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Les Vêpres siciliennesThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 12 | |
A mad roller-coaster lasting for four hours |
 23 Oct 17 / Express |
At Covent Garden a rarity that’s great in parts |
| 22 Oct 17 / The Observer |
Verdi is revisited to spectacular effect |
| 18 Oct 17 / Evening Standard |
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A beautiful and brilliant staging |
| 17 Oct 17 / Independent |
Verdi's 'unjustly neglected' early work |
| 17 Oct 17 / Express |
This heady production captures the queasy energy of Verdi’s music and the brooding claustrophobia of the scenario |
| 16 Oct 17 / The Times |
Terrific show |
| 16 Oct 17 / Planet Hugill |
An electrifying night at the Opéra |
| 16 Oct 17 / The Guardian |
Full-blooded Verdi, and never mind the accents |
| 14 Oct 17 / Financial Times (via Google) |
Verdi's grand opera in its original French version returns to Covent Garden |
| 14 Oct 17 / What's on Stage |
Deconstruction and re-invention on an epic scale |
| 14 Oct 17 / Classical Source |
Herheim’s lavish Vêpres siciliennes returns to Covent Garden in triumphant style |
| 13 Oct 17 / Bachtrack |
Die ZauberflöteThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 10 | |
Siobhan Stagg gave a glorious performance as Pamina |
| 17 Oct 17 / Australian Book Review |
Roderick Williams is irresistibly impressive as Papagano |
| 7 Oct 17 / Morning Star Online |
Radiant and eternal |
| 25 Sep 17 / Opera Today |
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It still packs its punch |
| 19 Sep 17 / Independent |
The cast includes some class acts |
| 18 Sep 17 / Music OMH |
Julia Jones directs the Royal Opera in an extraordinary Die Zauberflöte |
| 15 Sep 17 / Seen and Heard |
Roderick Williams’ charming birdcatcher leads a spirited revival of The Magic Flute at Covent Garden |
| 15 Sep 17 / Bachtrack |
David McVicar's visually exquisite Enlightenment production returns in its sixth revival |
| 14 Sep 17 / What's on Stage |
Timelessly elegant |
| 14 Sep 17 / Financial Times (via Google) |
An evening of both intelligence and geniality |
| 13 Sep 17 / Classical Source |
La bohèmeThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 22 | |
Richard Jones’s production is uncontroversial yet fresh and visually exciting |
| 17 Oct 17 / Australian Book Review |
Renouveau réussi |
| 19 Sep 17 / Forum Opéra |
Leaving you an emotional wreck |
| 18 Sep 17 / Planet Hugill |
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THE high expectations riding on the Royal Opera’s new La Bohème are happily met |
| 17 Sep 17 / Express |
The orchestra may throb, but the Royal Opera’s Bohème needs a bit of passion |
| 17 Sep 17 / The Sunday Times |
No boos for Richard Jones’s stylish new production of Puccini’s masterpiece |
| 16 Sep 17 / The Observer |
Covent Garden's new season of opera gets off to a flying start |
| 13 Sep 17 / Telegraph |
A startlingly new production |
| 13 Sep 17 / Independent |
A routine production is redeemed by vibrant singing and a passionate orchestra under Antonio Pappano’s peerless direction |
| 13 Sep 17 / The Times |
All in all, a very promising start to Richard Jones’ new production of an old favourite |
| 13 Sep 17 / Express |
There is much to admire in Richard Jones’s new La bohème for the Royal Opera |
| 13 Sep 17 / Seen and Heard |
Richard Jones' new La bohème opens ROH season |
| 13 Sep 17 / Opera Today |
Richard Jones's new production of Puccini's opera may yet become a classic |
| 13 Sep 17 / What's on Stage |
Efficient but antiseptic production generates passion only in the pit |
| 13 Sep 17 / The Guardian |
Spectacle and sentiment not yet in focus |
| 13 Sep 17 / The Arts Desk |
A spare, unsentimental reading |
| 13 Sep 17 / Evening Standard |
The path of caution |
| 13 Sep 17 / Financial Times (via Google) |
With fitful focus on the stage, the evening needed the superb playing and Antonio Pappano’s inspired conducting to hold everything together |
| 13 Sep 17 / Classical Source |
Con regie de Puccini |
| 13 Sep 17 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
No moonlight, no magic: Richard Jones directs a vanilla Bohème for the Royal Opera |
| 13 Sep 17 / Bachtrack |
The musical dynamics of Antonio Pappano’s conducting allowed Puccini’s score to express itself in every note |
| 13 Sep 17 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Richard Jones meets the challenge of replacing a classic production head on |
| 12 Sep 17 / The Stage |
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'Tell me what traditional means'
Richard Jones put Rhinemaidens in fat suits, breathed life into Turnage’s Anna Nicole – now he is directing Covent Garden’s first new production of La Bohème for four decades.
