The Royal Opera House will spotlight the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia with a public performance. The showcase, set for March 16, 2023, will feature the culmination of two months of choral workshops with Ukrainian participants. In sum, there will be over 130 Ukrainian participants in the performance. The Cathedral Choir of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of {…}
The Royal Opera House and Staatsoper Berlin have announced conductor changes for their productions of “Don Carlo.” Conductor Daniele Rustioni will no longer conduct the production of the Verdi opera in London, instead taking over the Staatsoper Berlin’s “Don Carlo” which was originally set to be conducted by Daniel Barenboim. In his stead, Bertrand de Billy will lead the Royal {…}
The Royal Opera House has severed its sponsorship relationship with BP after more than three decades. According to the Guardian, the opera house and the oil and gas multinational worked together since 1988. However, in a statement on Wednesday, the opera house said there had been an “agreement” that the funding would not be renewed. In a statement, the Royal Opera {…}
(Photo: INO, Kip Carroll) “Least Like The Other” continues the Royal Opera House’s partnership with Irish National Opera in Covent Garden’s Linbury Theatre, following last year’s “Bajazet.” This new work is centuries away from Vivaldi’s pasticcio and a world apart stylistically, but what binds them both is the unerring pursuit of bracing theatrical intensity. “Least Like The Other, Searching for {…}
A number of opera houses in the United Kingdom have released a joint statement calling for the Arts Council England (ACE) to develop an opera strategy, in conversations with audiences and colleagues across the industry. The statement said, “The boards of the Royal Opera House, Glyndebourne Opera, Opera North, the English National Opera, English Touring Opera, and Welsh National Opera are {…}
The Royal Opera House has announced the participants for its 2023-24 Jette Parker Artist Programme. Among those joining in the fall of 2023 are sopranos Isabela Díaz and Valentina Puscas, baritone Grisha Martirosyan, mezzo-soprano Veena Akama-Makia, bass Jamie Woollard, and tenor Ryan Vaughan Davies. Díaz has appeared at the Teatro Colón, Teatro Argentino de la Plata, and the Municipal Theatre {…}
The Royal Opera House’s production of Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” is headed to cinemas around the U.K. on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. The opera will be broadcast live from the Royal Opera House where it will be presented in a production starring Aigul Akhmetshina as Rosina, Andrzej Filończyk as Figaro, Lawrence Brownlee as Count Almaviva, Bryn Terfel as Don Basilio, Fabio Capitanucci as Bartolo, Ailish Tynan as Berta, and Josef Jeongmeen {…}
The Royal Opera House has announced its streaming slate to kick off 2023. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal and operatic performances. The company is set to stream Verdi’s “La Traviata” with Pretty Yende, Stephen Costello, and Dimitri Platanias. The work features Richard Eyre’s classic production. Streaming Date: Jan. 19, 2023 Next up {…}
The Royal Opera House has announced additional online programming available for audiences to stream during the holidays. Subscribers of Royal Opera House Stream can enjoy access to two different versions of Bizet’s “Carmen.” The first is directed by Barrie Kosky and conducted by Jakub Hrusa, featuring Russian mezzo Anna Goryachova in a staging which includes rarely-heard music omitted by Bizet. {…}
UPDATE: The Royal Opera House has announced that Gwyn Hughes Jones will replace Freddie De Tommaso as Cavaradossi. Freddie De Tommaso has canceled his final performance of “Tosca” at the Royal Opera House on Dec. 21. The tenor took to social media and said, “I am very sorry to have to tell you all that I have come down with {…}
The Royal Opera House has announced a number of cast changes for several productions. The company said that in “The Magic Flute” Nina Minasyan has withdrawn from the performances on Dec. 16, 19, 22, 28, 30, and Jan. 21, 24, and 27. The role of the Queen of the Night will now be performed by Aigul Khismatullina on Dec. 16, {…}