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FaustThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 15 | |
Gounod’s Parisian hell acquires unexpected resonance |
 22 Apr 19 / The Observer |
The Royal Opera's Faust is a success once again |
| 21 Apr 19 / Daily Mail |
A devilishly entertaining treat |
| 17 Apr 19 / The Article |
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This is a production well worth seeing |
| 16 Apr 19 / Express |
Despite late cast changes, Faust at Covent Garden triumphs against the odds |
| 15 Apr 19 / Seen and Heard |
McVicar's Faust returns to the ROH |
| 15 Apr 19 / Opera Today |
Faust de Gounod combat la mauvaise santé par la bonne humeur à Londres |
| 15 Apr 19 / Olyrix |
Led by Michael Fabiano and Erwin Schrott, this disheveled revival conjures no sympathy for its devils |
| 14 Apr 19 / OperaWire |
Schrott and Fabiano are devilishly good together |
| 13 Apr 19 / The Guardian |
Erwin Schrott revels in the role of the devilishly evil Mephistopheles |
| 13 Apr 19 / Broadway World |
A last minute replacement masterfully integrates into the show |
| 13 Apr 19 / Independent |
Plenty of pizzazz and a strong 11th-hour debut |
| 13 Apr 19 / Telegraph |
A fascinatingly vital production |
| 13 Apr 19 / The Stage |
This Faust remains a devilishly enthralling piece of theatre |
| 13 Apr 19 / Classical Source |
Faust finds salvation thanks to jump-in soprano at the Royal Opera |
| 13 Apr 19 / Bachtrack |
La Forza del DestinoThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 31 | |
Short of the three lead stars of its opening, the Royal Opera's La forza del destino remains a thrilling evening |
| 19 Apr 19 / Bachtrack |
The stars shine in Verdi's La forza del destino at Covent Garden despite a rather disappointing production |
| 15 Apr 19 / Planet Hugill |
This is Verdi on the big scale, and the Royal Opera House give Loy the biggest canvas to work with |
| 11 Apr 19 / Opera Journal |
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Netrebko, Kaufmann et Tézier confirment leur triomphe dans La Force du destin sur grand écran |
| 8 Apr 19 / Olyrix |
Opera and Brexit in London |
| 5 Apr 19 / The New Yorker |
Christof Loy met La Forza del Destino in Londen |
| 5 Apr 19 / Leidmotief |
La Force du destin triomphe à Londres avec Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko et Ludovic Tézier |
| 3 Apr 19 / Olyrix |
A production to be remembered |
| 3 Apr 19 / The Article |
Old-fashioned singing from Netrebko and Eyvasov is a highlight of the Royal Opera’s La forza del destino |
| 2 Apr 19 / Seen and Heard |
Une distribution de rêve pour une superbe Forza del Destino à la Royal Opera House |
| 2 Apr 19 / Opera Online |
Netrebko and Kaufmann turn tricky Verdi into box-office gold |
| 1 Apr 19 / The Observer |
La Force du destin de Verdi à Covent Garden : le cast du siècle |
| 30 Mar 19 / Diapason |
Le retour de l'age d'or |
| 26 Mar 19 / Forum Opéra |
Misfortune cookies |
| 26 Mar 19 / The Critics' Circle |
Una Forza del destino stellare a Londra |
| 25 Mar 19 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Prima le voci! |
| 25 Mar 19 / Opera Today |
La Force du destin triomphe à Londres avec Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko et Ludovic Tézier |
| 25 Mar 19 / Olyrix |
Vertanes Push-up für das Royal Opera House |
| 25 Mar 19 / Klassik Info |
Vocal allure and car crash couture |
| 24 Mar 19 / Londonist |
Netrebko and Kaufmann both turned up on the first night and delivered—in spades |
| 24 Mar 19 / Opera News |
Zwei Stimme - eine Seele |
| 24 Mar 19 / BR-online |
Netrebko and Kaufmann is as good as opera gets |
| 23 Mar 19 / New York Times |
Guilt and obsession with opera's biggest stars |
| 23 Mar 19 / The Guardian |
The evening is as exhilarating as it is unstoppable |
| 23 Mar 19 / Broadway World |
Anna Netrebko and Jonas Kaufmann are in magnificent voice |
| 23 Mar 19 / Telegraph |
Singing and music making of the highest calibre |
| 23 Mar 19 / The Jewish Chronicle |
Anna Netrebko was the undoubted star of the evening |
| 23 Mar 19 / Music OMH |
Anna Netrebko and Jonas Kaufmann are on top form |
| 23 Mar 19 / Independent |
Generous voices, dramatic voids |
| 23 Mar 19 / The Arts Desk |
Kaufmann and Netrebko make a dream pairing in the Royal Opera’s La forza del destino |
| 23 Mar 19 / Financial Times (via Google) |
Outrageous fortune: A stellar opening night for La forza del destino at Covent Garden |
| 23 Mar 19 / Bachtrack |
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Tickets to Royal Opera House are being resold for up to £7,000
Tickets for Verdi’s La Forza Del Destino at the ROH — starring Jonas Kaufmann and Anna Netrebko — are being advertised with huge resale prices on the secondary ticketing website Viagogo.
