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Lucia di LammermoorThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 10 | |
A spine-tingling revival helmed by an enthralling central performance |
 23 Apr 24 / Broadway World |
Voices of extraordinary quality |
| 23 Apr 24 / The Stage |
Nadine Sierra leads a musically formidable Lucia di Lammermoor revival at the ROH |
| 23 Apr 24 / Bachtrack |
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A sensational Nadine Sierra in Lucia di Lammermoor at the ROH |
| 23 Apr 24 / Opera Today |
Lucia di Lammermoor con Sierra, Anduaga e Ruciński |
| 23 Apr 24 / Connessi all'Opera |
À Londres, Lucia di Lammermoor prise dans un tourbillon de violence |
| 23 Apr 24 / cult.news |
Larynx-shredding vocals and coloratura to die for |
| 23 Apr 24 / London Unattached |
A vocally breathtaking, disturbing to witness descent into madness |
| 22 Apr 24 / The Guardian |
A thrilling new cast renews a fine production of Donizetti's tragic opera |
| 22 Apr 24 / CultureWhisper |
A superb revival: Royal Opera House’s Lucia di Lammermoor turns tragedy into triumph |
| 22 Apr 24 / Seen and Heard |
CarmenThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 18 | |
Aigul Akhmetshina, una Carmen en busca de un buen regisseur |
| 18 Apr 24 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
A welcome new ‘Carmen’ at Covent Garden |
| 17 Apr 24 / The Article |
Aigul Akhmetshina steals the show in Damiano Michieletto’s uneven new 70s-set Bizet |
| 14 Apr 24 / The Observer |
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Aigul Akhmetshina resplendit dans Carmen au Royal Opera House |
| 12 Apr 24 / Opera Online (French) |
Trio de choc |
| 12 Apr 24 / Forum Opéra |
Mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina is exceptional in the title role of Bizet's opera, but what's the Duchess of Alba doing here? |
| 11 Apr 24 / CultureWhisper |
Aigul Akhmetshina shines in Carmen at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden |
| 11 Apr 24 / Opera Online (English) |
Carmen con regia di Damiano Michieletto |
| 11 Apr 24 / Connessi all'Opera |
A welcome new ‘Carmen’ at Covent Garden |
| 10 Apr 24 / The Article |
Damiano Michieletto’s production disappoints despite strong performances |
| 9 Apr 24 / The Stage |
Some outstanding singing at the Royal Opera’s new Carmen |
| 9 Apr 24 / Opera Today |
Akmetshina shines |
| 9 Apr 24 / London Unattached |
Aigul Akhmetshina is electrifying in simmering, naturalistic staging |
| 8 Apr 24 / The Guardian |
Akhmetshina dominates, but in Michieletto’s new Carmen his ‘clever’ aspects may jar on repetition |
| 8 Apr 24 / Seen and Heard |
Gritty realism & a reluctance to add any local colour & movement, redeemed by musical performances |
| 8 Apr 24 / Planet Hugill |
Aigul Akhmetshina commands the stage in this compelling new production |
| 7 Apr 24 / Broadway World |
Strong women, no sexual chemistry and little stage focus |
| 7 Apr 24 / The Arts Desk |
Michieletto’s excellent new Carmen lit up by Beczała and Akhmetshina at Covent Garden |
| 7 Apr 24 / Bachtrack |
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Aigul Akhmetshina: 'It's Fifty Shades of Carmen!'
The mezzo-soprano on dying for a living, loading up on carbs and housework in the early hours.
The mezzo-soprano on dying for a living, loading up on carbs and housework in the early hours.
