The Springer Opera House will make history again with its 155th Season Announcement Gala. This exclusive, invite-only event ...

This was very well brought out with energetic conducting by Rafael Payare of Venezuela of the always excellent Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Seeing a new version of an old favourite is ...

Il trovatore is a director’s graveyard. The Royal Opera has had repeated failures with it over the years (how many remember the giant polystyrene rocks in Piero Faggioni’s shortlived production?), ...

An animated revival of Adele Thomas’s 2023 production, Il Trovatore strays from realism and instead focuses on a heavily symbolic reading of this dark and gritty opera. With macabre medieval ...

In her Hieronymus Bosch-inspired production for the Royal Opera House, first seen in 2023, Adele Thomas makes frequent knowing nods to irony. In particular, the members of the chorus, dressed to ...

As the first opera house in Kosovo, this project represents a monumental step forward for a nation that has been steadily building its cultural identity since gaining independence in 2008.

Guide dog puppies-in-training have been visiting the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden to see Il Trovatore and learn more about theatre etiquette. Story by Anna O'Neill and Robert Taylor Follow ...

Maybe this is partly Verdi’s fault – his choruses really pack a punch and draw in any opera-goer, but for the love scenes to work, such as Leonora’s ‘D’amor sull’ali rosee’, requires a cast able to ...

After seeing that Meghan has used the "crown" logo - which previously has since stepping down from royal duties - royal fans began to question why she had included the cypher. One fan wrote ...

Want to know more about the Dutch royal family? They have a fascinating history that dates back to the 12th century, when nobles from the French principality of Orange began styling themselves as ...

Central Pest's Hungarian State Opera House has been an institution in Budapest since its opening in 1884. Featuring a neo-Renaissance style, the opera house holds more than 1,200 seats and has a ...

Inaugurated in 1973, the Sydney Opera House is a great architectural work of the 20th century that brings together multiple strands of creativity and innovation in both architectural form and ...