Richard Jones put Rhinemaidens in fat suits, breathed life into Turnage’s Anna Nicole – now he is directing Covent Garden’s first new production of La Bohème for four decades.
OtelloThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 46 | |
Operatic history is made in London |
| 6 Aug 17 / The New Criterion |
Perhaps Kaufmann’s greatest strength might be that his presence never overwhelms this production |
| 21 Jul 17 / A Younger Theatre |
Kaufmann frente a Kunde como Otello en el Covent Garden |
| 18 Jul 17 / Beckmesser |
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L'Otello hors-style de Jonas Kaufmann au Royal Opera House |
| 13 Jul 17 / ResMusica |
Abondance d'Otello ne nuit pas |
| 12 Jul 17 / Forum Opéra |
Un decepcionante Otello con Jonas Kaufmann en Londres |
| 12 Jul 17 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Moor is less |
| 11 Jul 17 / The Critics' Circle |
El debut de Kaufmann como Otello |
| 7 Jul 17 / Beckmesser |
Con Rolex y sin mordente |
| 7 Jul 17 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Keith Warner nails his colours firmly to the mast at the start of the Royal Opera House's new production of Otello |
| 6 Jul 17 / Opera Journal |
Voilà une prise de rôle que le public attendait avec une fébrilité bien excusable |
| 6 Jul 17 / Anaclase |
Leaving blood on the shirt |
| 4 Jul 17 / parterre box |
Jonas Kaufmann stars in this searing account of Verdi’s tender, passionate and violent opera |
| 2 Jul 17 / Daily Mail |
Le premier Otello triomphal de Jonas Kaufmann |
| 1 Jul 17 / Diapason |
Vocal performances to treasure despite Stygian gloom of Keith Warner’s Covent Garden Otello |
| 30 Jun 17 / Seen and Heard |
Jonas Kaufmann cements his legacy as one of history’s great Otellos |
| 30 Jun 17 / OperaWire |
Is the Jonas now too big a star to embody anything but himself? |
| 29 Jun 17 / The Spectator |
Et Cassio s'est converti en Otello |
| 29 Jun 17 / Wanderer |
As Otello, Jonas Kaufmann gave a wonderfully nuanced performance |
| 28 Jun 17 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Il Otello di Jonas Kaufmann |
| 28 Jun 17 / Operaclick (Ita) |
Toute première fois |
| 27 Jun 17 / Forum Opéra |
Kaufmann's first Otello |
| 26 Jun 17 / Opera Today |
An underpowered Kaufmann is outshone by Iago |
| 26 Jun 17 / The Observer |
Otello à la Royal Opera House de Londres |
| 26 Jun 17 / Opera Online |
Jonas Kaufmanns Otello: Nur ein Seitensprung |
| 25 Jun 17 / Merkur |
At Covent Garden last week Kaufmann triumphed as the Moorish General at the time and place of his choice |
| 25 Jun 17 / Express |
Hamlet at Glyndebourne: ‘I felt as I was experiencing the play with fresh eyes and ears' |
| 24 Jun 17 / Country Life |
The evening’s most complete vocal performance came from Maria Agresta as Desdemona |
| 24 Jun 17 / Opera News |
Jonas Kaufmann’s Otello is conceived on a human scale, his sound wonderfully burnished and romantic |
| 24 Jun 17 / Financial Times (via Google) |
Give me Moor, Moor, Moor! A triumphant Otello at the Royal Opera |
| 24 Jun 17 / Metro |
Tenor am Anschlag – Jonas Kaufmann singt „Otello“ |
| 23 Jun 17 / Die Welt |
Es fehlt die Otello-Stimme |
| 23 Jun 17 / BR-online |
Apart from singing beautifully, Kaufmann gives a convincing portrayal of Otello |
| 23 Jun 17 / Express |
Opera is a powerful production with a hole at the centre |
| 23 Jun 17 / Daily Mail |
The hottest ticket this year |
| 23 Jun 17 / Independent |
Pappano's orchestra was electrically alive |
| 23 Jun 17 / What's on Stage |
All the best things emanated from the pit |
| 23 Jun 17 / Classical Source |
A bronze-toned lion of Venice: Kaufmann debuts as Otello at Covent Garden |
| 23 Jun 17 / Bachtrack |
Musical standards aid Kaufmann's debut, if production raises questions |
| 23 Jun 17 / Limelight |
Kaufmann thrills in a dark, expressionistic staging |
| 23 Jun 17 / The Guardian |