Madama ButterflyThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 13 | |
Una Butterfly de antología: Asmik Grigorian |
| 15 Apr 24 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Una Butterfly de altos vuelos |
| 9 Apr 24 / Beckmesser |
The superb Asmik Grigorian is simply Mimì in a kimono in Covent Garden’s Madama Butterfly |
| 3 Apr 24 / Seen and Heard |
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Tears, boos and applause: this updated Madama Butterfly is as life-affirming and cathartic as ever |
| 29 Mar 24 / Broadway World |
Asmik Grigorian triomphe en Madame Butterfly en direct de Londres |
| 29 Mar 24 / Olyrix |
What a difference a conductor makes: Puccini’s less-wounded Butterfly |
| 26 Mar 24 / Opera Today |
Asmik Grigorian is a shattering Butterfly |
| 24 Mar 24 / The Observer |
Float on, white winged Butterfly |
| 20 Mar 24 / London Unattached |
Royal Opera triumph soars to new heights on Lithuanian wings |
| 18 Mar 24 / Express |
Madama Butterfly con Asmik Grigorian |
| 17 Mar 24 / Connessi all'Opera |
Grigorian inhabits the part to a degree one does not often experience |
| 16 Mar 24 / The Guardian |
A further revival of Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier’s Madama Butterfly is an exhilarating operatic evening |
| 16 Mar 24 / Seen and Heard |
The tragic arc of a very human drama: Madama Butterfly returns to The Royal Opera |
| 16 Mar 24 / Bachtrack |
Der Fliegende HolländerThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 16 | |
'Perfect' Bryn Terfel shines in powerful Wagnerian drama |
| 11 Mar 24 / Express |
Bryn Terfel returns as the mythical Dutchman |
| 10 Mar 24 / The Observer |
Bryn Terfel steers the ship in latest revival of Tim Albery’s production |
| 7 Mar 24 / OperaWire |
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Wagner's windswept opera is revived with a new cast and stirring chorus work |
| 6 Mar 24 / CultureWhisper |
Terfel still owns this role, and Elisabet Strid’s Senta soars |
| 6 Mar 24 / The Guardian |
Wagner’s début: the Royal Opera’s ‘Flying Dutchman’ |
| 6 Mar 24 / The Article |
Sir Bryn Terfel anchors The Royal Opera's latest revival of Der fliegende Holländer |
| 5 Mar 24 / Bachtrack |
This Dutchman flies high |
| 5 Mar 24 / London Unattached |
The Dutchman returns to Covent Garden |
| 4 Mar 24 / Opera Today |
Third Revival of Tim Albery’s The Flying Dutchman at the Royal Opera House |
| 3 Mar 24 / Opera Online (English) |
L’olandese volante con Bryn Terfel |
| 3 Mar 24 / Connessi all'Opera |
Bryn Terfel is marvellous as the doomed sailor |
| 2 Mar 24 / Evening Standard |
An experience not to be missed |
| 2 Mar 24 / Broadway World |
Terfel and Strid on extraordinary form |
| 2 Mar 24 / The Stage |
Compellingly lucid with an austere visual beauty |
| 2 Mar 24 / The Arts Desk |
A superb Covent Garden revival of Tim Albery’s production showcases Bryn Terfel’s outstanding Dutchman |
| 2 Mar 24 / Seen and Heard |
La bohèmeThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 8 | |
Puccini gets the short shrift in this stunted template of a classic |
| 14 Feb 24 / OperaWire |
The vocally pecunious pinnacle of un-pinnacled impecuniousness |
| 30 Jan 24 / London Unattached |
Puccini’s genius shines through as his centenary year gets under way |
| 28 Jan 24 / The Observer |
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Angela Gheorghiu reprises a legendary Mimì |
| 27 Jan 24 / The Guardian |
Angela Gheorghiu and Stefan Pop make the current Covent Garden La bohème revival something special |
| 27 Jan 24 / Seen and Heard |
Bright new talent kicks new life into an old favourite at Covent Garden |
| 26 Jan 24 / CultureWhisper |
Excellent performances |
| 26 Jan 24 / The Stage |
Impressive Royal Opera debut by Ruzan Mantashyan in Bohème revival |
| 26 Jan 24 / Bachtrack |
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A thrilling audience with super-charged soprano Angela Gheorghiu
She calls herself ‘the world’s most glamorous opera star’, and always knew that her destiny was to be on stage. Can the Romanian diva possibly live up to her reputation? You bet …
She calls herself ‘the world’s most glamorous opera star’, and always knew that her destiny was to be on stage. Can the Romanian diva possibly live up to her reputation? You bet …
ToscaThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 10 | |
A Rolls-Royce of a production |
| 13 Feb 24 / London Unattached |
Stundyte, una Tosca a medio camino en el Covent Garden |
| 12 Feb 24 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
A less than perfect revival does nothing to diminish the genius of Puccini |
| 11 Feb 24 / The Observer |
