Royal Opera House
Norman Bailey obituary
Bass-baritone who excelled as Wagner’s Wotan, Hans Sachs and Flying Dutchman, and in big Verdi roles
Barry Millington
22, Sep, 2021 @11:24 AM
Rigoletto; London Symphony Orchestra/Rattle – review
One grisly moment aside, Oliver Mears’s ROH debut production delivers a remarkably straightforward evening of sweeping Verdi
Stephen Pritchard
18, Sep, 2021 @11:30 AM
Royal opera House Rigoletto review – Oropesa is a matchless Gilda; this is one of the truly great performances
Oliver Mears’s striking staging posits a Mantua united by misogyny and violence and boasts a terrific cast, with Lisette Oropesa truly outstanding
Tim Ashley
14, Sep, 2021 @12:30 PM
Maestro, cue the camel: Graham Vick’s greatest opera productions
The opera director, who has died aged 67, had a vision of making the art form accessible to all. From Falstaff in a leisure centre to Stockhausen with real helicopters, here are his most ambitious, innovative stagings
Andrew Clements
19, Jul, 2021 @12:07 PM
The week in classical: Héloïse Werner, Kit Downes, Colin Alexander; East Neuk festival; Don Giovanni
Héloïse Werner leads a quicksilver recital, East Neuk goes virtual, and the Royal Opera’s Don rings a bell…
Fiona Maddocks
10, Jul, 2021 @11:30 AM
Star soprano Danielle de Niese sang through pain of miscarriage
De Niese reveals she was in hospital hours before acclaimed performance in La Bohème at Royal Opera House
Genevieve Roberts
02, Jul, 2021 @12:48 PM
Royal Ballet: Beauty Mixed Programme review – rose petals and a lust for water
A wild variety of pas de deux fuel this mixed bill, from kitschy Strauss to a duet with a table, plus part of Sleeping Beauty
Lyndsey Winship
27, Jun, 2021 @4:29 PM
The week in classical: La clemenza di Tito; Current, Rising review – back to reality
Ancient Rome crackles with emotion and nylon in Richard Jones’s rigorous new Mozart staging
Fiona Maddocks
22, May, 2021 @11:30 AM
The Royal Ballet: 21st-Century Choreographers review – racing out of the blocks
Works by Christopher Wheeldon, Crystal Pite and rising star Kyle Abraham reveal a company eager to pursue expressive and exciting directions
Lyndsey Winship
19, May, 2021 @10:45 AM
La Clemenza di Tito review – delight to be back, but modern-dress production fails to convince
Richard Jones’s eagerly-anticipated new production of Mozart’s opera seria has moments of insight but overall too many incongruities, but there is much to enjoy musically, especially Nicole Chevalier’s Vitellia
Tim Ashley
18, May, 2021 @12:34 PM
From Adès’ angel to Verdi’s fat knight: what to see as classical and opera venues reopen
Live music is back across the UK; we pick ten events to brighten the coming months
Andrew Clements
14, May, 2021 @3:42 PM
‘Anything could happen’: inside the world’s first virtual reality opera
Current, Rising at the Royal Opera House, London, takes its audience on a dizzying journey through strange realms. Could this be the future?
Stuart Jeffries
04, May, 2021 @4:09 PM
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