Simply put, Kaufmann is the great Otello for this generation of opera lovers |
| 23 Jun 17 / City A.M. |
An Otello to rank with the finest |
| 22 Jun 17 / Evening Standard |
Jonas Kaufmann's debut let down by a lame and ugly staging |
| 22 Jun 17 / Telegraph |
Esultate! Jonas Kaufmann debuts as Otello |
| 22 Jun 17 / Music OMH |
Jonas Kaufmann sings an 'Otello' for the ages |
| 22 Jun 17 / New York Times |
Jonas Kaufmann’s introverted portrayal is countered by macho performances from the Royal Opera orchestra and chorus |
| 22 Jun 17 / The Times |
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Otello: opera, identity politics and blacking-up
Opera companies now eschew the once traditional black makeup for the lead in Verdi’s masterpiece, but it remains a controversial issue that highlights the need to nurture more diverse talent.
Opera companies now eschew the once traditional black makeup for the lead in Verdi’s masterpiece, but it remains a controversial issue that highlights the need to nurture more diverse talent.
Major cancellation for The Royal Opera’s new ‘Otello’
Ludovic Tézier has canceled the upcoming production of Verdi’s “Otello” at the Royal Opera House.
Ludovic Tézier has canceled the upcoming production of Verdi’s “Otello” at the Royal Opera House.
Cinema will save opera for a new generation
Streaming opera in the cinema could save it for a new generation, a Royal Opera House director has suggested, as he claims it is helping to weed out the "hammy" over-acting young audiences hate.
Streaming opera in the cinema could save it for a new generation, a Royal Opera House director has suggested, as he claims it is helping to weed out the "hammy" over-acting young audiences hate.
TurandotThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 20 | |
The most striking thing about the entire production is the set |
| 4 Aug 17 / A Younger Theatre |
Los dos repartos de “Turandot” en el Covent Garden |
| 18 Jul 17 / Beckmesser |
Andrei Serban’s Oriental staging of Turandot is now in its 16th revival and still packing in the audiences |
| 16 Jul 17 / Express |
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Roberto Alagna is an obsessive if imposingly rich-toned Calaf |
| 16 Jul 17 / Classical Source |
Lise Lindstrom was sensational as the fair Miss Frigidaire of the title |
| 15 Jul 17 / The Observer |
Christine Goerke’s portrayal of the eponymous anti-heroin is truly terrifying |
| 13 Jul 17 / Spear's |
Lendemain qui chante |
| 13 Jul 17 / Forum Opéra |
Lise Lindstrom is magisterial as the tortured ice queen |
| 13 Jul 17 / What's on Stage |
Turandot à Londres, toujours un très grand spectacle! |
| 12 Jul 17 / ResMusica |
Trente trois ans mais pas une ride |
| 11 Jul 17 / Forum Opéra |
Una “Turandot” brutal en el Covent Garden |
| 11 Jul 17 / Beckmesser |
Alagna leads wonderful cast in the 16th revival of Andrei Serban’s Covent Garden Turandot |
| 10 Jul 17 / Seen and Heard |
Il fasto orientale di Turandot |
| 9 Jul 17 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Spectacular riddles: Serban's Turandot returns to Covent Garden |
| 9 Jul 17 / Bachtrack |
Goerke, with her full and richly hued soprano is exceptional as the icy Turandot |
| 9 Jul 17 / Music OMH |
Fairytale spectacle |
| 9 Jul 17 / Opera Today |
Solid and capably performed revival of Andrei Serban’s 34-year-old production |
| 7 Jul 17 / The Stage |
A masterclass in theatrical claustrophobia |
| 7 Jul 17 / The Times |
Hibla Gerzmava, as the slave-girl Liu, steals the show |
| 7 Jul 17 / Independent |
This perplexing but much-loved opera is starting to look a bit tired for its sixteenth revival |
| 6 Jul 17 / Evening Standard |
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ROH to stream ‘Turandot’ on YouTube & BP Big Screens
The live stream will be shown on the Royal Opera’s website and on Youtube and will be available for a further 30 days after the live stream.