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Stunning Royal Opera staging of Puccini classic boasts superb villain |
| 10 Feb 24 / Express |
Tosca returns to the Royal Opera House |
| 9 Feb 24 / Opera Today |
The Royal Opera’s Tosca gets a disappointing revival with tired and inadequate principal singers |
| 8 Feb 24 / Seen and Heard |
Another great revival of Puccini's masterpiece, set in the dangerous Rome of 1800 |
| 7 Feb 24 / CultureWhisper |
The latest outing for Jonathan Kent's stirring version continues until 21 July |
| 7 Feb 24 / Broadway World |
Full of thrills but star soprano Ausrine Stundyte doesn’t quite rise to this challenge |
| 7 Feb 24 / The Guardian |
Muted passions in Royal Opera Tosca revival |
| 7 Feb 24 / Bachtrack |
ElektraThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 15 | |
Elektra a medio camino |
| 23 Jan 24 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Calorosi per tutti gli interpreti, con picchi di entusiasmo per Jakubiac e Goliński, oltre al maestro Pappano |
| 22 Jan 24 / Connessi all'Opera |
In the hands of two great conductors, high drama and outstanding playing converge in Strauss’s unyielding tragedy and Janáček’s dark masterpiece |
| 21 Jan 24 / The Observer |
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Stundyte stands in for the indisposed Stemme and has an entirely different take on Elektra at Covent Garden |
| 17 Jan 24 / Seen and Heard |
Dernières Elektra tardives |
| 17 Jan 24 / Forum Opéra |
Fürchte deine Mutter |
| 16 Jan 24 / Das Opernmagazin |
Nina Stemme is remarkable |
| 16 Jan 24 / The Stage |
Pappano and Loy bring empathy to Elektra at Covent Garden |
| 16 Jan 24 / Bachtrack |
Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown |
| 16 Jan 24 / London Unattached |
Nina Stemme lost in rage at Pappano’s farewell |
| 15 Jan 24 / The Guardian |
Christof Loy’s new and nuanced production of Elektra at the Royal Opera Hou |
| 15 Jan 24 / Opera Online (English) |
‘Love, viewed from the dark side’ |
| 15 Jan 24 / Opera Today |
Pappano triumphs in the Royal Opera’s ‘Elektra’ |
| 15 Jan 24 / The Article |
Moral: don’t wait too long for revenge |
| 14 Jan 24 / The Arts Desk |
Insgesamt ein Meilenstein in der Interpretationsgeschichte dieses Werkes |
| 14 Jan 24 / Online Merker |
Hansel und GretelThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 10 | |
Irresistible |
| 5 Jan 24 / The Spectator |
Humperdinck’s sweet-toothed favourite wins at least one new fan |
| 24 Dec 23 / The Observer |
A fairy tale opera looks the part, but where are the angels? |
| 24 Dec 23 / CultureWhisper |
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Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel strikes a sour note at the Royal Opera House |
| 20 Dec 23 / Bachtrack |
Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel score is the greatest magic of all in a fine Covent Garden revival |
| 19 Dec 23 / Seen and Heard |
Hansel and Gretel provides a festive treat at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden |
| 19 Dec 23 / Opera Online (English) |
A children-friendly Hansel and Gretel at Covent Garden |
| 19 Dec 23 / Opera Today |
Efficient but underwhelming staging of Humperdinck’s fairytale opera |
| 19 Dec 23 / The Stage |
Chocolate coated covens |
| 19 Dec 23 / London Unattached |
Vivacious staging of Humperdinck’s benign fairytale |
| 18 Dec 23 / The Guardian |
Wolf Witch Giant FairyThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Channelling my Inner Child for Christmas at the Royal Opera House |
| 19 Dec 23 / London Unattached |
PagliacciThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
Jorge de León gets to lose grips with reality as the hapless Canio |
| 15 Dec 23 / OperaWire |
Hot-blooded double bill Cav and Pag hits home in a fine Royal Opera revival, |
| 10 Dec 23 / The Observer |
A rare evening where everything works |
| 9 Dec 23 / The Jewish Chronicle |
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Royal Opera’s ‘Cav and Pag’ is compelling |
| 6 Dec 23 / The Article |
They’ve put comrade Turridu in a home |
| 5 Dec 23 / London Unattached |
Compelling and compassionate theatre |
| 2 Dec 23 / The Guardian |
Moving and frequently disturbing |
| 2 Dec 23 / The Stage |
Michieletto’s splendid production at Covent Garden is revived once again |
| 2 Dec 23 / Seen and Heard |
Blinded by passion: Michieletto's Cav & Pag returns to the Royal Opera House |
| 2 Dec 23 / Bachtrack |
Cavalleria RusticanaThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
Alagna and Kurzak consolidated their positions as world class artists here with spellbinding performances |
| 15 Dec 23 / OperaWire |
