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LondonI puritaniNew production
Bellini: I puritani
Riccardo Frizza; Richard Jones; The Royal Opera; Hyemi Shin; Nicky Gillibrand; Adam Silverman; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
LondonJette Parker Artists Summer Performance 2026
Welsh National Opera Orchestra; Talia Stern; Hannah Edmunds; Marianna Hovanisyan; Jingwen Cai
LondonParsifalNew production
Wagner: Parsifal
Jakub Hrůša; Evgeny Titov; The Royal Opera; Étienne Pluss; Esther Bialas; DM Wood; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
LondonCarmen
Bizet: Carmen
Sesto Quatrini; Damiano Michieletto; The Royal Opera; Paolo Fantin; Carla Teti; Alessandro Carletti; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
LondonIl trittico
Puccini
Speranza Scappucci; Richard Jones; The Royal Opera; Ultz; Nicky Gillibrand; DM Wood; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
LondonAida
Verdi: Aida
Michele Mariotti; Robert Carsen; The Royal Opera; Miriam Buether; Annemarie Woods; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
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Lisette Oropesa the jewel in Covent Garden’s new Puritani crown
The role of Elvira in Bellini’s I puritani contains the most challenging mad scenes in all opera, but soprano Lisette Oropesa dazzles on the opening night of Richard Jones’ new production.
Two funerals and a bedding at the Linbury Theatre
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.
Ermonela Jaho returns in triumph to The Royal Opera’s Traviata
Richard Eyre’s 32-year-old production is rarely out of The Royal Opera’s repertoire for more than a few months at a time, but this particular revival proves very special.
Diminishing returns in The Royal Opera’s Sicilian Vespers
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.
A meta Norma in Naples turns Druid revolt into Italian insurrection
When in doubt, stage the action in a theatre. Australian director Justin Way gets in the way of Bellini's Norma at the Teatro di San Carlo.
Annalisa Stroppa's Giovanna triumphs in San Carlo's Anna Bolena
The Italian mezzo-soprano makes her mark as Anne Boleyn's rival in Jetske Mijnssen's production in Naples.