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    Opera 

    Tannhaüser, Royal Opera House review

    Tannhaüser, Royal Opera House review ★★★★★

    29 Jan 23 – 16 Feb 23

    Superstar Lise Davidsen sings the forsaken sweetheart of a talented singer who swops true love for sex, in Wagner's opera

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    In the Know

    Best of 

    Best concerts and opera in February

    Best concerts and opera in February

    Drama and comedy at the opera, music for children, and Paris in song

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  • Tried and Tested

    Opera 

    Least Like the Other, Royal Opera House review

    Least Like the Other, Searching for Rosemary Kennedy, Royal Opera House review ★★★★★

    15 Jan 23 – 19 Jan 23

    The ruined life of a hidden Kennedy is vividly and movingly re-created in a powerful and imaginative opera

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  • Tried and Tested

    Dance 

    Wheeldon's dance adaptation of a hit novel

    The Royal Ballet, Like Water for Chocolate in Cinemas

    On 19 Jan 23

    Christopher Wheeldon’s Like Water for Chocolate, adapted from Laura Esquivel’s best-selling Mexican family saga for The Royal Ballet, will be shown in cinemas nationwide

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  • Updated

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    Best of 

    Best Concerts and Opera in January

    Best Concerts and Opera in January

    The big sounds of Rachmaninov herald an anniversary year packed with the Russian-born composer's music. Plus, the forgotten Kennedy, and a Wagner fantasy

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  • Tried and Tested

    Opera 

    Tosca, Royal Opera House review

    Tosca, Royal Opera House review ★★★★★

    01 Dec 22 – 21 Dec 22

    Freddie De Tommaso and Natalya Romaniw bring youth and promise to a fine production of Puccini's opera

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  • Tried and Tested

    Dance 

    The Nutcracker returns to the ROH for Christmas

    The Royal Ballet, The Nutcracker review ★★★★★

    06 Dec 22 – 14 Jan 23

    The Royal Ballet’s glorious production of the Christmas ballet par excellence, The Nutcracker, is now firmly installed on the main stage at Covent Garden

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  • We love

    Essential

    Opera 

    Best Concerts and Opera in December

    Best Concerts and Opera in December

    Family encounters with the orchestra, contemporary music and seasonal favourites, including Mozart's musical pantomime

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  • Tried and Tested

    Opera 

    The Rape of Lucretia, Royal Opera House review

    The Rape of Lucretia, Royal Opera House review ★★★★★

    13 Nov 22 – 22 Nov 22

    A new production in the Linbury Theatre of Benjamin Britten's opera is unsparing in its depiction of toxic masculinity

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  • We love

    Opera 

    Alcina, Royal Opera House review

    Alcina, Royal Opera House review ★★★★★

    08 Nov 22 – 26 Nov 22

    A glamorous and witty new production of Handel's opera is a great all-round theatrical experience

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  • Preview

    Dance 

    November dance highlights

    Best November 2022 dance

    Dance at its most varied this month

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    Dance 

    The Royal Ballet Winter Season at the ROH

    The Royal Ballet Winter Season

    16 Jan 23 – 23 Mar 23

    Tickets are now on general sale for The Royal Ballet's Winter Season, featuring two 'big beasts' and a few smaller but no less enticing programmes

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  • We love

    Best of 

    Best Concerts and Opera in November

    Best Concerts and Opera in November

    An opera based on a timeless movie, a chance for audiences to take charge, and musical answers to winter

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    Preview

    Dance 

    An international day of ballet

    World Ballet Day 2022

    On 02 Nov 22

    World Ballet Day returns to our screens, bringing a wealth of behind-the-scenes live footage from a record number of international companies

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  • Tried and Tested

    Dance 

    A full evening work by Crystal Pite

    The Royal Ballet, Light of Passage review ★★★★★

    18 Oct 22 – 03 Nov 22

    Light of Passage, choreographer Crystal Pite’s reworking of her award-winning piece on the refugee crisis for The Royal Ballet, has had its world premiere at the ROH