Hot-blooded double bill Cav and Pag hits home in a fine Royal Opera revival, |
| 10 Dec 23 / The Observer |
A rare evening where everything works |
| 9 Dec 23 / The Jewish Chronicle |
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Royal Opera’s ‘Cav and Pag’ is compelling |
| 6 Dec 23 / The Article |
They’ve put comrade Turridu in a home |
| 5 Dec 23 / London Unattached |
Compelling and compassionate theatre |
| 2 Dec 23 / The Guardian |
Moving and frequently disturbing |
| 2 Dec 23 / The Stage |
Michieletto’s splendid production at Covent Garden is revived once again |
| 2 Dec 23 / Seen and Heard |
Blinded by passion: Michieletto's Cav & Pag returns to the Royal Opera House |
| 2 Dec 23 / Bachtrack |
JephthaThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 21 | |
Los transcendentes claroscuros del nuevo Jephtha del Covent Garden |
| 21 Nov 23 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Plenty of food for thought & some terrific singing |
| 20 Nov 23 / Planet Hugill |
A night at the opera that I would like to forget |
| 18 Nov 23 / The Jewish Chronicle |
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Jephtha at the Royal Opera House asks the big questions in style |
| 17 Nov 23 / City A.M. |
Allan Clayton gives a magnificent account of the troubled title character |
| 16 Nov 23 / Classical Source |
There are many powerful moments in this production |
| 16 Nov 23 / Opera Today |
‘Waft her, angels, through the skies’ |
| 15 Nov 23 / The Article |
Allan Clayton’s Jephtha is possessed by a hubristic sense of his own rightness |
| 14 Nov 23 / Church Times |
Uncomfortable sacrifice oratorio not seismic enough |
| 14 Nov 23 / The Arts Desk |
A Jephtha for our time |
| 14 Nov 23 / London Unattached |
Allan Clayton gives a magnificent account of the troubled title character |
| 13 Nov 23 / Classical Source |
Torna al Covent Garden per la prima volta dal 1752 l’oratorio Jephtha di Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 13 Nov 23 / Connessi all'Opera |
Nice twist of the Handel at the Royal Opera |
| 13 Nov 23 / Express |
Handel’s majestic final oratorio holds its own in Oliver Mears’s searching new production |
| 12 Nov 23 / The Observer |
Covent Garden’s new production of Handel’s Jephtha is currently something of a missed opportunity |
| 11 Nov 23 / Seen and Heard |
Oliver Mears’s new production of Jephtha at the Royal Opera House |
| 11 Nov 23 / Opera Online (English) |
Clayton is magnificent as a wide-eyed zealot |
| 10 Nov 23 / The Guardian |
Allan Clayton's return to Covent Garden is not to be missed |
| 10 Nov 23 / Broadway World |
Jennifer France shines as a daughter lost to her father's dangerous pledge in a new staging of Handel's oratorio |
| 10 Nov 23 / CultureWhisper |
Highly recommended to all but zealots and puritans |
| 10 Nov 23 / Evening Standard |
Magnificent singing, but short on dramatic punch |
| 10 Nov 23 / Bachtrack |
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Allan Clayton: ‘I’m your tortured tenor for hire’
His committed performances and expressive voice have made him one of today’s most admired singers. As he prepares for Jephtha at Covent Garden, Allan Clayton ponders creativity, pigeonholes and facial hair.
His committed performances and expressive voice have made him one of today’s most admired singers. As he prepares for Jephtha at Covent Garden, Allan Clayton ponders creativity, pigeonholes and facial hair.
RigolettoThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 10 | |
Amartuvshin Enkhbat and Pretty Yende shine in Verdi masterpiece |
| 8 Nov 23 / OperaWire |
In the title role Amartuvshin Enkhbat dominates the current revival of Oliver Mears’s Rigoletto |
| 27 Oct 23 / Seen and Heard |
Alles ist Kunst, nur die Rache nicht |
| 26 Oct 23 / Das Opernmagazin |
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Al termine applausi calorosi per tutti gli interpreti e un vero trionfo, giustamente, per Amartuvshin Enkhbat |
| 21 Oct 23 / Connessi all'Opera |
Enkhbat brings Rigoletto’s psychological torment to life |
| 17 Oct 23 / London Unattached |
A hard and heartless Rigoletto at the Royal Opera House |
| 16 Oct 23 / Opera Today |
Coronation soprano Pretty Yende stars in a revival of Verdi's tragic opera |
| 14 Oct 23 / CultureWhisper |
Amartuvshin Enkhbat’s Rigoletto conquers Covent Garden |
| 14 Oct 23 / Bachtrack |
A heady blend of drama, decay, and decadence |
| 13 Oct 23 / Broadway World |
A psychologically probing production |
| 13 Oct 23 / Evening Standard |
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Q & A: Amartuvshin Enkhbat
Amartuvshin Enkhbat on the importance of Verdi in his career.
