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Tried and Tested
Opera
Lauren Fagan returns to the role of Verdi's Violetta in a revival of Rodula Gaitanou's moving production, given added poignancy by the times we live in
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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
Verdi, Mozart, Rossini and Janacek welcome back live audiences for the summer festival – and the gardens should be lovelier than ever
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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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Opera
A new-look theatre welcomes audiences safely for Mozart, Verdi, Janacek and romantic Mascagni
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Opera
Classic productions with the world's finest singers, a new title streamed every 24 hours and joining a growing library of fine music
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Best of
Celebrate the musical giants who transformed British music-making with 10 of our favourite musical influencers
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Preview
Opera
The soprano who has reached new heights talks about singing during lockdown, a commemorative performance, and improvising on stage
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Preview
Opera
The Royal Opera House has unveiled its autumn/winter programme of ballet and opera to be screened in cinemas worldwide
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Tried and Tested
Opera
The stars of the future light up the stage of the Royal Opera House in the third live concert, streamed to subscribers
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Opera
Welcome chance to revisit the big hit of 2019, a Verdi grand opera with the look of Brief Encounter
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Opera
Richard Eyre's evergreen production of Verdi's tragic opera celebrates 25 years in Covent Garden this year. This performance has an especially starry cast
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Best of
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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Tried and Tested
Opera
Verdi's opera about love, ambition and hypocrisy comes up to date at the Coliseum where a magnificent cast rescues a dire production
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In the Know
Opera
The baritone on playing an interfering father, farming in Wales and life after Brexit
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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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Opera
Celebrating 25 years at Covent Garden, a classic production of Verdi's tragic opera returns
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Tried and Tested
Opera
Heavy-weight production by Keith Warner of Verdi's tragedy based on Shakespeare, with Gregory Kunde in the title role and Ermonela Jaho as Desdemona
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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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Essential
Opera
An exciting young cast perform Verdi's tragic opera, set in Mantua and featuring the soprano Anna Patalong as the love-sick Gilda
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Best of
Traditional and innovative ballet alternates with Verdi, Beethoven and a new family opera
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Tried and Tested
Opera
Tremendous new production of Verdi's opera with appeal to both the Brief Encounter and Fleabag generations
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Tried and Tested
Opera
Verdi's unflinching opera shows a society intolerant of other lands and other religions
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Preview
Opera
Jonas Kaufmann returns to Covent Garden as a young woman's lover at war with her vengeful brother
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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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Opera
Gershwin, Verdi and an opera for all the family, all at the Theatre in the Woods
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Tried and Tested
Opera
The welcome return to Covent Garden of a moving Verdi grand opera staged in the grandest style, wonderfully sung
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Opera
A 21st-century take on Verdi's masterpiece shines the spotlight on the powerful and the powerless
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Best of
Bach, Verdi, Stravinsky ... and a Gilbert and Sullivan satire on the law
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Best of
The symphonies and concertos no music-lover should be without, played live at the Royal Albert Hall
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In the Know
Opera
Puccini, Verdi, Tchaikovsky, Cilea ... and the comical story of a secret vice
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In the Know
Classical Music
The international opera star talks about singing in secret, her breakthrough as an understudy, and a world premiere, 180 years on
