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Royal Opera House calls for release of Georgian bass singer jailed over democracy protests

Casting director urges Keir Starmer to intervene in case of Paata Burchuladze, 71, jailed for seven years after singing at anti-regime demonstrations

The Guardian - UK

Peter Grimes at Royal Opera: A poleaxing production

4/5 Benjamin Britten’s opera is reimagined in gritty and grisly fashion in Deborah Warner’s powerful new take

Evening Standard

From strads to shreds and Vivaldi to Van Halen, classical and heavy metal are a natural pairing

With ear-splitting excess, flamboyant virtuosity and a talent for transgression, where classical music has led, metal has followed. Let’s hope the Philharmonia’s Metal Orchestrated concert turns it up to 11

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‘We want people on the edge of their seats’: Royal Opera boss Oliver Mears on the new season – and the controversies of the last

Wagnerites rejoice! Parsifal and the climax of Barrie Kosky’s acclaimed Ring cycle are in the pipeline. The director of opera talks about scoring a bullseye, the storms that rocked last season – and how to avoid sending audiences to sleep

The Guardian - UK

How to watch 'Olivier Awards 2026' for FREE – live stream ceremony online from anywhere

It's the 50th anniversary of London's theater awards, celebrating the best on stage. Here's how to watch "Olivier Awards 2026" online, on TV and from anywhere.

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The Turn of the Screw at the Royal Opera House review: commanding and unsettling

4/5 Claustrophobia and menace run rampant in this tour-de-force adaptation of Benjamin Britten’s opera

Evening Standard

Siegfried at Royal Opera: A spectacular triumph

4/5 The latest part of Wagner’s Ring cycle at Royal Opera is remarkably performed and staged

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Boris Godunov at Royal Opera: Psychologically probing Russian epic

4/5 Richard Jones’ staging of Mussorgsky’s opera showcases some startling talents

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Royal Opera sees generation change as Jakub Hrůša and Speranza Scappucci come in

The Royal Opera in London is embracing a new era with Jakub Hrůša as music director and Speranza Scappucci as principal guest conductor

The Independent UK

Turandot review – Anna Netrebko brings greatness to Royal Opera’s classic staging

Andrei Serban’s 40-year-old production is confidently revived by Jack Furness, while the vocal richness of the Russian soprano as its eponymous heroine takes things to another level

The Guardian - UK

Ariodante at Royal Opera: A glorious and moving first staging in 300 years

4/5 The first staging of Handel’s Ariodante in 300 years is a moving tragedy delivered with exemplary performances

Evening Standard

Smells like tenor spirit: Jake Dunn on the Kurt Cobain opera

Last Days is based on Gus Van Sant’s film, which fictionalised the final week of Kurt Cobain. Jake Dunn, the silent actor at the centre of the show London can’t stop talking about, reveals all

Evening Standard

Royal Opera House commissions new stage curtains to honour the King

The curtains will be crafted in collaboration with renowned specialists Gerriets and the Royal School of Needlework and are due to be unveiled in May.

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King Charles honoured with significant gesture by Royal Opera House

A new set of curtains, crafted in collaboration with renowned specialists, will be unveiled in May

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‘I’m good at doing pain’: soprano Ausrine Stundyte on trauma, adrenaline and playing a 300-year-old woman

As she prepares to star in Janáček’s The Makropulos Case for the Royal Opera, the great singer explains that she does not play ‘the happy, jumping, sexy lady’

The Guardian - UK

The Magic Flute review – assured, atmospheric and a lot of fun

Revival of David McVicar’s production is full of kitsch turns and exquisite performances, not least from young French conductor Marie Jacquot

Evening Standard

Tosca at Royal Opera: the controversial return of Russian soprano Anna Netrebko

4/5 The new Tosca at Royal Opera marks the debut of Jakub Hrusa as music director but also the return of Anna Netrebko to the spotlight

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Semele at Royal Opera House review: 'deeply disturbing and thought provoking'

4/5 Oliver Mears’ creates a darker and more sinister take on Handel’s opera, with an impressive cast including Pretty Yende in the title role

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Wagner's Die Walküre at Royal Opera: revelatory and apocalyptic

5/5 This stark and stunning production by Barrie Kosky is apocalyptic and breathtaking

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Natalya Romaniw on Wagner’s Die Walküre: 'It's not just balls to the wall!'

Soprano Natalya Romaniw tells us about the challenge of taking on Wagner’s epic at the Royal Opera House

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'We have to drive the art forms forward': Royal Opera and Ballet announce new season for 2025/26

The programming has been unveiled by Royal Ballet and Opera, and it is an exciting mix of the historic and the cutting edge

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Aida; Chineke!; Paddington Trio – review

The Royal Opera Chorus steals the show in a revival of Robert Carsen’s solemn take on Verdi; Chineke! celebrate 10 years of change-making. Plus, a great young string trio who live every note

The Guardian - UK

Aida review – parades and totalitarianism rather than pyramids and triumphal marches

Royal Opera House, LondonRobert Carsen’s abstract 2022 production of Verdi’s controversial opera has no trace of its Egyptian setting which brings a schism between staging and score

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s really a very dark comedy’: Festen, the explosive opera based on the dinner-party-from-hell film

The Danish film about racism, child abuse and self-harm caused jaws to drop in the 90s. Can it work as opera? Absolutely, say lyricist Lee Hall and composer Mark-Anthony Turnage

The Guardian - UK

Jenůfa review – this opera is in Hrůša’s DNA, his account is not to be missed

The Royal Opera’s incoming music director conducts a performance of rare intensity and authority, with Corrine Winters and Karita Mattila compelling in the two central roles

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