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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
LondonDon Giovanni
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Stefano Montanari; Kasper Holten; The Royal Opera; Es Devlin; Anja Vang Kragh; Bruno Poet; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
LondonManon – The Royal Ballet
Massenet: Manon
Sir Kenneth MacMillan; The Royal Ballet; Koen Kessels; Martin Georgiev; Nicholas Georgiadis
London4.48 Psychosis
Venables: 4.48 Psychosis
Naomi Woo; Ted Huffman; The Royal Opera; Hannah Clark; 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
LondonVisionaries: Robbins and MacMillan – The Royal Ballet
Chopin, Mahler
Jerome Robbins; Sir Kenneth MacMillan; The Royal Ballet; Koen Kessels; Nicholas Georgiadis; Joe Eula; Jennifer Tipton
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Titov and Hrůša’s new Parisifal: musically sublime dystopia
In The Royal Opera’s latest Wagner outing, Jakub Hrůša and the orchestra give a performance for the record books, while Evgeny Titov creates intelligently nuanced dystopia.
Alcina bewitches hearts and minds again at Covent Garden
Lisette Oropesa leads a strong cast in an engaging revival of Richard Jones’ eye-catching account of a Handel masterpiece. Thomas Mayes' performance as Oberto marks him out as a talent to watch.
Don Giovanni spins round again to open The Royal Opera’s season
With its busy videography, Kasper Holten's 2014 production returns, vibrantly conducted by Stefano Montanari.
Royal Ballet School comes up trumps with Iain Mackay at the helm
Iain Mackay is the best person to lead the Royal Ballet School into the future and presented a rich and diverse programme of legacy and new works.
Royal Opera revival of La Fille du régiment delights with fresh fizz
Sara Blanch's Covent Garden debut, together with Juan Diego Flórez on top form, lead a fizzing revival of La fille du régiment from Royal Opera.
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It's the world's best opera – if we can define that as the one best suited to the distinctive talents of a composing genius.
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LondonMadama Butterfly
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Sir Antonio Pappano; Moshe Leiser; The Royal Opera; Renato Balsadonna; Christian Fenouillat; Agostino Cavalca; Christophe Forey