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LondonJette Parker Artists Summer Performance 2026
Welsh National Opera Orchestra; Talia Stern; Hannah Edmunds; Marianna Hovanisyan; Jingwen Cai
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
LondonKátya Kabanová
Janáček: Kátya Kabanová
Jakub Hrůša; Richard Jones; The Royal Opera; Antony McDonald; Lucy Carter; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
LondonTosca
Puccini: Tosca
Daniel Oren; Oliver Mears; The Royal Opera; Simon Lima Holdsworth; Ilona Karas; Fabiana Piccioli; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
LondonMadama Butterfly
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Henrik Nánási; Moshe Leiser; The Royal Opera; Christian Fenouillat; Agostino Cavalca; Christophe Forey; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
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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.
A riveting Rigoletto revival at the Royal Opera House
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.
Terfel’s craggy Boris Godunov returns to Covent Garden
The second revival of Richard Jones' staging of Mussorgsky's original 1869 version of Boris Godunov once again stars the Welsh knight.
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.
The other Don Giovanni: Gazzaniga's take on the legendary lothario
It premiered in the same year as Mozart's opera, but Gazzaniga's Don Giovanni is virtually unknown. Despite the best efforts of an energetic student cast it doesn't come close to hitting the heights that Mozart and Da Ponte reached.
Nightmares dressed as daydreams: Respighi and Ravel at the RCM
An opportunity to hear one of Respighi's operas in the UK is a real treat; the composer's take on Sleeping Beauty, La bella dormente nel bosco, is an ideal companion to to Ravel's L'Enfant et les sortilèges in a terrific double bill at the Royal College of Music.