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Experimentation, experimentation, experimentation: Über-radical opera in...
Simon Keenlyside as Wozzeck in Wozzeck © ROH / Catherine Ashmore 2013 From the end of World War I to the collapse of the Weimar Republic in 1933, German and Austrian composers revitalized opera in...
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When behind the scenes becomes centre stage in opera and ballet
Sarah Lamb and Carlos Acosta in Afternoon of a Faun, The Royal Ballet © Dee Conway Matt Rogers and Sally O’Reilly’s new opera The Virtues of Things follows the De Selbys, a family of operatic...
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Cast change: Ji-Min Park to sing in Ariadne Auf Naxos
The Royal Opera in Ariadne auf Naxos © ROH / Clive Barda, 2008 Due to personal reasons, Welsh tenor Wynne Evans has withdrawn from singing the role of Scaramuccio in Ariadne auf Naxos. The role will...
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Your Reaction: Ariadne auf Naxos 2015
Karita Mattila as Ariadne in Ariadne auf Naxos © ROH / Catherine Ashmore 2014 Last night at #ROHAriadne reminded me why I fell in love with opera: a piece new to me, perfectly sung, played and staged,...
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What’s On Stage Opera Poll 2016 nominations announced
Alan Ewing, Mariusz Kwiecień, Saimir Pirgu, and Georgia Jarman in Król Roger © ROH. Photograph by Bill Cooper, 2015 The Royal Opera features prominently in this year’s What’s On Stage Opera Poll, where...
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10 of the most challenging mezzo-soprano roles
Elena Maximova in Carmen © 2015 ROH. Photograph by Catherine Ashmore Who says mezzo-sopranos have to play second fiddle? There are plenty of operas where composers say ‘soprano, schmoprano’, and give a...
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Girls being boys being girls: a short history of opera’s trouser roles
Matthew Rose as Baron Ochs and Alice Coote as Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier, The Royal Opera © 2016 ROH. Photograph by Catherine Ashmore The trouser (or breeches) role – a young male character sung by...
View ArticleWatch LIVE: Insights into The Royal Opera's La forza del destino on 5 March 2019
As The Royal Opera prepare for the opening night of Christof Loy's new production of La forza del destino, the cast and creative team will take part in a livestreamed Insight session from 7.30pm GMT...
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Your Reaction: What did you think of The Royal Opera's La forza del destino?
Jonas Kaufmann as Don Alvaro and Anna Netrebko as Leonora in La forza del destino, The Royal Opera © 2019 ROH. Photograph by Bill Cooper Still on a high after one of the greatest nights...
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Your Reaction: What did you think of Verdi's La forza del destino live in...
Jonas Kaufmann as Don Alvaro and Anna Netrebko as Leonora in La forza del destino, The Royal Opera © 2019 ROH. Photograph by Bill Cooper Amazing singers, power of destiny and broadway show! Amazing...
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