Cast Change: Luca Salsi Joins ‘Rigoletto’ at the Royal Opera House

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(Credit: MarcoBorrelli) The Royal Opera House has announced a cast change for its production of “Rigoletto.’ The company said that Luca Salsi replaces Daniel Luis de Vicente in the title role. Salsi is a renown Verdi interpreter who has performed the role at the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House, Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, and Teatro La Fenice, among others. {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Royal Opera House 2025-26 Review: Siegfried

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(Credit: ©2026 Monika Rittershaus) Despite the numerous positive accounts of Barrie Kosky’s “Siegfried” that gave me hope for a rich and nuanced performance, I found the singing, acting and stage design to be flat, unconvincing and shallow. As a devoted Wagnerite, I do not feel that most of the performers truly understood the vast musical work that they were performing. {…}

Interviews

Q & A: Peruvian Tenor Iván Ayón-Rivas on the Duke of Mantua, His Royal Opera House Debut & Continuing to Study

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(Photo: Tatiana Mazzola) Iván Ayón-Rivas is an exciting young tenor from Peru. Trained at the Conservatory of Music of Peru, Iván received a solid vocal education under the tutelage of Maria Eloísa Aguirre and continued his studies with renowned teachers and hugely esteemed fellow Peruvian tenors Juan Diego Flórez and Luigi Alva. He is currently perfecting his technique with legendary {…}

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Royal Opera House Dominates Olivier Awards Opera Nominees

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The Olivier Awards has announced its 2026 nominations and for this year, there is only one opera category. The Best New Opera Production was dominated by The Royal Opera with such productions as “The Makropulos Case” from The Royal Opera, “Tosca” from The Royal Opera, and “Die Walküre” from The Royal Opera getting nods. The lone production in the category {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Roberto Alagna on Making Waves at 62, Singing ‘Turandot’ at the Royal Opera House & Career Highlights

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(Credit: Slawek Przerwa) Legendary tenor Roberto Alagna is celebrating 43 years in the business. Considered to be the least talented in a large family of musicians, he nonetheless spent his youth busking around Paris cabarets, singing pop music accompanied with his guitar. But his passion, fired by Mario Lanza films, was opera and, largely self-taught, he pursued that dream. That {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann Will Not Return to the Metropolitan Opera or Royal Opera House

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Jonas Kaufmann has revealed that he will not be returning to the Metropolitan Opera or the Royal Opera House. In a new interview with the Times of London which is set to air on Jan. 2 on the BBC, the tenor said that he had no plans with either theaters for several reasons. At the Met, Kaufmann said he didn’t {…}

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Royal Ballet & Opera Commission New Main Stage Curtains for Royal Opera House

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(Credit: Sim Canetty-Clarke) The Royal Ballet and Opera has announced the commission of new Main Stage curtains for the Royal Opera House, to be unveiled in May 2026. The project is produced in collaboration with specialists Gerriets and the Royal School of Needlework. The new curtains will replace the set installed in 1999, which by the time of deinstallation will {…}

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Royal Opera House’s ‘Tosca’ Headed to Cinemas

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(Credit: Marco Brenner) The Royal Opera House is set to bring Puccini’s “Tosca” to cinemas on Oct. 1, 2025. The new production by Oliver Mears is conducted by Music Director Jakub Hrůša and stars Anna Netrebko, Freddie De Tommaso, and Gerald Finley. When the production opened on Sept 11, critics raved and said, Netrebko’s “‘Vissi d’arte’ was excellent, dripping with {…}

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Olena Zelenska Saddened by Royal Opera House Hiring Anna Netrebko

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(credit:Vladimir Shirokov) Olena Zelenska is speaking out about her disappointment with the Royal Opera House contracting Anna Netrebko. On a podcast with The Times, the first lady of Ukraine said, “Allowing Putin ally Anna Netrebko to sing at The Royal Opera House was not a betrayal, but was deeply saddening.” She used the Metropolitan Opera as an example for firing {…}

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Cast Change: Luca Salsi Joins ‘Rigoletto’ at the Royal Opera House

Royal Opera House 2025-26 Review: Siegfried

Q & A: Peruvian Tenor Iván Ayón-Rivas on the Duke of Mantua, His Royal Opera House Debut & Continuing to Study

Royal Opera House Dominates Olivier Awards Opera Nominees

Q & A: Roberto Alagna on Making Waves at 62, Singing ‘Turandot’ at the Royal Opera House & Career Highlights

Jonas Kaufmann Will Not Return to the Metropolitan Opera or Royal Opera House

Royal Ballet & Opera Commission New Main Stage Curtains for Royal Opera House

Royal Opera House’s ‘Tosca’ Headed to Cinemas

Olena Zelenska Saddened by Royal Opera House Hiring Anna Netrebko