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The Minotaur Royal Opera House, London
The World Premiere of Harrison Birtwistle's opera, with John Tomlinson as the half-man, half-beast.
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Dido and Aeneas Wigmore Hall, London
Ronan Collett is Aeneas in a concert performance of Purcell's opera by the Gabrieli Consort and Players.
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Handel's Flavio Barbican Hall, London
Christopher Hogwood conducts the Academy of Ancient Music in a concert performance of Handel's little-known opera of 1723.
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Lost Highway ENO @ Young Vic, London
English National Opera give the UK premiere of Olga Neuwirth's 2003 opera based on the mystifying David Lynch movie.
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Carmen Royal Opera House, London
Francesca Zambello's production is revived with Nancy Fabiola Herrera and Marcelo Álvarez.
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Eugene Onegin @ Royal Opera House, London
Steven Pimlott's production of Tchaikovsky's opera returns to the Royal Opera House, with Gerald Finley a scintillating Onegin.
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Salome Royal Opera House, London
David McVicar directs a gripping new production of Strauss' dark one-acter, with Nadja Michael as the biblical temptress.
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Moscow Paradise @ Royal Academy of Music, London
Students of the Royal Academy of Music perform Shostakovich's musical comedy set on a Moscow housing estate.
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Lucia di Lammermoor @ Coliseum, London
David Alden's new production opens at the London Coliseum, with Paul Daniel conducting and Anna Christy as Lucia.
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Peter Grimes Sadler's Wells, London
Phyllida Lloyd's radical interpretation of Britten's first opera for Opera North returns to Sadlers Wells, the work's birthplace.
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Die Zauberflote B Cast Royal Opera House, London
We return for a second helping of Mozart, this time with Christopher Maltman, Kate Royal and Pavol Breslik.
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The Mikado @ Coliseum, London
Jonathan Miller returns to direct the 12th revival of his popular Gilbert & Sullivan production, set not in Japan but 1930s England.
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Madam Butterfly Coliseum, London
Anthony Minghella's colourful production,with puppets, is revived for English National Opera.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream @ Linbury Studio, London
Matthew Rose shows us his Bottom in Olivia Fuchs' production of Britten's Shakespearian comedy for the Royal Opera.
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Die Zauberflöte Royal Opera House
David McVicar's classic production returns to Covent Garden, with Simon Keenlyside once more a definitive Papageno.
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La Traviata @ Royal Opera House, London
Verdi's masterpiece is back, with Anna Netrebko and Jonas Kaufmann on scintillating form.
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Sweeney Todd Tim Burton does Sondheim
Tim Burton's film of Stephen Sondheim's masterpiece impresses visually but not musically.
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La Cenerentola @ Royal Opera House, London
Rossini's Cinderella story with Magdalena Kozena in the title role, supported by Toby Spence.
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The Magic Flute Kenneth Branagh's film
Kenneth Branagh's film of Mozart's Singspiel, an interpretation of both insight and great, fantastical entertainment.
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Parsifal @ Royal Opera House, London
In a welcome return to the Royal Opera House, Bernard Haitink conducts Wagner's final solemn masterpiece.
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Billy Budd @ Barbican Hall, London
Ian Bostridge stars as Captain Vere in a concert performance of Benjamin Britten's Billy Budd, conducted by Daniel Harding.
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The Turn of the Screw @ Coliseum, London
English National Opera triumph with their new production of Britten's ghostly opera, based on a Henry James novella.
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Albert Herring @ Sadler's Wells, London
Glyndebourne's timeless production of Britten's comedy is now on tour with 2007 Cardiff finalist Miranda Keys as Lady Billows.
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Macbeth @ Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Richard Jones' Glyndebourne production, with witches in a caravan and industrial washing machines, is now on tour.
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The Sacrifice @ Sadler's Wells, London
Welsh National Opera ends its tour in London with James MacMillan's opera based on Welsh folk legend, The Mabinogion.
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Maria Stuarda @ Cadogan Hall, London
Donizetti's masterpiece from the Chelsea Opera Group, with Majella Cullagh and Sally Silver as the sparring Queens.