The live stream will be shown on the Royal Opera’s website and on Youtube and will be available for a further 30 days after the live stream.
Mitridate, re di PontoThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 17 | |
Fondamentale per il successo dell'opera è tuttavia Michael Spyres |
| 19 Jul 17 / Operaclick (Ita) |
Un Mozart que promete… |
| 17 Jul 17 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Spyres et Crowe au sommet |
| 16 Jul 17 / Forum Opéra |
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Les chanteurs savent faire vivre ces attributs inhabituels avec une élégance plus que convaincante |
| 7 Jul 17 / Anaclase |
Virtuosity galore, in a vivid, primary coloured spectacle |
| 3 Jul 17 / Planet Hugill |
Singing is of a dazzling order |
| 2 Jul 17 / Express |
A top cast dolls up for Mozart’s Mitridate |
| 1 Jul 17 / The Observer |
Modish production |
| 1 Jul 17 / Financial Times (via Google) |
Spyres and Crowe take the vocal honours at Covent Garden's Mitridate |
| 1 Jul 17 / Bachtrack |
Rousset and Royal Opera dazzle with Mozart’s Mitridate |
| 29 Jun 17 / Seen and Heard |
Spectacular Mozart fireworks in sweet-wrapper costumes |
| 29 Jun 17 / The Guardian |
Albina Shagimuratova and Lucy Crowe offered the vocal high-points of this first-night performance |
| 28 Jun 17 / Classical Source |
A new generation of star singers in Covent Garden's venerable 1991 production |
| 28 Jun 17 / What's on Stage |
Lucy Crowe, as Ismene, brings down the house with a soprano artistry beyond compare |
| 28 Jun 17 / Independent |
As a vehicle for glorious singing this was a delight |
| 28 Jun 17 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Albina Shagimuratova is glorious in the role of the King’s fiancée Aspasia, but Lucy Crowe is even better as Ismene |
| 28 Jun 17 / Express |
La TraviataThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 18 | |
Ekaterina Bakanova is undeniably the star of the show |
| 30 Jun 17 / A Younger Theatre |
Corinne Winters triumphs in Verdi’s heart wrenching masterwork |
| 29 Jun 17 / OperaWire |
Inconsistent vocals mediated by strong conducting |
| 26 Jun 17 / Seen and Heard |
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Russian soprano Ekaterina Bakanova stands out as a stunning Violetta |
| 16 Jun 17 / The Upcoming |
Ekaterina Bakanova a touchingly fragile Violetta in Covent Garden Traviata |
| 15 Jun 17 / Bachtrack |
Joyce El-Khoury, in her Royal Opera debut, is ideal for the part |
| 22 Jan 17 / Express |
Joyce El-Khoury, making her Royal Opera debut, really grows as Violetta over the course of the evening |
| 22 Jan 17 / Music OMH |
Richard Eyre's glorious production continues to draw hugely appreciative audiences at Covent Garden |
| 21 Jan 17 / Express |
Sensitivity and skill |
| 19 Jan 17 / Financial Times (via Google) |
Lebanese-Canadian soprano Joyce El-Khoury more than stands up to the role of Violetta |
| 19 Jan 17 / The Upcoming |
Sensitive, subtle and still the best around |
| 18 Jan 17 / Telegraph |
Solid, but cautious |
| 18 Jan 17 / The Stage |
Drama and subtle insights |
| 18 Jan 17 / The Guardian |
Covent Garden sees new cast perform Verdi’s La Traviata with mixed results |
| 18 Jan 17 / Seen and Heard |
Joyce El-Khoury commands the stage with radiant authority |
| 18 Jan 17 / Independent |
The return of Richard Eyre's beloved production of Verdi's most popular opera |
| 18 Jan 17 / What's on Stage |
Joyce El-Khoury holds the tale together as Violetta |
| 18 Jan 17 / Broadway World |
Imperfect but enjoyable |
| 18 Jan 17 / Bachtrack |
L'elisir d'amoreThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 12 | |
Ivan Magrì è stato la star della serata |
| 18 Jun 17 / OperaeOpera |
It is a joy to revisit Laurence Pelly’s 2007 take on Donizetti’s masterpiece L’Elisir d’Amore |
