Pretty Yende, Sonya Yoncheva, Juan Diego Flórez, Allan Clayton, Lise Davidsen, & Lisette Oropesa Lead Royal Opera House’s 2024-25 Season

By Francisco Salazar

The Royal Opera House has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the season.

Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” will open the season with a cast that includes Luca Micheletti, Ying Fang, Huw Montague Rendall, Jacquelyn Stucker, and Ginger Costa-Jackson.

Performance Dates: Sept. 2-15, 2024

Verdi’s “La Traviata” will feature two casts. The first cast will be headlined by Aida Garifullina, Francesco Demuro, and George Petean, while the other will star Hrachuhí Bassénz, Ismael Jordi, and Simon Keenlyside. Alexander Joel and Richard Hetherington conduct.

Performance Dates: Sept. 7-21, 2024

Ted Huffman directs a new production of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” with Gordon Bintner, Kristina Mkhitaryan, Liparit Avetisyan, Avery Amereau, and Dmitry Belosselskiy. Henrik Nánási conducts.

Performance Dates: Sept. 24-Oct. 14, 2024

Alexander Soddy conducts Beethoven’s “Fidelio” with Jennifer Davis, Eric Cutler, Dmitry Belosselskiy, Christina Gansch, and Michael Gibson.

Performance Dates: Oct. 9-26, 2024

The company will present a double bill “Trouble in Tahiti” and “A Quiet Place.” The productions will be conducted by Nicholas Chalmers and will star Henry Neill, Wallis Giunta, Grant Doyle, Henry Neill, Rowan Pierce, Nick Pritchard, and Sarah Pring. Oliver Mears directs the double bill.

Performance Dates: Oct. 10-24, 2024

The Jette Parker Artists will perform in concert.

Performance Date: Oct. 13, 2024

Juan Diego Flórez headlines a new production of Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” aalongside Alex Esposito, Olga Pudova, Ermonela Jaho, and Marina Costa-Jackson. Leonardo Caimi also performs the title role and Antonello Manacorda conducts. Damiano Michieletto directs the new production.

Performance Dates: Nov. 7-Dec. 1, 2024

Tanja Bage, Shout at Cancer Choir, Paul Jameson, Roderick Williams, and Lucy Crowe star in “The Sound Voice Project.”

Performance Dates: Nov. 14-20, 2024

Sonya Yoncheva returns to the title role of Puccini’s “Tosca” alongside a cast starring SeokJong Baek and Bryn Terfel. Eun Sun Kim conducts.

Performance Dates: Nov. 26-Dec. 13, 2024

Olga Kulchynska, Pene Pati, Mikhail Timoshenko, Amina Edris, and Jolyon Loy lead the first cast of Puccini’s “La Bohème.” Stefan Pop and Simona Mihai also star in the second cast. Speranza Scappucci conducts

Performance Dates: Dec. 13, 2024-Jan. 17, 2025

Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel” returns for the holiday season with Kate Lindsey, Heidi Stober, Carole Wilson, Thomas Lehman, and Catherine Carby leading the cast. Giedrė Šlekytė conducts

Performance Dates: Dec. 22, 2024-Jan. 9, 2025

Corinne Winters stars in Janacek’s “Jenůfa” alongside Karita Mattila, Thomas Atkins, Nicky Spence, and Hanna Schwarz. Jakub Hrůša conducts.

Performance Dates: Jan. 15-Feb. 1, 2025

Verdi’s “Aida” will star Anna Pirozzi, Riccardo Massi, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Amartuvshin Enkhbat, and Alexander Köpeczi. Daniel Oren conducts.

Performance Dates: Jan. 28-Feb. 12, 2025

Mark-Anthony Turnage and Lee Hall’s “Festen” makes its world premiere in a production by Richard Jones. The cast will include Allan Clayton, Stéphane Degout, Gerald Finley, Eva-Maria Westbroek, and Natalya Romaniw.

Performance Dates: Feb. 11-27, 2025

Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” will return with two casts. The first will include Michael Fabiano, Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Aleksei Isaev, Agnieszka Rehlis, and Riccardo Fassi, while the other will feature Riccardo Massi, Elena Stikhina, Etienne Dupuis, Clémentine Margaine, and Roberto Tagliavini. Giacomo Sagripanti and Carlo Rizzi conduct.

Performance Dates: Feb. 26-July 19, 2025

Sondra Radvanovsky, SeokJong Baek, Anna Princeva, Adam Palka, and Hansung Yoo lead the first cast of Puccini’s “Turandot.” Rafael Payare conducts. Later performances will see Ewa Płonka, Gwyn Hughes Jones, Gemma Summerfield, and Jerzy Butryn with Francesco Ivan Ciampa conducting.

Performance Dates: March 19-April 19, 2025

Aigul Akhmetshina returns in Bizet’s “Carmen” with Freddie De Tommaso, Yaritza Véliz, and Łukasz Goliński. Mark Elder conducts. Another cast will be led by Anna Goryachova, Charles Castronovo, Mané Galoyan, and Christian Van Horn. Ariane Matiakh conducts.

Performance Dates: April 9-July 3, 2025

Sir Antonio Pappano conducts Wagner’s “Die Walküre” in Barrie Kosky’s new production. Christopher Maltman, Elisabet Strid, Lise Davidsen, Stanislas de Barbeyrac,  and Soloman Howard star.

Performance Dates: May 1-17, 2025

Stefan Pop, Erwin Schrott, Lisette Oropesa, Boris Pinkhasovich, and Hongni Wu lead Gounod’s “Faust” with Maurizio Benini conducting.

Performance Dates: May 23-June 10, 2025

The season concludes with Handel’s “Semele” starring Pretty Yende, Ben Bliss, Brindley Sherratt, Carlo Vistoli, and Alice Coote. Christian Curnyn conducts the new production by Oliver Mears.

Performance Dates: June 30-July 15, 2025

The company will present the Jette Parker Artists in concert.

Performance Date: July 20, 2025

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