Anna Netrebko is back, briefly. The star soprano, whose links to Russia have made her a controversial booking in some ...

Andrei Șerban’s 40 year old take on Puccini's tale of the ice princess largely stands the test of time, but Netrebko and ...

Anna Netrebko’s return to Covent Garden was always going to be contentious. The Russian soprano, 53, was pictured in 2014 bringing gifts to Russian-armed separatists in Crimea. Two years earlier, she ...

A brand new open-air Covent Garden cinema will welcome visitors next weekend. Restaurants in the area will be offering collection deals to help provide food for audience members, with tickets ...

Ariodante had its premiere at the Covent Garden Theatre, on the site in London where the Royal Opera House now stands, in ...

Fire and ice are the elements invoked at the start of Handel’s remarkable opera of jealousy and betrayal, yet what gives it ...

Last Updated on December 16, 2025 Puccini’s epic show Turandot returns to Covent Garden. 5.0 out of 5.0 stars Puccini’s ...

To conquer the invading Ammonites, the Israelite judge Jephtha vows to sacrifice the first thing he sees if he is victorious. Military success ensues but his celebrations are short lived when his ...

The baroque composer's dark opera is making a rare return to the Royal Opera House. Tatler goes backstage to meet the mezzo-soprano - and Linda Evangelista doppelgänger- taking on the title role ...

The Royal Opera House has appoints Speranza Scappucci as Principal Guest Conductor of The Royal Opera. Scappucci will take up the position in September 2025, at the start of the 2025/26 Season, ...

Early one Saturday last May, a thin, grim line started forming outside the Royal Opera House at London’s Covent Garden. All through the long Whitsun weekend it sweltered and swelled, until, the ...