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Handel: Ariodante
Stefano Montanari; Jetske Mijnssen; The Royal Opera; Étienne Pluss; Uta Meenen; Fabrice Kébour; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
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Leith: Last Days
Matt Copson; The Royal Opera; Grace Smart; Balenciaga; Prema Mehta; 12 Ensemble
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Puccini: Turandot
Daniel Oren; Andrei Șerban; The Royal Opera; Sally Jacobs; F Mitchell Dana; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
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Handel’s Ariodante returns home to Covent Garden
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Jetske Mijnssen’s house debut sees Handel’s opera transposed to a modern-day palace, with Emily D'Angelo angelic in the title role.
The Royal Opera stages its first Makropulos Case
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Katie Mitchell wheels out her tired old tropes in The Makropulos Case, redeemed by its musical performances.
The Magic Flute returns in triumph to the Royal Opera House
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Sir David McVicar's classic staging of The Magic Flute, now over 20 years old, shines afresh in a stylish performance conducted by Marie Jacquot, making her Covent Garden debut.
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Ralph Fiennes to direct new staging of Eugene Onegin in Paris
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A longtime connoisseur of Pushkin’s novel, Fiennes’ production will hit the boards at Palais Garnier in February 2026.
Edward Gardner in fracas with Teatro San Carlo, claiming “mafia” links
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Describing the chorus of Teatro San Carlo being “made up of two rival mafia families”, the British conductor has drawn the ire of the Mayor of Naples.
Dreams and documentaries: opera world premieres
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We preview nine major new operas on stage this season in Europe, from composers including Unsuk Chin, Rebecca Saunders, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Philip Venables and Toshio Hosokawa.