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Opera
Jonas Kaufmann returns to Covent Garden as a young woman's lover at war with her vengeful brother
In the Know
Talks
Peek behind the scenes at Covent Garden by meeting the women who turn artistic visions into reality
We love
Opera
Nothing is as it seems in a many-layered reading of Mozart's comedy of romantic swapsies
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Opera
An abandoned child searches for love against all odds – and the gods – in a spectacular new opera aimed at the whole family
Tried and Tested
Dance
A crowd-pleaser, if ever there was one, The Royal Ballet’s sunny, funny production of Don Quixote is wowing audiences at the Royal Opera House
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Opera
Some of the Royal Opera House’s top ballet and opera productions will be available for on-demand streaming for the first time through the digital streaming service Marquee.TV
Tried and Tested
Opera
A young woman is trapped in a hopeless marriage, but her husband's departure opens up new possibilities .... A star team stages a new production of Janáček's opera
In the Know
Opera
The conductor on working in a foreign language, the Royal Opera family, and getting children into classical music
Tried and Tested
Opera
A thrilling and terrifying card game has deadly consequences in Tchaikovsky's great opera
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Opera
Storybook characters come to life in a production that has jokes for adults too
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Opera
The director and conductor of the Royal Opera House's spectacular new production opens the door to the gingerbread house
Tried and Tested
Dance
It’s official! Christmas started on Monday, 3 December, with the first performance of the Royal Ballet’s magical The Nutcracker at Covent Garden relayed to almost 1,000 cinemas in 50 countries.
Tried and Tested
Opera
Barrie Kosky is one of the most exciting directors, and Carmen one of the best works in the repertoire. Theirs is a marriage made in heaven, if you love vaudeville
Tried and Tested
Opera
The welcome return to Covent Garden of a moving Verdi grand opera staged in the grandest style, wonderfully sung
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Opera
The Royal Opera House Cinema Festival presents films of some of its most memorable ballet and opera performances in the newly refurbished Linbury Theatre
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Opera
Drop into Covent Garden for a daytime musical refreshment from the best of the Royal Opera House's rising singers and instrumentalists
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Best of
Enjoy skating moves and fantastical drama from the dancers, and the music of Tchaikovsky, Mozart and Janáček from the singers
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Immersive
The Royal Opera House opens the doors to its transformed Covent Garden home, and to mark the occasion re-joins Open House London Weekend (21-23 Sep)
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Opera
The world-class tenor on music-induced injuries, the good life in London, and unwinding at 200mph
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Opera
The most popular of Wagner's four Ring cycle operas is staged at Covent Garden, and screened across the capital
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Opera
Exciting new productions and some old stalwarts make up a varied Autumn of opera and dance at the Royal Opera House. Here are the highlights in chronological order
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Best of
After a somnolent summer, the autumn sees London dance come alive with a myriad of unmissable events. Here are some of the highlights
Last Chance
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
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Opera
An immersive opera inspired by ancient cave paintings, and set in a dystopian future
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Immersive
A leading composer of her generation, Tansy Davies ranks a healthy lifestyle with harmonic skills in her working life
Tried and Tested
Opera
George Benjamin's latest opera, Lessons in Love and Violence, has had its triumphant premiere at the Royal Opera House
Tried and Tested
Opera
The scheming wife becomes a central character in her own right in Shostakovich's opera about frustration and infidelity
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Opera
Verdi, Tchaikovsky, Mozart and more ... Top singers head for London for a rollcall of outstanding productions
Essential
Opera
Masterpieces by Wagner, Mozart, Puccini and Verdi bring to a close a spectacular year at Covent Garden
Last Chance
Opera
Janáček's last opera is rarely staged. Will this new production bring it to the fore?
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Opera
Opera's elder statesman, the baritone Willard White, on Mozart, Janáček, and 40 years at Covent Garden