Tickets for Verdi’s La Forza Del Destino at the ROH — starring Jonas Kaufmann and Anna Netrebko — are being advertised with huge resale prices on the secondary ticketing website Viagogo.
Così fan tutteThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 14 | |
Cosi fan tutte chamboule-tout au Royal Opera House de Londres |
| 9 Mar 19 / Olyrix |
Mozart's most controversial opera |
| 6 Mar 19 / Express |
With a new cast and conductor, the Royal Opera’s Così clicks into place |
| 4 Mar 19 / The Observer |
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The Royal Opera’s Così fan tutte revival marred by ham-fisted conducting and production |
| 4 Mar 19 / Seen and Heard |
Tutti fan così |
| 4 Mar 19 / L'Ape musicale |
A few ideas are perceptive, but most are pretentious guff |
| 2 Mar 19 / Independent |
A messy production bursts the Mozart opera’s figurative champagne bubbles |
| 2 Mar 19 / OperaWire |
An enjoyable evening and would be an excellent introduction to the opera |
| 28 Feb 19 / Music OMH |
Covent Garden’s Così fan tutte is one that is predominantly rescued by the singing and conducting |
| 28 Feb 19 / Opera Today |
The women steal the show |
| 27 Feb 19 / Broadway World |
Women make the greatest impact in battle of the sexes |
| 27 Feb 19 / Evening Standard |
A provocative and at times rewarding Così |
| 27 Feb 19 / Classical Source |
Talented cast deserves better |
| 27 Feb 19 / The Guardian |
There's no disguising it: duplicity and deceit as Così fan tutte returns to the Royal Opera |
| 27 Feb 19 / Bachtrack |
The Monstrous ChildThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
It is gruesomely gruesome |
| 4 Mar 19 / The Observer |
Marta Fontanals-Simmons gave a fine performance as Hel |
| 28 Feb 19 / Opera Today |
A new opera in a new opera house is always an intriguing prospect |
| 28 Feb 19 / Express |
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The opera feels very much like a narration with illustrations |
| 26 Feb 19 / Music OMH |
Gods, love and death in the underworld |
| 23 Feb 19 / The Guardian |
Norse stuff is cool |
| 23 Feb 19 / Classical Source |
An inventive staging |
| 23 Feb 19 / The Stage |
Norse hell in the depths of the Royal Opera House |
| 23 Feb 19 / Bachtrack |
Electronics crackle as the Aurora Orchestra bring Higgins’s patchwork soundworld to life |
| 23 Feb 19 / Opera Now |
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Francesca Simon
How I turned The Monstrous Child into ‘Wagner for teens’
How I turned The Monstrous Child into ‘Wagner for teens’
Kat'a KabanovaThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 23 | |
Inghiottita dalla folla |
| 4 Mar 19 / L'Ape musicale |
Kát’a Kabanová delivers a truly joined-up performance |
| 20 Feb 19 / Metro |
Katia y cuando todo funciona bien |
| 18 Feb 19 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
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Kát’a Kabanova at the Royal Opera House reminds us of what it is to be human |
| 14 Feb 19 / New Statesman |
A superb cast, led by Amanda Majeski, for the Royal Opera’s Katya Kabanova |
| 12 Feb 19 / Seen and Heard |
La La Land en kit |
| 12 Feb 19 / Forum Opéra |
In the hell of a small town |
| 11 Feb 19 / Planet Hugill |
An evening that no opera-lover should miss |
| 10 Feb 19 / Daily Mail |
Amanda Majeski makes an unforgettable debut in Richard Jones’s exemplary new production |
| 10 Feb 19 / The Observer |
Emergency exits |
| 10 Feb 19 / The Critics' Circle |
Katya Kabanova is not as good as it could be |
| 9 Feb 19 / Express |
