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Opera
The London-based tenor talks about his new television career, wedding plans and incest at the opera
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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
A classic production of Verdi's tragic opera returns with a roster of outstanding sopranos
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Gigs
For one night only, the ROH hosts ROH Late: an evening of cocktails, drag performance and dance in its public foyers
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Opera
In Janáček's opera, an infatuated young woman is rejected by her unborn child's father, with terrible consequences
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Opera
Classic production by David McVicar of Mozart's last opera returns to Covent Garden with a new cast and a star turn
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Opera
Verdi's finest opera opens the Covent Garden year in a new production by Oliver Mears
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Opera
Tickets are now on sale to the general public for the Royal Opera House's first full season of ballet and opera since the start of the pandemic
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Opera
Revival of Richard Jones's reading of Puccini's heart-breaker for our times
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Dance
The Royal Ballet returned to the stage at Covent Garden with 21st Century Choreographers, a mixed bill of contrasting works that probe light and shadow, harmony and conflict
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Opera
Mozart's late opera re-opens Covent Garden to in-person audiences, with outstanding singing overcoming an ugly production
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Opera
The versatile baritone on lockdown gardening, Brexit fears, and breaking through with 'My Way'
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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
A powerful man who uses his status to seduce women looks as topical as ever, but he has met his match in Donna Anna
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Dance
With Royal Opera House preparing to re-open its doors to live audiences, The Royal Ballet has announced an exciting programme of works for the spring season
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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
Good news at last: the Royal Opera House will open its doors on 17 May for a new season of live ballet and opera
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Talks
Starting on Monday 8 March, the Royal Opera House marks International Women's Day with a series of events highlighting the role of women in creative industries
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Dance
The Royal Ballet's gorgeous production of The Sleeping Beauty is to be streamed as part of the ROH's programme of Friday Premieres
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Dance
Ashton's sunny and delightful La Fille Mal Gardée is the next offering from The Royal Ballet in the Royal Opera House's #OurHouseToYourHouse series
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Dance
The Royal Opera House continues its online #OurHouseToYourHouse ballet programme with Nureyev's eye-filling production of Raymonda Act III
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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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Dance
The Royal Opera House has unveiled a bumper programme of streamed ballet just in time for the festive season
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Opera
A full-throttle production of Mozart's sexy opera fields an all-star cast, led by Uruguayan baritone Erwin Schrott in the title role
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Opera
Long-awaited return to Covent Garden of Handel's fine opera, streamed with an all-star cast
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Dance
The Royal Ballet streams a recording of the Ashton signature ballet, Enigma Variations, as part of the ROH Friday premieres series
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Opera
As the nights draw in, an evening at home with the world's finest singers and players is more appealing than ever. For our favourites, click on 'read more'
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Dance
The Royal Ballet performed to a live audience at Covent Garden for the first time in seven months, in a celebratory gala that more than lived up to expectations
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Opera
The Royal Opera House has announced its autumn programme, jam-packed with new opera and classic ballet, and available to live and online audiences
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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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Dance
London's only free open-air cinema brings together feature films and filmed Royal Opera House performances over a weekend in the Covent Garden piazza