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Tried and Tested
Opera
Mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina is exceptional in the title role of Bizet's opera, but what's the Duchess of Alba doing here?
In the Know
Opera
The mezzo-soprano on dying for a living, loading up on carbs and housework in the early hours
Tried and Tested
Dance
Sydney Dance Company returns to London after a 13-year absence with Ascent, a concept-heavy triple bill now on at the Linbury Theatre
Preview
Dance
The Royal Ballet celebrates choreographer Kenneth MacMillan with a triple bill that illustrates the stunning breath of his creative genius
We love
Best of
An exciting new production of Carmen, an evening with author Kate Atkinson, and musical fun for the family
Tried and Tested
Opera
The true story of an 18th-century escapade reminds us where today's medical knowledge comes from
Preview
Dance
The Royal Ballet kicked off its spring season with an immaculate and emotional performance of Swan Lake
Tried and Tested
Opera
Wagner's windswept opera is revived with a new cast and stirring chorus work
Essential
Dance
The Royal Ballet Principal Character Artist, Gary Avis, tells Culture Whisper how he develops the compelling character roles crucial to bringing ballets to life
Essential
Opera
Music by Bach for Easter, comedy and tragedy at the opera, and Peter and the Wolf for all the family
Preview
Opera
The Royal Opera House marks International Women's Day with a two-week celebration of women at all levels of the performing arts
Tried and Tested
Dance
The Royal Opera House stage pulsated with fresh ideas and splendid dancing in the four New Works of its Festival of New Choreography
Tried and Tested
Immersive
The Royal Opera House kicked off its Festival of New Choreography with Canadian Robert Binet’s Dark with Excessive Bright, an immersive, yet strangely unaffecting work
Preview
Immersive
The Royal Opera House hosts a Festival of New Choreography showcasing new and diverse dance-makers from the UK and beyond
Tried and Tested
Opera
Another great revival of Puccini's masterpiece, set in the dangerous Rome of 1800
Tried and Tested
Opera
Bright new talent kicks new life into an old favourite at Covent Garden
Tried and Tested
Dance
One of the most powerful works in The Royal Ballet repertoire, MacMillan's Manon, returns to Covent Garden on its 50th anniversary for a three-week run
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Best of
Opera searches for love and meaning, while Vauxhall unwinds with music for all ages
Tried and Tested
Opera
Richard Strauss's richly orchestrated opera based on the Greek tragedy in which a furious daughter avenges the murder of her father
In the Know
Best of
Love drives the drama in all four large-scale productions from February to May. Booking opens on Thurs 11 Jan
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Best of
A London debut, plus opera by Puccini and Strauss – and at the cinema
Preview
Dance
The Winter's Tale, Christopher Wheeldon's masterful adaptation of the eponymous Shakespeare play, makes a welcome return to Covent Garden in The Royal Ballet's Spring period
Tried and Tested
Opera
A fairy tale opera looks the part, but where are the angels?
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Opera
The ultimate children's storybook on stage has all our favourite characters, brought together for a Christmas family show
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Dance
The Royal Ballet’s near-perfect production of The Nutcracker brings magic to the Christmas season at the Royal Opera house
Tried and Tested
Opera
Roberto Alagna and Aleksandra Kurzak star in a full-blooded village drama, and a travelling show turns nightmarish, in a great Italian double bill
Essential
Opera
Handel's Messiah dominates the month's great music, but there is also Bach, passionate Italian opera and a German fairy tale
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Opera
Jennifer France shines as a daughter lost to her father's dangerous pledge in a new staging of Handel's oratorio
Preview
Dance
The Royal Opera House hosts a performance of Island Movements, the centrepiece of the Black British Ballet project
Last Chance
Best of
Healing music for a troubled world, a new symphony by Joan Armatrading and an opera film night
Essential
Dance
The Royal Ballet principal Mayara Magri tells Culture Whisper how she’s preparing for her debut in the role of Jacqueline du Pré in the dramatic ballet The Cellist
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Opera
Coronation soprano Pretty Yende stars in a revival of Verdi's tragic opera