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In the Know
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
Maverick director Richard Jones salutes tradition in a spirited and moving reading of Puccini's heart-breaker
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In the Know
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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Essential
Opera
A semi-staged production of Puccini's most dramatic opera is staged in the Bowl to a live audience
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We love
Opera
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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Opera
Covent Garden lets its hair down with a pyjama party and hands music-lovers a musical gift
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Essential
Opera
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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Book Now
Opera
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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Book Now
Opera
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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In the Know
Opera
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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In the Know
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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In the Know
Opera
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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In the Know
Opera
Two short operas, by Delius and Puccini, in which the love of ordinary people is tested to breaking point
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In the Know
Opera
The bass-baritone on playing seven roles at once, music for youngsters and climbing Kilimanjaro
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Essential
Opera
Bass-baritone Bryn Terfel on villains and buffoons, an impending marriage, and hanging up his Hans Sachs boots
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Tried and Tested
Opera
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
Packed with soaring music and with a devastating ending, Puccini's opera is a profoundly moving celebration of art, music and courageous love
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In the Know
Opera
Seven new productions, four based on the Orpheus myth, and revivals of Bizet, Puccini and G&S
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Essential
Opera
Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Puccini and more sung by a host of top artists at London's own country house opera
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Tried and Tested
Opera
A welcome return for Jonathan Miller's impeccable production of Puccini's tender opera, stylishly set in 1930s Paris
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In the Know
Opera
Puccini, Verdi, Tchaikovsky, Cilea ... and the comical story of a secret vice
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Essential
Opera
Masterpieces by Wagner, Mozart, Puccini and Verdi bring to a close a spectacular year at Covent Garden
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Opera
Five Opera Heroines: where to hear the world's best sopranos sing their hearts out
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Opera
Angela Gheorghiu, queen of the great 19th-century Italian repertoire with its passionate arias and often heartbreaking tales, talks to Claudia Pritchard
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Essential
The very best opera and ballet to book in this Winter Season at the Royal Opera House
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In the Know
Covent Garden raises the curtain on its new year with two appearances by Michael Fabiano in prime roles written by Puccini and Verdi
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Things To Do
Reach for your skinny black dress and pour an Aperol spritz: there is a distinctly Italian feel to the first productions of the season at the Royal Opera House
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In The Know
Things to do
Puccini, Strauss and Handel top the bill in an attractive new season
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Opera
Star soprano Ermonela Jaho may just be the finest Butterfly you ever see
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Interview
Things to do
Meet the opera singer who defies the stereotype with the simple life off-stage – but on stage gets through tenors five at a time
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In The Know
A short hop from Waterloo is the new home of an established opera company with an ambitious season in its sights
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Essential
Opera
Art, politics and love collide in Puccini's masterpiece, in which the menacing chief of police, Scarpia, pursues the opera singer of the title
