Verdi

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Opera 

It sounds so glamorous: a masked ball with the cream of society. But not all the lives behind the disguises are safe and anonymity may prove fatal

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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 

Honest casting is the outstanding feature of the new production that opens English National Opera's new year

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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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Passion, heroism and pure knockabout comedy are the stars of a year of Coliseum highlights, launching 28 September, and all the operas are sung in English

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Covent Garden raises the curtain on its new year with two appearances by Michael Fabiano in prime roles written by Puccini and Verdi

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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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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 

The opulent Paris Opera is re-created at Covent Garden in a spectacular production of a Verdi grand opera

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Opera 

Verdi's solemn musical act of remembrance is performed in aid of the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire and in support of the survivors and others affected

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Opera 

With 20 performances of this classic opera, there has never been a better time to try the complete Glyndebourne experience

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Verdi, Mozart, Rossini, Handel and Britten, plus a new work by Nico Muhly, and a Gilbert and Sullivan political satire

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Opera 

There is real menace and loss in this welcome revival of Jonathan Miller's suitably spivvy production

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Classical Music 

With world-class playing and soloists, the RPO series would be a a wonderful introduction to concert-going

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Classical Music 

Indestructible but endlessly revealing, Verdi's colossal work is packed with drama

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Opera 

A highly acclaimed new production of Verdi's tragic opera returns with a new cast. This was our review of the original production in July

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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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Classical Music 

Celebrations of Shakespeare 400 climax with a star-studded gala concert directed by Simon Callow featuring Dominic West and Anna Chancellor

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Bellini's masterpiece is joined by new productions of Cosi fan tutte, Der Rosenkavalier, and Die Meistersinger

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Opera 

Verdi's Biblical breakthrough returns for the Royal Opera House's Summer season

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Our guide to the final season of the Royal Opera's 2015-16 lineup

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Opera 

German director David Bösch makes his Covent Garden debut with Verdi's sensational mid-career masterpiece

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Cinema 

For one night only, Opera Australia's lavish production of Aida comes to London's cinema screens

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The new Royal Opera House Winter 2016 season is open for booking. Here is our guide to the best shows

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Opera 

Richard Eyre's acclaimed 1994 production of Verdi's classic tearjerker returns with a starry cast, including Rolando Villazon

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Classical Music 

The iridescent Romanian soprano takes to the stage for her first British voice and piano recital

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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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The English National Opera's new season will soon be open for booking. We select the highlights.

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Opera 

A new production of Verdi's tragic melodrama, directed by maverick Calixto Bietio