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Das Wunder der Heliane @ Royal Festival Hall, London
Soprano Patricia Racette impresses in the UK premiere of Erich Korngold's 1927 opera. Vladimir Jurowski conducts.
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L'elisir d'amore @ Royal Opera House, London
Laurent Pelly and Chantal Thomas return to Covent Garden with another lively production of a Donizetti classic.
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The Sofa/The Departure @ Sadlers Wells, London
Independent Opera revive Elizabeth Maconchy's double-bill, a mix of exuberant energy and reflective sadness.
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Aida @ Coliseum, London
English National Opera's new production is swamped by Zandra Rhodes' flamboyant set and costume designs.
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The Coronation of Poppea @ Coliseum, London
Kate Royal heads the cast of Chen Shi-Zheng's new production for English National Opera.
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Semele @ Cadogan Hall, London
The Early Opera Company gives a concert performance of Handel's comic opera, with Cardiff winner Elizabeth Watts.
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Il Sant'Alessio @ Barbican Hall, London
William Christie conducts Les Arts Florissants in a rare semi-staged performance of Landi's 1631 opera at the Barbican.
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Rita @ Linbury Studio, London
Anita Watson heads a strong trio of Young Artists in Donizetti's frothy, nimble comic opera, conducted by Andrew Griffiths.
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Dido and Aeneas @ Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
The first great English opera is presented with star singers including Sarah Connolly and a cast of puppets.
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Gotterdammerung @ Royal Opera House, London
The Royal Opera's first full cycle of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen comes to a fiery end, as the Gods meet their destiny.
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Siegfried @ Royal Opera House, London
John Treleaven is unconvincing as Siegfried but John Tomlinson is a fine Wotan in Keith Warner's production.
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Die Walkure @ Royal Opera House, London
Keith Warner's production of The Ring continues with the most human drama in the cycle. Antonio Pappano conducts.
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Das Rheingold @ Royal Opera House, London
Keith Warner's production of The Ring kicks off in scintillating style, with a staging of Das Rheingold, starring John Tomlinson.
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The Magic Flute @ The Coliseum, London
Nicholas Hytner's classic ENO production of Mozart's comic opera returns for its final performances at the Coliseum.
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Carmen @ The Coliseum, London
To open English National Opera's season, film director Sally Potter puts her all into reinventing Carmen.
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Iphigénie en Tauride @ Royal Opera House, London
American mezzo Susan Graham returns to Covent Garden in a stark production of Gluck's opera seria based on Euripides.
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Albert Herring @ Peacock Theatre, London
British Youth Opera celebrates its 21st Birthday with a joyous production of Britten's sparkling comic opera.
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The Turing Test @ Edinburgh Festival
Julian Wagstaff's new mix of opera and sci-fi, performed by the Edinburgh Studio Opera is a highlight at the Fringe.
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Orlando Furioso @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh
American soprano Jennifer Larmore stars in Vivaldi's rarely-performed opera with Sonia Prina and Philippe Jaroussky.
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L'Orfeo/Jane Irwin @ Festival Theatre/Queens Hall, Edinburgh
Jane Irwin sings Berio and Mahler while Jordi Savall conducts Monteverdi's seminal opera.
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Candide @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Thomas Allen is Pangloss in Bernstein's jubilant musical-opera, while Matthew Polenzani takes the title role.
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L'amore dei tre Re @ Opera Holland Park, London
Opera Holland Park ends its 2007 season with a tremendous production of Montemezzi's long-forgotten but thrilling opera.
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The Magic Flute @ Barbican Hall, London
Thomas Guthrie directs a staged production of Mozart's great Singspiel, but the production never quite convinces.
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La Traviata @ Opera Holland Park, London
Holland Park's new production is an oddly dispiriting affair, though John Gibbons' conducting is worth a look.
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Così fan tutte @ Royal Opera House, London
Covent Garden ends its season with Jonathan Miller's updated production of Mozart's comedy. Colin Davis conducts.
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Rigoletto @ Royal Opera House, London
David McVicar's production returns to Covent Garden with Patrizia Ciofi as Gilda and Franz Grundheber in the title role.
