Royal Opera House to Bring ‘The Barber of Seville’ to Cinemas

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 {…}

Dec 29, 2022

Pretty Yende, Lise Davidsen, Maria Agresta Headline Royal Opera House’s 2023 Stream

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 {…}

Dec 21, 2022

Royal Opera House Expands Holiday Streaming with Two ‘Carmen’ Productions

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. {…}

Dec 20, 2022

Freddie De Tommaso Cancels Final ‘Tosca’ Performance in London

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 {…}

Nov 28, 2022

Royal Opera House Announces Cast Changes for Various Productions

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 The company said that in “The Magic Flute” Nina Minasyan has withdrawn from the performances on Dec. 16, 19, 22, 28, 30, and Jan. 21, 24, and 27.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, {…}

Nov 23, 2022

Royal Opera House 2022 Review: Alcina

(Credit: © Marc Brenner/Royal Opera House) In “Alcina” seeing isn’t believing. Handel’s tale of an enchanted island, which sees the titular sorceress’ captives transfigured into birds, beasts, and shrubbery, speaks of the pleasures and dangers of illusion. First premiered on the current site of the Royal Opera House back in 1735, the opera speaks to a host of 18th-century preoccupations {…}

Nov 22, 2022

Royal Opera House Cancels Final Performance of ‘The Rape of Lucretia’

The Royal Opera has canceled the final performance of “The Rape of Lucretia.” The company said, “With great regret, we must cancel tonight’s performance of ‘The Rape of Lucretia’ due to illness. Ticket buyers have been contacted and the value of your ticket(s) will be automatically credited to your account. We are very sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.” {…}

Nov 11, 2022

Royal Opera House 2022-23 Review: La Bohème

Luciano Pavarotti may have enjoyed the moniker “King of the High ‘Cs,” but the TRUE high “C” king of the 21st Century, having flitted effortlessly through a career filled with an abundance of top notes, finds himself the star of this Richard Jones revival, a production now in its fourth year. I WAS to have reviewed Juan Diego Flórez’s debut {…}

Nov 9, 2022

Royal Opera House Bans Man for Heckling Young Performer During ‘Alcina’

The Royal Opera House announced it will ban an audience member who booed during the opening night of “Alcina.” The company released a statement on social media stating, “Unfortunately, the opening night of ‘Alcina’ featured an audience member who disrupted the show and the excellent performance by young singer Malakai M Bayoh. We are appalled that a member of the {…}

Nov 4, 2022

Royal Opera House Releases Statement Regarding Arts Council England

The Royal Opera has released a statement regarding the Arts Council England funding decisions. The company, which will lose 10% of its funding said, “we are grateful to Arts Council England (ACE) for their continued financial support at such a critical time for the UK’s theatre industry and the wider economy. We support the wish to invest in the arts {…}

Oct 26, 2022

Royal Opera House Names New Trusts to Board of Directors

The Royal Opera House has appointed new trustees to its Board. The appointees include Vanessa Kingori MBE, Janis Susskind OBE, Lisa Burger CBE, Michael Ward, and Sir Alex Younger. “I am thrilled to see these new trustees join the Board, all of whom bring a wealth of experience and a fresh perspective as we meet the many challenges and opportunities {…}