Amartuvshin Enkhbat on the importance of Verdi in his career.
Picture a day like thisThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
La inútil ilusión de ser feliz |
| 18 Oct 23 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
A beautiful ode to hope |
| 4 Oct 23 / City A.M. |
Sparkling musical invention pierces the gloom of George Benjamin’s mysterious new chamber opera |
| 1 Oct 23 / The Observer |
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George Benjamin's slick new opera plays at the Royal Opera House after a critically acclaimed run at Festival d'Aix-en-Provence |
| 29 Sep 23 / Broadway World |
George Benjamin’s Picture a Day Like This comes to the Royal Opera House |
| 28 Sep 23 / Opera Online (English) |
Picture a day like this is exquisitely crafted and offers sensory riches |
| 26 Sep 23 / Opera Today |
A welcome to unwelcome worlds like these |
| 26 Sep 23 / London Unattached |
Benjamin’s modern fairytale of sparse and moving beauty |
| 25 Sep 23 / The Guardian |
Intriguing, mysterious, intense |
| 25 Sep 23 / Bachtrack |
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George Benjamin on his defining moments – and his latest opera
As Picture a Day Like This comes to the London stage, the composer speaks about finding his dream collaborator, entering ‘a different dimension’ with Olivier Messiaen – and the day Disney changed his life.
As Picture a Day Like This comes to the London stage, the composer speaks about finding his dream collaborator, entering ‘a different dimension’ with Olivier Messiaen – and the day Disney changed his life.
Das RheingoldThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 27 | |
Barry Kosky: Oro líquido sin Rhin |
| 13 Oct 23 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Das Rheingold at the Royal Opera House is enthralling |
| 10 Oct 23 / City A.M. |
Message from The Log Lady |
| 4 Oct 23 / Leidmotief (English) |
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There is a feeling of vibrant theatricality, as one might expect in a Kosky project |
| 27 Sep 23 / Australian Book Review |
L'Or du Rhin écologiste et flamboyant en direct de Londres |
| 24 Sep 23 / Olyrix |
Barrie Kosky’s Das Rheingold for the Royal Opera is a miscast, misconceived, mishmash of ideas |
| 23 Sep 23 / Seen and Heard |
Wagner rewilded |
| 21 Sep 23 / The Spectator |
Von der Ruchlosigkeit des britischen Landadels |
| 20 Sep 23 / Das Opernmagazin |
Le Ring de l’Anthropo-scène |
| 19 Sep 23 / Forum Opéra |
Kosky’s gold diggers triumph at the Garden |
| 19 Sep 23 / London Unattached |
An all-consuming performance of Barrie Kosky’s fierce new Rheingold |
| 17 Sep 23 / The Observer |
A Golden start for the Royal Opera season |
| 16 Sep 23 / Express |
Verheißung, groß wie Walhall |
| 16 Sep 23 / Orpheus |
Da schau her – Alberich ist ja gar kein Jude |
| 15 Sep 23 / Die Welt |
Barrie Kosky’s New Das Rheingold at the Royal Opera House |
| 15 Sep 23 / Opera Online (English) |
Strikingly impressive Das Rheingold from the Royal Opera House |
| 15 Sep 23 / Opera Today |
An engrossing start to Barrie Kosky’s new Ring Cycle |
| 15 Sep 23 / Limelight |
A captivating and time-fleeting experience of Wagner’s gripping tale of greed and destiny |
| 14 Sep 23 / Vigour Times |
A terrifying parable for the end of our world |
| 14 Sep 23 / iNews |
All that glitters is ‘Rhinegoo’ in Barrie Kosky’s very, very mixed new Das Rheingold at the Royal Opera House |
| 14 Sep 23 / Seen and Heard |
Terrible beauty throbs at the heart of Barrie Kosky's new production |
| 13 Sep 23 / Broadway World |
This London 'Ring' is on the Met Opera's radar |
| 13 Sep 23 / New York Times |
Dreamtime Rheingold from Kosky and Pappano at The Royal Opera |
| 13 Sep 23 / Bachtrack |
Uncluttered staging is a compelling start to Kosky’s Ring cycle |
| 13 Sep 23 / The Guardian |
A great ‘Ring’ in the making at the Royal Opera |
| 13 Sep 23 / The Article |
An interesting beginning, with germs of ideas which may develop over the next three operas |
| 13 Sep 23 / CultureWhisper |
This could be a Ring to savour as it unfolds in the coming years |
| 12 Sep 23 / Evening Standard |
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Opera actor, 82, furious with critic
‘The “fright” look is all naturally mine,’ riposted Rose Knox-Peebles after FT reviewer assumed she had makeup on in Das Rheingold.