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  • Tried and Tested

    Dance 

    Mayerling returns to Covent Garden

    The Royal Ballet, Mayerling review ★★★★★

    05 Oct 22 – 30 Nov 22

    The Royal Ballet opened its new season with a star-studded near-perfect performance of Kenneth MacMillan’s emotionally devastating Mayerling

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    Dance 

    October dance highlights

    October dance in London

    A promising opening of the 2022-23 season

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  • Tried and Tested

    Opera 

    Aida review , Royal Opera House

    Aida review ★★★★★, Royal Opera House

    25 Sep 22 – 01 Jun 23

    Robert Carsen's prescient new production of Verdi's opera finds parallels in today's headlines

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    Best of 

    Best Concerts and Opera in October

    Best Concerts and Opera in October

    Marking the arrival of autumn in music, two 50th anniversary concerts, and an exciting conducting debut

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    Opera 

    Best Covent Garden opera this autumn

    Best Covent Garden opera this autumn

    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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    Dance 

    The Linbury Hosts Ballet Black's Say It Loud

    Say It Loud, Ballet Black, Linbury Theatre

    19 Oct 22 – 23 Oct 22

    Ballet Black continues its 20th anniversary celebrations by bringing its double bill Say it Loud to the Royal Opera House Linbury Theatre

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  • Tried and Tested

    Opera 

    Cav and Pag, Royal Opera House review

    Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci, Royal Opera House review ★★★★★

    05 Jul 22 – 20 Jul 22

    Passions run high and jealousy proves deadly in this award-winning, heat-soaked double bill

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  • Tried and Tested

    Opera 

    Madama Butterfly, Royal Opera House review

    Madama Butterfly, Royal Opera House review ★★★★★

    14 Jun 22 – 01 Oct 22

    A superb performance in the title role is a thrilling addition to a fine production of Puccini's moving opera

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    Dance 

    An international festival of young talent

    Next Generation Festival, Royal Opera House

    31 May 22 – 21 Jun 22

    Young dancers from across the globe join forces in the Next Generation Festival, hosted by the ROH Linbury Theatre to celebrate young talent

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  • We love

    Preview

    Dance 

    Swan Lake on the big screen

    The Royal Ballet, Swan Lake in cinemas nationwide

    19 May 22 – 22 May 22

    The Royal Ballet's sumptuous production of the much-loved Swan Lake comes to a cinema near you in a live relay from Covent Garden

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  • Tried and Tested

    Opera 

    Lohengrin, Royal Opera House review

    Lohengrin, Royal Opera House review ★★★★★

    19 Apr 22 – 14 May 22

    What's in a name? Everything, when Elsa falls for a mysterious stranger in Wagner's romantic opera. Jennifer Davis reprises a landmark role in this revival of David Alden's production

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    Dance 

    The Royal Ballet announces 2022/23 season

    The Royal Ballet 2022/23 season

    19 Sep 22 – 17 Jun 23

    There's light and shade, and old and new in the packed 2022/23 Royal Ballet season, which has just been announced

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  • Essential

    Dance 

    Choreographer Kyle Abraham at The Royal Ballet

    The Weathering of Kyle Abraham

    The American choreographer Kyle Abraham talks to Culture Whisper about The Weathering, his first major commission by the Royal Ballet, and his approach to artistic creation

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  • Preview

    Opera 

    Royal Opera House announces performances for Ukraine

    Royal Opera House Ukraine fundraisers

    15 Apr 22 – 22 May 22

    The Royal Opera House puts on a series of performances in aid of the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal

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  • Tried and Tested

    Opera 

    Peter Grimes, Royal Opera House review

    Peter Grimes, Royal Opera House review ★★★★★

    17 Mar 22 – 31 Mar 22

    Deborah Warner directs a new production of Benjamin Britten's opera. A Suffolk village rises up when a lone fisherman loses an apprentice at sea

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  • Tried and Tested

    Dance 

    Ola Maciejewska reimagines Loïe Fuller

    Ola Maciejewska, Bombyx Mori review ★★★★★

    11 Mar 22 – 13 Mar 22

    The Royal Opera House joined Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels with Ola Maciejewska’s Bombyx Mori, which had its UK premiere at the Linbury Theatre

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  • Preview

    Dance 

    March dance in London

    Dance shows to see in March

    A bumper month for dance in London

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