Most would find it surprising that The Metropolitan Opera Management sued to have their own opera house razed, but that is exactly what happened in the mid-1960s. The Metropolitan Opera ...

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Thrilling revival of Andrei Şerban’s intoxicating, unsettling Puccini opera As with previous Puccini productions that have lingered long on stage at the Royal Opera – the Zeffirelli Tosca ...

Keen to go to a show under the sails over the next few months? We’ve rounded up a few top picks in the Sydney Opera House autumn season: Following its debut last year, this powerful series ...

As Alfano died in 1954, his completion also went out of copyright last year. At the Royal Opera, that must rank as a piece of good news, as the company’s showpiece production of Turandot has ...

Even more than 40 years since its original run, Andrei Șerban’s production of Turandot succeeds in impressing audiences with its animated choreography, spectacular use of colours and masks, and ...

A new three-act ballet closely based on Shakespeare’s text, it presented Romeo and Juliet – in tune with the zeitgeist – as real, impulsive, hormonally charged teenagers. After the curtain, the ...

The Austrian royal family has gone into mourning following the death of Archduchess Estelle, who died at the start of the month. A statement from the Carnet du Figaro bulletin read: "Her husband ...

Getty (2) Kate Middleton has reset her royal role upon her return to public duties one year after revealing her cancer diagnosis. On Jan. 14, the Princess of Wales announced that her cancer is in ...

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex left the UK after stepping back from official royal duties in 2020 ... In April 2024, documents filed to Companies House listed the US as the country where Harry ...

Even in contemporary productions, this synergy is a defining feature of many European opera houses, from London’s Royal Opera House to Vienna’s Staatsoper. If Staatsoper moves while the ballet remains ...

No wonder the two Armed Men have no heads. Manton’s economical production for Royal Academy Opera looks a million dollars thanks to the lighting wizardry of Charlie Morgan Jones, whose computer-driven ...