Royal Opera Announces 2025-26 Jette Parker Roster

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The Royal Opera has announced its 2025-26 roster of Jette Parker Artists. The company includes soprano Hannah Edmunds; tenors Emmanuel Fonoti-Fuimaono, Giorgi Guliashvili and Emyr Lloyd Jones; baritone Sam Hird; and mezzo-soprano Ellen Pearson. Also on the roster are director Talia Stern and ballet conductor Giovanni Fanizza. ‘‘We’re delighted to have a Jette Parker Artists cohort for the 25-26 program {…}

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Royal Opera House Announces 2025-26 Cinema Season

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The Royal Opera House has announced its cinema season for the 2025-26 season. Here are the opera offerings: The cinema season opens with Puccini’s “Tosca” starring Anna Netrebko, Freddie de Tommaso, and Gerald Finley. Jakub Hrůša conducts the new production by Oliver Mears. Cinema Date: Oct. 1 & 5, 2025 Antonello Manacorda conducts Verdi’s “La Traviata” and will star Ermonela {…}

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Royal Opera House Music Director Jakub Hrůša Defends Hiring Anna Netrebko

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(Credit; Vladimir Shirokov) Following the announcement that Anna Netrebko will return to the Royal Opera House after six years, new Music Director Jakub Hrůša is defending his choice to hire the soprano in “Tosca,” “Turandot” and a recital. When asked in an interview with the Times of London why he hired Netrebko, Hrůša said “You ask me about Anna. What made {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Freddie De Tommaso, Marina Rebeka, Bryn Terfel, Aigul Akhmetshina, Lisette Oropesa, Juan Diego Flórez & Pretty Yende Lead Royal Ballet & Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Royal Ballet and Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with Puccini’s “Tosca” in a new production by Oliver Mears. Anna Netrebko and Aleksandra Kurzak share the title role. Freddie De Tommaso and Gerald Finley also star. Performance Dates: Sept. 11-Oct. 7, 2025 Speranza Scappucci conducts Verdi’s “I vespri siciliani” in a revival of Stefan Herheim’s production. Marina {…}

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Q & A: Soprano Giselle Allen on ‘Der Fliegende Hollände’ & the Repertory She Prefers to Sing

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(Photo: courtesy of Giselle Allen) Later this month, Irish National Opera will be staging a new production of Wagner’s “Der Fliegende Holländer,” conducted by Fergus Sheil and directed by Rachael Hewer, with baritone Jordan Shanahan as the Dutchman. OperaWire recently met up with the Northern Irish soprano, Giselle Allen, who is currently preparing for the role of Senta, to talk {…}

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Netia Jones Jones Royal Ballet and Opera as Associate Director

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The Royal Ballet and Opera has announced that Netia Jones will take up the newly created position of Associate Director of The Royal Opera. Jones will take the position on Dec. 3, 2024, and will be responsible for commissioning and creating bold, adventurous projects in the Linbury Theatre. She will work alongside Oliver Mears (Director of Opera) and will play {…}

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Pretty Yende & Lea Desandre Headline Acte 4’s 2024-25 Season

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Acte 4 has announced its 2024-25 season. This article only features vocal works. Sopranos Emőke Baráth and Lauranne Oliva, countertenor Tim Mead, tenor Robin Tritschler, and baritone Benjamin Appl are soloists in Handel’s “Messiah.” They are joined by The Spiritual Concert orchestra and choir and directed by Hervé Niquet. Performance Dates: December 11, 2024 Mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre sings Sapho, Iphise and Eglé {…}

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Royal Opera 2024-25 Review: ‘Trouble in Tahiti’ & ‘A Quiet Place’

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(Photo: ©2024 Marc Brenner) It is the first time The Royal Opera have staged Leonard Bernstein’s valedictory operatic double-bill of “Trouble in Tahiti” and “A Quiet Place,” presented in the Linbury Theatre. It is conducted by Nicholas Chalmers, who is also making his Covent Garden debut, and directed by Oliver Mears. “Trouble in Tahiti” is from 1954, and is separated {…}

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Rolex Becomes Principal Partner of Royal Opera House

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The Royal Opera has announced a new partnership with Rolex, as the prestigious watchmaker becomes its first-ever Principal Partner. Building on an existing 18-year partnership as the Official Timepiece of the Royal Opera House, this new collaboration marks a new era that will see Rolex become the headline partner of The Royal Opera from the 2024-25 Season – the very {…}

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Royal Opera Announces 2025-26 Jette Parker Roster

Royal Opera House Announces 2025-26 Cinema Season

Royal Opera House Music Director Jakub Hrůša Defends Hiring Anna Netrebko

Anna Netrebko, Freddie De Tommaso, Marina Rebeka, Bryn Terfel, Aigul Akhmetshina, Lisette Oropesa, Juan Diego Flórez & Pretty Yende Lead Royal Ballet & Opera’s 2025-26 Season

Q & A: Soprano Giselle Allen on ‘Der Fliegende Hollände’ & the Repertory She Prefers to Sing

Netia Jones Jones Royal Ballet and Opera as Associate Director

Pretty Yende & Lea Desandre Headline Acte 4’s 2024-25 Season

Royal Opera 2024-25 Review: ‘Trouble in Tahiti’ & ‘A Quiet Place’

Rolex Becomes Principal Partner of Royal Opera House