| 5 Jun 17 / Express |
Genuinely special |
| 31 May 17 / The Stage |
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South African soprano Pretty Yende lit up the 1950s-set production with beaming smiles and agile singing |
| 31 May 17 / Financial Times (via Google) |
The Royal Opera should hold on to the South African soprano Pretty Yende — she shows she has everything in Donizetti’s bel canto comedy |
| 30 May 17 / The Times |
Joyeuse reprise |
| 30 May 17 / Forum Opéra |
A real feel-good elixir that send all the audience home with a big smile on their faces |
| 30 May 17 / Express |
It remains a winning formula |
| 30 May 17 / Independent |
Pretty Yende and Liparit Avetisyan are the stars of the future in the Royal Opera’s L’Elisir d’Amore |
| 29 May 17 / Seen and Heard |
Laurent Pelly's joyous staging of Donizetti's opera returns in a star-making revival |
| 29 May 17 / What's on Stage |
At the centre of the performance is Liparit Avetisyan’s touching Nemorino |
| 29 May 17 / Classical Source |
Giant haystacks: Pelly's sunny L'elisir d'amore romps back to Covent Garden |
| 29 May 17 / Bachtrack |
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Royal Opera House cast and audience evacuated
Cast members and theatre-goers were evacuated from the Royal Opera House in London after a fire alarm went off mid-performance.
Cast members and theatre-goers were evacuated from the Royal Opera House in London after a fire alarm went off mid-performance.
Don CarloThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 18 | |
Un beau travail d'équipe |
| 1 Jun 17 / Forum Opéra |
Bryan Hymel, in his role debut, is an ardent-toned and febrile Carlos |
| 21 May 17 / Express |
It still looks spectacular |
| 20 May 17 / The Observer |
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A taut, compelling account of Don Carlo at the Royal Opera House |
| 18 May 17 / The Spectator |
Verdi's opera of love and politics returns in Nicholas Hytner's production |
| 17 May 17 / What's on Stage |
Tutti colori di Don Carlo |
| 17 May 17 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
The standard of the singing an acting make this a production well worth seeing |
| 17 May 17 / Express |
The evening’s tours de force come from Ekaterina Semenchuk |
| 17 May 17 / Independent |
Not quite a vintage revival but much to enjoy |
| 17 May 17 / Planet Hugill |
Disappointingly inert |
| 16 May 17 / Financial Times (via Google) |
No flames in this revival, but that lets you concentrate on the extraordinary music of Verdi’s anticlerical masterpiece |
| 16 May 17 / The Times |
Hytner’s blood-red horror hampers Verdi’s dark vision |
| 15 May 17 / The Guardian |
A serviceable revival |
| 15 May 17 / The Stage |
Momentous clash of church and state is refreshingly retold |
| 15 May 17 / Evening Standard |
Despite an unimpressive production Bertrand De Billy and the Royal Opera deliver a compelling Don Carlo |
| 15 May 17 / Seen and Heard |
Royal Opera's Don Carlo revival fails to completely catch fire |
| 15 May 17 / Bachtrack |
Under-directed but with much to enjoy vocally |
| 14 May 17 / Telegraph |
Bryan Hymel is every inch a heroic Prince |
| 13 May 17 / Classical Source |
The Exterminating AngelThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 21 | |
¿Por quién doblan las campanas? |
| 19 May 17 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
This opera finds itself becoming tiring and predictable |
| 12 May 17 / A Younger Theatre |
The post-modern ascendancy of utterly inert opera |
| 10 May 17 / Slipped Disc |
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Death and waltzes |
| 2 May 17 / The Critics' Circle |
The Exterminating Angel presents a host’s nightmare scenario where guests who are invited to dinner just don’t go home |