A wonderfully acted adaptation of Janacek's breakneck tragedy |
| 8 Feb 19 / Independent |
The fire and fury of a tragic heroine |
| 7 Feb 19 / Evening Standard |
One of the greatest operatic experiences of my life |
| 7 Feb 19 / The Spectator |
Majeski’s Katya is strikingly sung and compelling |
| 6 Feb 19 / The Times |
Angry and compelling, and musically faultless |
| 6 Feb 19 / The Guardian |
Richard Jones on autopilot |
| 6 Feb 19 / Classical Source |
Amanda Majeski makes a stunning debut at Covent Garden in Richard Jones's new production of Kát’a Kabanová |
| 6 Feb 19 / Opera Today |
Two great Royal Opera debuts aren't enough to lift a Katya Kabanova lacking in drama |
| 6 Feb 19 / Bachtrack |
Lovingly conducted and finely sung |
| 6 Feb 19 / Music OMH |
A star turn worth celebrating from Amanda Majeski |
| 6 Feb 19 / Telegraph |
A profoundly committed performance |
| 5 Feb 19 / The Stage |
Ruthless focus in production and central performance, not quite so much from the pit |
| 5 Feb 19 / The Arts Desk |
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Edward Gardner, interview
'Opera producers shouldn't fixate on trapping the under-30s'
'Opera producers shouldn't fixate on trapping the under-30s'
The Queen of SpadesThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 22 | |
Tchaïkovski hallucine La Dame de Pique en direct du Royal Opera House de Londres |
| 25 Feb 19 / Olyrix |
A less than regal Queen of Spades |
| 30 Jan 19 / ConcertoNet (English) |
Hermann et les heureux errements d'Herheim |
| 29 Jan 19 / Forum Opéra |
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Tchaikovsky plays the hand Herheim gives him in the Royal Opera’s The Queen of Spades |
| 25 Jan 19 / Seen and Heard |
¿Chaicovsqui gay? ¡Pero qué va! |
| 24 Jan 19 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Wonderful music can’t save a substandard production: Queen of Spades at ROH |
| 23 Jan 19 / The Article |
Perhaps a film manque |
| 21 Jan 19 / Planet Hugill |
The Royal Opera reshuffles The Queen of Spades, with mixed results |
| 20 Jan 19 / The Sunday Times |
A relentlessly heavy-handed concept can’t detract from the glorious music-making in Royal Opera’s The Queen of Spades |
| 20 Jan 19 / The Observer |
Well, I say "four stars" but that is a confusingly fudged assessment |
| 18 Jan 19 / Express |
Too many Tchaikovskys: The Queen of Spades at the Royal Opera House leaves you cold |
| 17 Jan 19 / New Statesman |
Uneven cast prey to overthought concept |
| 16 Jan 19 / The Arts Desk |
Herheim puts Tchaikovsky centre stage for stimulating frustration |
| 15 Jan 19 / The Guardian |
While there are excellent performances there are also horrors |
| 15 Jan 19 / The Times |
So dotty, the audience couldn't even bother to boo |
| 15 Jan 19 / Telegraph |
For Stefan Herheim, opera is clearly not a comfortable evening’s entertainment |
| 15 Jan 19 / Music OMH |
Stefan Herheim's production violates the art of the composer in an anti-lyrical and oversaturated mishmash |
| 15 Jan 19 / Broadway World |
At the end, the audience seemed stunned into submission |
| 15 Jan 19 / Classical Source |
Stefan Herheim’s staging of The Queen of Spades comes to Covent Garden |
| 15 Jan 19 / Seen and Heard |
Opera as life |
| 15 Jan 19 / Opera Today |
A tedious evening |
| 15 Jan 19 / The Stage |
A tale of many Tchaikovskys |
| 15 Jan 19 / Bachtrack |
La TraviataThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 14 | |
Otello usaba Rolex. Germont también |
