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Operas set in France, Italy, Germany, China and Ancient Egypt, three striking fifth symphonies and, to raise a smile, Edward Lear nonsense verse set to music
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Opera
Freddie De Tommaso and Natalya Romaniw bring youth and promise to a fine production of Puccini's opera
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Family encounters with the orchestra, contemporary music and seasonal favourites, including Mozart's musical pantomime
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ENO's 2022/23 season opens with a new production of Puccini's dramatic opera. A singer and an artist find themselves up against a bully...
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From Philip Glass to Puccini and Wagner, the new season at the Coliseum crosses cultural boundaries and has something for everyone
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Opera
Verdi, Puccini and two operas – one brand new – that will appeal to families, plus a Victorian satire
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Handel, Verdi and Puccini masterpieces are not to be missed, with two new productions and a top-cast revival. Booking opens 10AM, Wed 27 July
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Opera
A superb performance in the title role is a thrilling addition to a fine production of Puccini's moving opera
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Puccini, Handel, Poulenc, Mozart, Donizetti and a Cornish-set opera by a 20th-century pioneering British woman composer
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An exciting house debut is an extra treat in a hugely entertaining revival of Jonathan Miller's production of Puccini's opera
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British-Italian tenor Freddie De Tommaso rescues the opening night of Puccini's opera, revived at Covent Garden, thrilling the audience with his accidental major role debut
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Get the best seat in the house for Puccini's nail-biting opera, with an all-star cast, as Jonathan Kent's matchless production is screened live
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Booking opens 16 Nov for two three-act ballets, a new family opera, plus Mozart, Handel and Puccini
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Opera
An opera inspired by a classic novel joins the repertoire at London's own country house opera
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Opera
Revival of Richard Jones's reading of Puccini's heart-breaker for our times
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Opera
ENO is back with a big new season. Booking opens Wed 2 June for all seven productions from October to April. Why not go once a month?
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Opera
Go backstage at the Royal Opera House and meet the people that make opera happen, from the costume makers, stage hands and lighting designers to the singers and players
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Opera
The Royal Opera House reveals nine months of music, including five new productions, nine revivals, and discoveries in the Linbury Theatre
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Opera
A semi-staged production of Puccini's most dramatic opera is staged in the Bowl to a live audience
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Covent Garden opens its winter season with an audience favourite – Puccini's dramatic story with a deadly twist, set in Rome
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Covent Garden lets its hair down with a pyjama party and hands music-lovers a musical gift
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Puccini, Verdi and Rimsky-Korsakov operas are joined by a daring new commission as the Surrey country house sets its sights on a full summer season next year
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Booking is open for one of London's favourite summer opera seasons. This year, Ponchielli, Puccini and a world premiere, plus a tune-packed musical
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Welcome return to the Coliseum of Anthony Minghella's production of Puccini's tragedy. A young Japanese woman falls for an American officer, but their marriage is doomed
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Modern masterpieces take their place alongside much-loved classics in stupendous screenings from London's and New York's top houses, with stars from all over the world.
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Opera
English National Opera got back on its feet, the Proms went from strength to strength, and the Royal Opera House season grew and grew
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For a first glimpse of summer plan your nights at London's own country house opera, with much-loved operas by Tchaikovsky and Verdi, plus a comedy and a double-bill
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Two short operas, by Delius and Puccini, in which the love of ordinary people is tested to breaking point
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Opera
The bass-baritone on playing seven roles at once, music for youngsters and climbing Kilimanjaro
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Bass-baritone Bryn Terfel on villains and buffoons, an impending marriage, and hanging up his Hans Sachs boots
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Meet Puccini's first great heroine, the convent girl who is seduced by a more lavish lifestyle, but at a terrible cost
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Opera
Seven new productions, four based on the Orpheus myth, and revivals of Bizet, Puccini and G&S