| 30 Apr 17 / Express |
Adès conducts Adès at the Royal Opera: A breathtaking premiere of The Exterminating Angel |
| 29 Apr 17 / Seen and Heard |
Incendiary Adès and Adams |
| 29 Apr 17 / The Guardian |
The cast’s talents are not put to good use |
| 27 Apr 17 / The Spectator |
Thomas Adès' new surrealist masterpiece beautifully and melodically portrays the horror of a dinner party gone wrong |
| 27 Apr 17 / Spear's |
Virtuoso writing, dazzlingly executed |
| 26 Apr 17 / Financial Times (via Google) |
Compulsive repetitions and re-enactments |
| 26 Apr 17 / Opera Today |
Superb musical direction by Thomas Adès brought out the compelling subtleties of this remarkable new opera |
| 26 Apr 17 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Anarchy, a lamb shawarma and music of lingering beauty |
| 26 Apr 17 / The Guardian |
Thomas Adès goes for broke as his opera reimagines the classic film |
| 26 Apr 17 / The Times |
A dining-room apocalypse in the nihilistic new opera from composer Thomas Adès |
| 26 Apr 17 / What's on Stage |
Disappointing |
| 26 Apr 17 / The Stage |
The indiscreet charmlessness of the bourgeoisie: Adès brings The Exterminating Angel to opera |
| 26 Apr 17 / Bachtrack |
A magnificent, acrobatic display from Thomas Adès |
| 26 Apr 17 / Telegraph |
Part existential nightmare, part Lord of the Flies, it robustly resists formal analysis |
| 26 Apr 17 / Independent |
An extraordinary achievement |
| 25 Apr 17 / Evening Standard |
The Exterminating Angel makes a powerful impact and leaves a disquieting impression |
| 25 Apr 17 / Classical Source |
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How The Exterminating Angel became opera’s most surreal soiree
More than 50 years on, Thomas’s Adès’s latest opera is a chilling response to the classic film about a dinner party from which the guests have no escape.
More than 50 years on, Thomas’s Adès’s latest opera is a chilling response to the classic film about a dinner party from which the guests have no escape.
Madama ButterflyThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 17 | |
Butterfly seda y acero |
| 19 Apr 17 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Madama Butterfly emoziona Londra |
| 13 Apr 17 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Bored with the idea of seeing yet another Butterfly performance? Think again. You will be in for a treat |
| 7 Apr 17 / Limelight |
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Jaho's performance was both heart-touching and musically flawless |
| 2 Apr 17 / Express |
An evening that transcends its imperfections to become extremely persuasive and moving |
| 1 Apr 17 / Music OMH |
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News & Articles
| 'Tell me what traditional means' |
Richard Jones put Rhinemaidens in fat suits, breathed life into Turnage’s Anna Nicole – now he is directing Covent Garden’s first new production of La Bohème for four decades. |
| 9 Sep 2017 / The Guardian |
| Oliver Mears takes a big leap to the Royal Opera |
The 38-year-old jumps from the Northern Ireland Opera to an institution that has more than two and a half centuries of tradition. |
| 6 Sep 2017 / New York Times |
| Proms performances to return to Covent Garden |
Fancy a cheap night at the Royal Opera House? Take your seat on the floor. |
| 6 Sep 2017 / Telegraph |
| World emoji day |
Royal Opera House tells stories in emojis. Could this be the first time opera and emojis have gone together? |
| 18 Jul 2017 / Evening Standard |
| ROH to stream ‘Turandot’ on YouTube & BP Big Screens |
The live stream will be shown on the Royal Opera’s website and on Youtube and will be available for a further 30 days after the live stream. |
| 8 Jul 2017 / OperaWire |
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