| 21 Feb 19 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Jaho, Castronovo and Domingo breathe new life into a 25th anniversary Royal Opera Traviata |
| 1 Feb 19 / Seen and Heard |
An Angel appears! |
| 30 Jan 19 / ConcertoNet (English) |
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Blue is the new Violet: an outstanding Traviata début |
| 26 Jan 19 / Bachtrack |
Domingo’s dramatic impact as Giorgio Germont reaches boiling point alongside Ermonela Jaho’s distraught Violetta |
| 25 Jan 19 / The Times |
Ermonela Jaho is an emotively powerful Violetta in ROH's La traviata |
| 23 Jan 19 / Opera Today |
Jaho is at the height of her powers |
| 20 Jan 19 / The Sunday Times |
Jaho’s mix of defiance, fragility and savage honesty builds to an overwhelming finale |
| 20 Jan 19 / The Observer |
An impressive trio of leads |
| 19 Jan 19 / Classical Source |
Richard Eyre's 1994 production just seems to get better and better |
| 18 Jan 19 / Express |
Stars align to enable this Royal Opera Traviata revival succeed like few others |
| 17 Jan 19 / Seen and Heard |
Engaging revival |
| 16 Jan 19 / The Stage |
Ermonela Jaho makes a haunting return to Covent Garden’s Traviata |
| 16 Jan 19 / Bachtrack |
Ermonela Jaho makes a haunting return to Covent Garden’s Traviata |
| 15 Jan 19 / Bachtrack |
Hansel und GretelThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 19 | |
The Royal Opera's mediocre 'family-friendly' production of Hansel and Gretel proves that opera isn't child's play |
| 23 Dec 18 / Daily Mail |
Nuanced performances counter the sweetness in a festive favourite |
| 23 Dec 18 / The Observer |
A thoughtful adaptation enjoyable by the whole family |
| 21 Dec 18 / Express |
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¡Niños, a la ópera! |
| 20 Dec 18 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Magic for the family but not as Grimm as it should be |
| 19 Dec 18 / Evening Standard |
Now brush your teeth |
| 18 Dec 18 / The Critics' Circle |
Gerhard Siegel is the star as the witch |
| 17 Dec 18 / The Sunday Times |
The Royal Opera’s Vvacuous production strips Hänsel und Gretel of its magic |
| 17 Dec 18 / Seen and Heard |
Not a ground-breaking production but it is enjoyable, well sung and very beautiful |
| 16 Dec 18 / Music OMH |
A classic fairytale executed with style: Hänsel und Gretel at the Royal Opera |
| 15 Dec 18 / Bachtrack |
A new Hänsel und Gretel at the Royal Opera House |
| 15 Dec 18 / Opera Today |
This new staging is assertively feel-good and child-friendly |
| 15 Dec 18 / Classical Source |
Director Antony McDonald allows his imagination free rein |
| 15 Dec 18 / Independent |
Humperdinck's gingerbread-scoffing opera for kids gets a stylish, wintry new staging |
| 15 Dec 18 / Time Out |
Crumbs of quality stop minds from wandering |
| 15 Dec 18 / The Times |
An oddly lame and tame production of Humperdinck’s masterpiece |
| 15 Dec 18 / Telegraph |
Family-friendly but magic is missing |
| 15 Dec 18 / The Guardian |
Three top voices and vivacious conducting aren't enough to set fairytale juices flowing |
| 14 Dec 18 / The Arts Desk |
A magical staging |
| 14 Dec 18 / The Stage |
CarmenThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 15 | |
Cabaret Carmen à Londres |
| 19 Dec 18 / Olyrix |
Gaëlle Arquez is an ideal, sexy Carmen |
| 10 Dec 18 / The Observer |
Stairway to Carmen |
| 9 Dec 18 / ConcertoNet (English) |
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Clownish production leaves us cold |
| 8 Dec 18 / Metro |
Bravo for Kosky’s full-on Bizet |
| 7 Dec 18 / Camden New Journal |
