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The Russian secret service officer poisoned in his adopted home of London is at the heart of a new opera inspired by his career, marriage and assassination
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Beethoven, Verdi and Mozart, of course, but also minimalist Steve Reich and a new work about climate crisis, with many concerts perfect for young music-makers. Booking is open now...
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Tickets have gone on sale for Christmas at Sadler’s Wells, which will see the return of Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker presented by his company New Adventures
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Immersive
Immersive debut concert by new orchestra invites audience into the heart of the music. Featuring Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn and Haydn
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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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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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Tchaikovsky's opera of first love, loss and maturity, packed with stirring melodies and powerful choruses, is given a new production with a starry cast
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Carlos Acosta kicks off his artistic directorship of Birmingham Royal Ballet with Curated by Carlos, an ambitious programme of dance, visual art and literature at Sadler's Wells
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Dance
The Royal Ballet serves up a sumptuous feast of pure dancing with its revival of The Sleeping Beauty, now in repertoire at the Royal Opera House
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Birmingham Royal Ballet brings its much-loved production of The Nutcracker to the Royal Albert Hall for a short run this winter
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The UK-Russia Year of Music comes to a brilliant end with concerts featuring Russian artists and masterworks, but much more Russian music lies ahead
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Traditional and innovative ballet alternates with Verdi, Beethoven and a new family opera
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Opera
A crafty cigarette underpins an entire opera of its own, and a young woman's eyes are opened by love
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Opera
Singer Ashley Riches on making music with old friends, working out and trying his hand at writing
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Opera
The lustrous soprano Natalya Romaniw on playing 'I Spy' in Ukrainian, the great opera heroines, and corsets
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Opera
Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Puccini and more sung by a host of top artists at London's own country house opera
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Classical Music
Is this the ultimate de-stress secret? Jewel-like chamber music and stimulating new sounds played by candlelight amid uplifting architecture...
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Opera
A thrilling and terrifying card game has deadly consequences in Tchaikovsky's great opera
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The second Nutcracker of London's Christmas season has opened at the Coliseum care of English National Ballet
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Dance
BBC Four has a very special Christmas Day present for its viewers: a broadcast of the Royal Ballet’s sumptuous new production of Swan Lake with a stellar cast
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Royal Ballet Principal Dancer Laura Morera talks to Culture Whisper, as she prepares to debut in the complex Chekhovian role of Masha in Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Winter Dreams
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It’s official! Christmas started on Monday, 3 December, with the first performance of the Royal Ballet’s magical The Nutcracker at Covent Garden relayed to almost 1,000 cinemas in 50 countries.
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A mighty Bruckner symphony and suspense from Weber bookend the great Russian showpiece
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Enjoy skating moves and fantastical drama from the dancers, and the music of Tchaikovsky, Mozart and Janáček from the singers
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Classical Music
Mahler, Tchaikovsky and music for the trumpet, all played by one of the finest orchestras in the world, visiting London for two nights
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The best orchestras on the planet head for London with exciting programmes and tremendous soloists. Book now for a world tour in music – here are our favourites
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Grieg, Tchaikovsky, jazzy Gershwin and Chopin – and the best young musicians in Europe
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The symphonies and concertos no music-lover should be without, played live at the Royal Albert Hall
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Opera
Puccini, Verdi, Tchaikovsky, Cilea ... and the comical story of a secret vice
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Classical Music
Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra perform Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky and more in a free open-air concert
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Opera
Verdi, Tchaikovsky, Mozart and more ... Top singers head for London for a rollcall of outstanding productions
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Dance
The Royal Ballet’s much anticipated new production of Swan Lake – its first in 30 years – comes to the Royal Opera House soon
