Carmen; Celebrating 22 years of Antonio Pappano – review

Every opera company, large, small, private, public, urban or beyond, is concerned with the same dry equation: how to combine artistic ambition with financial reality. One answer will always be right. Georges Bizet Carmen. Box-office gold, this 1875 French masterpiece is everywhere. The Royal Opera’s new staging has a longer run. The opera will be … Read more

Royal Ballet and Opera announces ambitious new season and name change

Eight new productions, a world premiere, a European premiere – and a name change: the Royal Ballet and Opera, as it is now known, announced on Tuesday an ambitious program on the main and Linbury stages for the 2024-2025 season. The world premiere is the opera Festen by Mark-Anthony Turnage, based on Thomas Vinterberg’s 1998 … Read more