Kosky’s Carmen is still the smartest show in town – and the most fun |
| 6 Dec 18 / The Spectator |
Gaëlle Arquez excels as Carmen |
| 6 Dec 18 / Classical Source |
Broadway meets the bullring in this uneasy mix of conventional theatricality and post-drama |
| 6 Dec 18 / Evening Standard |
First revival of Barrie Kosky's Carmen at the ROH |
| 5 Dec 18 / Opera Today |
The performance is conducted with great precision and verve by the Canadian Keri-Lynn Wilson |
| 5 Dec 18 / Express |
Dance is at its core, and it’s done brilliantly |
| 4 Dec 18 / Independent |
All the cast must play second fiddle to Kosky’s master plan |
| 4 Dec 18 / The Times |
Slicker, but still a mountain to climb |
| 3 Dec 18 / Bachtrack |
Kosky’s thought-provoking Royal Opera Carmen returns to Covent Garden |
| 3 Dec 18 / Seen and Heard |
A melting pot of scenic homages to musicals, movies and music videos |
| 2 Dec 18 / Broadway World |
Simon BoccanegraThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 19 | |
Spanish baritone Carlos Alvarez is magnificent in the title role |
| 13 Dec 18 / Express |
Pirates of London |
| 11 Dec 18 / ConcertoNet (English) |
A dark masterpiece whose subject matter creates a dramatic brew |
| 29 Nov 18 / Independent |
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This Boccanegra is not what you'd expect from UK's best-funded opera company |
| 22 Nov 18 / The Spectator |
A very strong cast and a perfect first night for this new run |
| 21 Nov 18 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Powerful opera piece performed with great potency |
| 21 Nov 18 / Express |
The fizz has fizzled out of the melodrama in this concert, which is in its seventh revival at the Royal Opera |
| 20 Nov 18 / The Times |
Moshinsky's Simon Boccanegra returns to Covent Garden |
| 19 Nov 18 / Opera Today |
Boccanegra Brexit |
| 17 Nov 18 / Olyrix |
Political intrigues at the Royal Opera as Simon Boccanegra returns |
| 17 Nov 18 / Bachtrack |
Carlos Álvarez’s Doge has grandeur and stentorian power in Moshinsky’s Royal Opera Boccanegra |
| 17 Nov 18 / Seen and Heard |
Carlos Álvarez’s Doge outgrows rusty production in token revival |
| 17 Nov 18 / OperaWire |
Much of that emotional terrain is brought to light by Hrachuhi Bassenz's Amelia |
| 17 Nov 18 / Broadway World |
Excellent singing and a strong moral core |
| 16 Nov 18 / Telegraph |
A timely revival of Verdi's political music-drama |
| 16 Nov 18 / The Arts Desk |
Carlos Álvarez dazzles in Verdi's dark epic |
| 16 Nov 18 / The Guardian |
Elegant Verdi opera falters as grand set miniaturises singers |
| 16 Nov 18 / Evening Standard |
At the centre of the cast is Carlos Álvarez’s Simon |
| 16 Nov 18 / Classical Source |
An outstanding performance from Carlos Alvarez |
| 16 Nov 18 / The Stage |
Der Ring des NibelungenThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 41 | |
Full cycle: Wagner’s ever-vibrant genius trumps an unimaginative production |
| 18 Nov 18 / OperaWire |
Die Walküre: A poetic Walküre with a towering performance from Stuart Skelton |
| 5 Nov 18 / Planet Hugill |
Die Walküre: Choc frontal |
| 30 Oct 18 / Concertclassic.com |
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Die Walküre: John Lundgren’s Conflicted Wotan is the Highlight of Keith Warner’s Die Walküre |
| 30 Oct 18 / Seen and Heard |
Full cycle: Fifteen hours of glorious music |
| 12 Oct 18 / Express |
Full cycle: If there's one performance to take away from this cycle it'd be Stefan Vinke's Siegfried |
| 11 Oct 18 / The Spectator |
Siegfried/Götterdämmerung: Wagner’s Ring ended on a high |
