The Royal Opera House will present Robert Carsen’s new production of Verdi’s “Aida” live in cinemas on Oct. 12. The live broadcast from Covent Garden will reach over 1,000 cinemas in 34 countries around the world. Carsen’s large-scale production of Verdi’s political drama is set within a modern totalitarian government and explores public duty versus private passions. He is joined {…}
The Royal Opera House has launched a new streaming platform. The platform features 45 productions as well as 85 behind-the-scenes featurettes. Audiences can stream for 9.99 pounds per month and 99 pounds per year. Some titles will be available in UHD and Dolby Atmos. Among the launch titles are Frederick Ashton’s “La Fille mal gardée,” Christopher Wheeldon’s “The Winter’s Tale,” {…}
Photo credit: ROH Salome © Tristram Kenton David McVicar’s production of Richard Strauss’ “Salome”, designed by Es Devlin, was first seen in 2008, and is receiving its fourth revival at Covent Garden with Bárbara Lluch at the helm. It opened the night following the death of Queen Elizabeth II – “Don Giovanni” the night before was cancelled in the circumstances {…}
The Royal Opera House has canceled the Sept. 19 performance of “Don Giovanni” due to Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral. The company said that it will close the opera house “to mark the State funeral of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.” It is the second performance the company cancels after the Queen’s passing. On Sept. 8, the company also canceled {…}
The Royal Opera House has announced the full casting for Britten’s “The Rape of Lucretia.” The opera, which opens on Oct. 29 at Britten Pears Arts, Snape Maltings before heading to the Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House on Nov. 13, will star Anne Marie Stanley in the title role. She will be joined by Carolyn Holt, Sarah Dufresne, Jolyon Loy, {…}
The Royal Opera House has announced the casting for “Last Days,” which will bow at the Linbury Theatre on Oct. 7 – 11, 2022. The opera, which is based on the 2005 film by Gus Van Sant, was adapted into a three act opera by composer Oliver Leith and librettist Matt Copson. The work will be directed by Anna Morrissey {…}
The Royal Opera House has announced several major cast changes for two productions. First up, the company announced that Joseph Calleja has withdrawn from the role of Foresto in “Attila” due to illness. He will be replaced by Stefan Pop. He joins a cast starring María José Siri, Ildar Abdrazakov, and Simon Keenlyside under the baton of Speranza Scappucci in {…}
Editorial Note: There have been a few updates made to the schedule. They are indicated in the article as updates. The remainder of the article remains as originally published on April 27, 2022. Sarasota Opera is set to present a summer movies series starting on May 22, 2022. The company will kick the series off with the Royal Opera House’s {…}
Tenor Jonas Kaufmann has completely withdrawn from the Royal Opera House’s production of “Cavalleria Rusticana” due to COVID-19. The tenor was originally scheduled to sing the entire run of the double bill that also included the role of Canio in “Pagliacci” but opted out of the Leoncavallo opera when he was diagnosed with COVID-19. He was replaced by Fabio Sartori. {…}
The Royal Opera has announced the participants of the Jette Parker Artists for the 2022-23 season. The program offers apprenticeships to promising artists for training and professional development. This season’s artists are soprano Sarah Dufresne, mezzo Gabrielė Kupšytė, tenor Michael Gibson, and baritone Josef Jeongmeen Ahn; they will join current artists such as conductors Andre Callegaro and Edward Reeve, stage {…}
Undeniably the big story of this production of the Royal Opera House’s “Madama Butterfly,” as directed by Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier, was that revival director Daniel Dooner would work to create a dialogue around the work’s most problematic aspects. Such a program involved extensive instruction workshops designed to teach the cast playing Japanese characters how to move, act, laugh, {…}
