Performer: Jingwen Cai

Tales of love and loss as operas by Elena Langer, Charlotte Bray and Elizabeth Maconchy form a varied triple bill in this showcase for The Royal Opera’s Jette Parker Artists.

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A riveting Rigoletto revival at the Royal Opera House

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Dominic Lowe, 25 Mär

Sir Mark Elder celebrates 50 years at Covent Garden by returning to his first opera there in 1976 – Verdi's Rigoletto – in a revival of Oliver Mears' excellent 2021 production.

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The Royal Opera stages its first Makropulos Case

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Mark Valencia, 04 Nov

Katie Mitchell wheels out her tired old tropes in The Makropulos Case, redeemed by its musical performances.

***11

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Eleanor Knight, 19 Sep

Joyce El-Khoury saves the day in The Royal Opera’s second revival of The Sicilian Vespers in Stefan Herheim’s paint-by-numbers production.

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Dominic Lowe, 09 Apr

Aigul Akhmetshina is on the verge of becoming the definitive Carmen; in this first revival of Michieletto's 2024 production at Covent Garden, she delivers the standout performance.

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Redemption Song: Jenůfa triumph signals a bright future for Hrůsa

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Eleanor Knight, 15 Jan

Corinne Winters is phenomenal as the self-possessed Jenůfa in The Royal Opera's revival of Claus Guth's powerful staging.

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