Performer: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

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London4.48 Psychosis

Royal Opera House: Linbury Theatre, Oct 24, 25 mat

Venables: 4.48 Psychosis

Naomi Woo; Ted Huffman; The Royal Opera; Hannah Clark; DM Wood; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Francesca Hayward as Manon and Marcelino Sambé as Des Grieux in MacMillan’s Manon © 2024 RBO. Foteini Christofilopoulou

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Oct 24 mat, eve, 27, 28, 30, Nov 05, 06, 07 mat, eve, 11, 13, 14 mat, eve, 19, 25

Massenet: Manon

Sir Kenneth MacMillan; The Royal Ballet; Koen Kessels; Martin Georgiev; Nicholas Georgiadis

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Oct 29, 31 mat, Nov 02, 03, 04, 08 mat, 10, 18, 21

Bizet: Carmen

Sesto Quatrini; Damiano Michieletto; The Royal Opera; Paolo Fantin; Carla Teti; Alessandro Carletti; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Nov 09, 12, 17, 20, 23, 24, 28 mat, eve

Chopin, Mahler

Jerome Robbins; Sir Kenneth MacMillan; The Royal Ballet; Koen Kessels; Nicholas Georgiadis; Joe Eula; Jennifer Tipton

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Nov 30, Dec 02, 07, 10, 12, 15, 18

Verdi: Un ballo in maschera

Jakub Hrůša; Philipp Stölzl; The Royal Opera; Antony McDonald; Fabiana Piccioli; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Dec 03, 04 mat, eve, 05 mat, eve, 08, 09, 11, 14 mat, eve, 16 mat, eve, 19 mat, eve, 21, 22 mat, eve, 23 mat, eve, 24 mat, 29 mat, eve, 30, 31 mat, 2027 Jan 02 mat, eve, 05, 07, 08, 12, 13

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

Sir Peter Wright; Marius Petipa; Lev Ivanov; The Royal Ballet; Jonathan Lo; Charlotte Politi; Julia Trevelyan Oman

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The Royal Ballet’s Manon: your heart will break

Deborah Weiss, 13 Oct

Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon with The Royal Ballet looks every bit as good as it did back in 1974. There is a reason why it’s stood the test of time.

*****

Stanislas de Barbeyrac (Parsifal) © The Royal Opera | Marc Brenner

David Karlin, 01 Oct

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.

*****

Lisette Oropesa (Alcina) © RBO | Ian Hippolyte

Christopher Woodley, 15 Sep

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.

****1