‘The “fright” look is all naturally mine,’ riposted Rose Knox-Peebles after FT reviewer assumed she had makeup on in Das Rheingold.
The wildest performances of Wagner’s Ring
Gods! Dragons! Horned helmets! Swords! Valkyries! The 15-hour apocalyptic epic is about to explode onto the Royal Opera stage. But what’s the best way to tackle ‘the ultimate opera’?
Gods! Dragons! Horned helmets! Swords! Valkyries! The 15-hour apocalyptic epic is about to explode onto the Royal Opera stage. But what’s the best way to tackle ‘the ultimate opera’?
L'elisir d'amoreThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 11 | |
The sun shines on Nadine Sierra, Liparit Avetisyan and Ambrogio Maestri in the L’elisir d’amore revival |
| 11 Oct 23 / Seen and Heard |
A lovely Elixir for the Royal Opera House |
| 29 Sep 23 / Express |
Donizetti's opera about a love potion fizzes right out of the bottle at Covent Garden |
| 28 Sep 23 / CultureWhisper |
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Laurent Pelly’s operatic ice cream float parade is six parts froth and two parts substance |
| 27 Sep 23 / OperaWire |
A sparkling revival of Laurent Pelly's production |
| 27 Sep 23 / The Opera Critic |
Nadine Sierra gives a classy performance and is an ideal match for Liparit Avetisyan’s Nemorino |
| 26 Sep 23 / Opera Today |
Bargain booze and questionable quackery in The Royal Opera's L'elisir d'amore |
| 26 Sep 23 / Bachtrack |
Uncorking love – what is ‘L’elisir d’amore’? |
| 26 Sep 23 / London Unattached |
Laurent Pelly's production of Donizetti's opera buffa revived and as popular as ever |
| 25 Sep 23 / Broadway World |
Nadine Sierra is pitch-perfect as Adina in a somewhat mixed revival of L’elisir d’amore by the Royal Opera |
| 25 Sep 23 / Seen and Heard |
L’elisir d’amore con Nadine Sierra |
| 25 Sep 23 / Connessi all'Opera |
La Forza del DestinoThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 17 | |
Vocal abundance |
| 11 Oct 23 / OperaWire |
Wo bleibt die Häutung der Schlange |
| 11 Oct 23 / Das Opernmagazin |
Sir Mark Edler leads a compelling account of the score from the pit |
| 2 Oct 23 / Classical Source |
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What is essential is that you have to be passionate about the work
Canadian baritone Étienne Dupuis, Don Carlo in the Royal Opera's revival of La Forza del Destino on his clutch of Verdi roles.
Canadian baritone Étienne Dupuis, Don Carlo in the Royal Opera's revival of La Forza del Destino on his clutch of Verdi roles.
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Puccini
5 Feb to 21 Jul 2024
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14 Mar to 18 Jul 2024
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5 Apr to 31 May 2024
Donizetti
19 Apr to 18 May 2024
Martinu
24 Apr to 4 May 2024
Harbison
24 Apr to 4 May 2024
Vivaldi
13 to 25 May 2024
Giordano
30 May to 11 Jun 2024
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The Royal Opera House’s General Director Oliver Mears is addressing his upcoming collaboration with Anna Netrebko at the Salzburg Easter Festival and her relationship with the Royal Opera House. |
| 1 Nov 2023 / OperaWire |
| Royal Opera Orchestra votes in favor of strike |
According to the Musicians’ Union, the orchestra voted 89.87 percent in favor, based on a turnout of 92.94 percent. |
| 21 Jul 2023 / OperaWire |
| Royal Opera House archive goes global with streaming service |
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| 7 Jul 2023 / The Guardian |
| Speranza Scappucci to be principal guest conductor at ROH |
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| 4 Jun 2023 / The Observer |
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| 27 Apr 2023 / OperaWire |
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