| 7 Oct 18 / The Observer |
Full cycle: Burning woman |
| 6 Oct 18 / parterre box |
Full cycle: Musically this was a scorcher |
| 3 Oct 18 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Götterdämmerung: In the beginning there was darkness. At the end, obfuscation |
| 3 Oct 18 / What's on Stage |
Götterdämmerung: Milling’s powerful Hagen drives a dramatic Royal Opera Götterdämmerung |
| 3 Oct 18 / Bachtrack |
Siegfried: Magnificent but elusive |
| 3 Oct 18 / Opera Today |
Götterdämmerung: The final conflagration was stunning |
| 3 Oct 18 / Music OMH |
Götterdämmerung: Apocalypse wows in formidable Ring cycle |
| 3 Oct 18 / The Guardian |
Siegfried/Götterdämmerung: The Royal Opera's Ring cycle finds a new gear |
| 3 Oct 18 / Telegraph |
Siegfried/Götterdämmerung: Dramatic detail gives greater force to the music |
| 2 Oct 18 / Evening Standard |
Das Rheingold: Freia tonight |
| 2 Oct 18 / The Critics' Circle |
Siegfried: Blunt hero is hard to like in a cluttered production |
| 2 Oct 18 / The Guardian |
Siegfried: Something's clicked, big time, with this third instalment of the ROH Ring |
| 1 Oct 18 / What's on Stage |
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'It's the Ben Hur of opera!'
One man's experience of riding the Ring rollercoaster. The bass singing Fafner in the Royal Opera House’s Ring Cycle tells audiences: go to the loo first.
One man's experience of riding the Ring rollercoaster. The bass singing Fafner in the Royal Opera House’s Ring Cycle tells audiences: go to the loo first.
Nina Stemme
Meeting the greatest Wagnerian soprano of her age.
Meeting the greatest Wagnerian soprano of her age.
Antonio Pappano on the Ring and his successor
When Pappano completes what may be his last performances of Wagner’s monumental cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen in November, he will have been the Royal Opera’s music director for more than 16 years
When Pappano completes what may be his last performances of Wagner’s monumental cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen in November, he will have been the Royal Opera’s music director for more than 16 years
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Performance schedule
Gounod
11 Apr to 6 May 2019
Britten
23 Apr to 10 May 2019
Giordano
20 May to 9 Jun 2019
Puccini
27 May to 20 Jun 2019
Mussorgsky
19 Jun to 3 Jul 2019
Bizet
22 Jun to 20 Jul 2019
Mozart
29 Jun to 21 Jul 2019
Donizetti
8 to 20 Jul 2019
News & Articles
| Royal Opera House loses appeal over viola player's hearing |
The Royal Opera House has lost its appeal over the life-changing hearing damage caused to a viola player at a rehearsal of Wagner's Die Walkure. |
| 18 Apr 2019 / BBC News |
| Tickets to Royal Opera House are being resold for up to £7,000 |
Tickets for Verdi’s La Forza Del Destino at the ROH — starring Jonas Kaufmann and Anna Netrebko — are being advertised with huge resale prices on the secondary ticketing website Viagogo. |
| 5 Feb 2019 / Evening Standard |
| That old thing |
Remembering Covent Garden's revivals of historic 1950s productions. |
| 31 Dec 2018 / Planet Hugill |
| Does opera hate women? |
Royal Opera House to join the #MeToo era as it challenges misogyny on stage by asking: 'Does opera hate women?' |
| 26 Dec 2018 / Telegraph |
| Antonio Pappano: Why the maestro isn’t bowing out yet |
Covent Garden’s charismatic conductor talks about another term as music director of the Royal Opera House, and the challenge of Brexit. |
| 5 Nov 2018 / The Observer |
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