bright new talent kicks new life into an old favourite at Covent Garden
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A London debut, plus opera by Puccini and Strauss – and at the cinema
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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
Puccini's Paris-based opera is reimagined on a 1950s Italian film set in a new production
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Opera
A stylish and powerfully sung production of Puccini's most nail biting opera
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Opera
Freddie De Tommaso and Natalya Romaniw bring youth and promise to a fine production of Puccini's opera
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Opera
ENO's 2022/23 season opens with a new production of Puccini's dramatic opera. A singer and an artist find themselves up against a bully...
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Opera
From Philip Glass to Puccini and Wagner, the new season at the Coliseum crosses cultural boundaries and has something for everyone
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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
A superb performance in the title role is a thrilling addition to a fine production of Puccini's moving opera
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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
An exciting house debut is an extra treat in a hugely entertaining revival of Jonathan Miller's production of Puccini's opera
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Opera
British-Italian tenor Freddie De Tommaso rescues the opening night of Puccini's opera, revived at Covent Garden, thrilling the audience with his accidental major role debut
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Opera
Get the best seat in the house for Puccini's nail-biting opera, with an all-star cast, as Jonathan Kent's matchless production is screened live
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Booking opens 16 Nov for two three-act ballets, a new family opera, plus Mozart, Handel and Puccini
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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
Revival of Richard Jones's reading of Puccini's heart-breaker for our times
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Opera
ENO is back with a big new season. Booking opens Wed 2 June for all seven productions from October to April. Why not go once a month?
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Opera
Go backstage at the Royal Opera House and meet the people that make opera happen, from the costume makers, stage hands and lighting designers to the singers and players
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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
A semi-staged production of Puccini's most dramatic opera is staged in the Bowl to a live audience
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Opera
Covent Garden opens its winter season with an audience favourite – Puccini's dramatic story with a deadly twist, set in Rome