No opera composer has ever rivalled Leos Janacek in his ability to put colloquial language on the musical stage. “I secretly ...

Little wonder the poles can seem timeless, places of desolate beauty – tundra and rock in the north, and wind and ice in the ...

Jenufa at the Royal Opera House review: symbolic, psychologically probing and more potent than ever - 4/5 This revival was ...

A LIVE broadcast of a Puccini opera about a cold hearted, head-chopping princess is coming to Pershore. Turandot will be screened at the Number 8 Arts Centre on Tuesday, April 1, starting at 7.15pm.

The Royal Opera House has the largest collection of theatre costumes in the UK and next month it’s holding its first ever ...

Leoš Janáček is now acknowledged as one of the greatest opera composers of the early 20th century and Jenůfa is perhaps his ...

The Royal Opera ©2024 Tristram Kenton I was disappointed ... Moths and beetles climb the walls of the opera house proscenium. The Witch’s house, usually a kind of elaborate peasant hut with ...

Get a behind the scenes look at the set of Puccini's La Boheme, now being presented at The Royal Opera House. Check out a video of the production here! Performances will run through 17 January ...

Angelina Jolie’s portrayal of Maria Callas beautifully captures the soprano’s final days in Paris, yet it is only fitting ...

It is more than two years since the Royal Opera announced the appointment of Jakub Hrůša as its next music director, succeeding Antonio Pappano after his record-breaking 22 years in the post.

When Claus Guth’s new Royal Opera staging of Janáček’s opera Jenůfa emerged from the delays of the lockdown in 2021, it had a mixed reception. Taking away reference to the local ...