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Tried and Tested
Opera
Richard Strauss's richly orchestrated opera based on the Greek tragedy in which a furious daughter avenges the murder of her father
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Best of
A London debut, plus opera by Puccini and Strauss – and at the cinema
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Dance
English National Ballet dancers display their versatility in Our Voices, a triple bill of neo-classical and contemporary works which opened the company’s new season at Sadler’s Wells
Tried and Tested
Opera
In a new production of Richard Strauss's backstage opera, Natalya Romaniw sings the title role, with Young Woo Kim as her new love
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Opera
Join New Yorkers in the best seats in the house for a season of global live opera relays, featuring world-class singers
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Opera
Operas to entertain and uplift, by Rossini, Mozart, Richard Strauss and Smetana
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Opera
Sumptuously staged, brilliantly sung and played, a lavish new production of Richard Strauss's romantic opera defies all limitations
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Classical Music
Relax or roam in inspiring surroundings to music by Mozart, Haydn, and their successors
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Opera
Rossini, Tchaikovsky, Handel and Richard Strauss operas are planned for the summer, with dates and casts to be announced. But keep room in your diary from May to August
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Opera
Six popular singers perform on the stage of Garsington Opera with an orchestra conducted by Douglas Boyd, as live music returns to country house opera
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Dance
Live ballet returned to the stage at the Royal Opera House as part of Live from Covent Garden, a series of socially distanced performances streamed on Saturdays
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Best of
A fiery triple bill, a guest appearance by Scottish Ballet, and tragedies by Janacek, Strauss and two Italian masters. Booking opens 9AM, Wed 29 Jan
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Opera
Richard Strauss's turbulent opera opens ENO's woman-focused season 2018/19 with a warning to societies in meltdown
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Classical Music
An hour's music is the perfect antidote to a demanding day, and starts the evening out in style
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Opera
An opera within an opera which both celebrates and makes fun of the most eccentric and exuberant art form
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Opera
A poet and composer compete for supremacy, until they collaborate and produce an opera
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Opera
In an idyllic setting a short ride out of London, Garsington Opera presents Verdi, Mozart, Richard Strauss – and an opera on ice!
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Opera
Verdi, Mozart, Richard Strauss and Mascagni top the bill at Opera Holland Park 2018
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The very best opera and ballet to book in this Winter Season at the Royal Opera House
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Opera
It caused a sensation when it opened in 1905, and Richard Strauss's drama Salome can still shock today with its ruthless passions
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Classical Music
Mozart, Verdi and Richard Strauss are in light-hearted mood at the country opera house that resembles a castle in the air
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Opera
A Verdi drama, a Mozart comedy and a backstage romp by Richard Strauss are joined by an Italian rarity in the Opera Holland Park programme for June
– July 2018
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Things to do
Puccini, Strauss and Handel top the bill in an attractive new season
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Opera
Melodious, richly textured and carried off with panache, this is a double-decker entertainment
Preview
Opera
A bored princess, a neglectful older husband, a handsome young soldier ... what can possibly go right? Strauss's romantic opera can, for a start
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Things to do
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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Classical Music
The estimable Dame Felicity Lott joins the City of London Sinfonia for an afternoon of Austrian, and Austrian-inspired, music
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Classical Music
The London Symphony Orchestra devotes three concerts to celebrating the Bard, with music inspired by his work
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Classical Music
Riccardo Chailly and his esteemed orchestra return to London for a series of Strauss' tone poems and Mozart's concertos
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Festival
The Arcola's annual festival of fringe opera reaches its 9th year, with twelve exciting new shows
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Opera
Christof Loy's astonishing production of Strauss' opera returns, melding romantic thrills and slapstick antics