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Bluebeard @ Buxton Opera House, Buxton Festival
To contrast with dramatic Donizetti, the Buxton Festival offer up a light Offenbach trifle, with Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts heading the cast.
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Roberto Devereux @ Buxton Opera House, Buxton Festival
Donizetti's underrated tragedy is given a superb musical and dramatic performance at Buxton, to kick off the 2007 Festival.
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Tosca @ Royal Opera House, London
Jonathan Kent's production is revived with Violeta Urmana as Tosca, but the main drama is to be found down in the pit.
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Lakme @ Opera Holland Park, London
Opera Holland Park's production of Delibes' delightful opera boasts a star performance from Allison Bell in the title role.
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The Barber of Seville @ Opera Holland Park, London
OHP overcomes the stormy conditions of the British Summer with a lively performance of Rossini's well-worn classic comedy.
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Kismet @ The Coliseum, London
Michael Ball is a star turn in English National Opera's Kismet but the production of the 1953 musical comedy fails to delight.
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Katya Kabanova @ Royal Opera House, London
Charles Mackerras conducts the Royal Opera in what may be his final performances of Janacek's opera.
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Don Giovanni @ Royal Opera House, London
Mozart's dark comedy returns to Covent Garden, with Erwin Schrott as the Don and Marina Poplavskaya standing in for Anna Netrebko.
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King Arthur @ Cadogan Hall, London
The Armonico Consort Touring Opera bring Purcell's masterpiece to London, but the production is as gloomy as it is theatrical.
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La Clemenza di Tito @ The Coliseum, London
ENO revive David McVicar's production of Mozart's last opera with Paul Nilon, Emma Bell and Alice Coote.
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Death in Venice @ Snape Maltings, Suffolk
The Aldeburgh Festival's production of Britten's opera is a far cry from ENO's staging, with Alan Oke an impressive Aschenbach.
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Jenufa @ Opera Holland Park, London
OHP's season gets underway in its new auditorium with a stirring performance of Janacek's dark masterpiece.
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Capriccio @ Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London
Guildhall School give a delightful performance of Richard Strauss' final opera, with Katherine Broderick as The Countess.
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Death in Venice @ The Coliseum, London
English National Opera's new staging of Britten's final opera is a triumph. Tenor Ian Bostridge stars as the ageing writer Aschenbach.
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Fidelio @ Royal Opera House, London
Karita Mattila shines as Leonora in The Royal Opera's new production of Beethoven's only opera, conducted by Antonio Pappano.
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Pelléas and Mélisande @ Royal Opera House, London
Sensational leads, conducting from Simon Rattle, a show-stealing boy treble and a production that sharply divided critics.
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On The Town @ The Coliseum, London
A little bit of New York comes to London with the return of ENO's production of the Bernstein classic.
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Owen Wingrave @ Linbury Studio, London
Tim Hopkins directs a thrilling realisation of Britten's television opera in Covent Garden's Linbury Studio.
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Stiffelio @ Royal Opera House, London
José Cura returns to Covent Garden as Verdi's stern preacher in Elijah Moshinsky's production.
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Madam Butterfly @ Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Welsh National Opera ends its Spring tour with a lacklustre performance of Puccini's classic.
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Satyagraha @ The Coliseum, London
Philip Glass' 1980 opera on Ghandi and his influences receives its first UK production by English National Opera at the Coliseum.
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Koanga @ Sadler's Wells, London
Delius' beautiful and neglected opera gets its first fully-staged production for 35 years from Pegasus Opera Company.
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L'Heure espagnole/Gianni Schicchi @ ROH, London
Bryn Terfel is perfectly cast as Puccini's scheming rogue in Covent Garden's new production of Gianni Schicchi, doubled with Ravel's Spanish comedy.
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Parsifal @ Zurich Opernhaus
Bernard Haitink makes a triumphant return to opera with Wagner's transcendent masterpiece.
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The Tempest @ Royal Opera House, London
Thomas Adès' opera based on Shakespeare returns to Covent Garden for a second run, three years after its premiere.
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Constantinople Linbury Studio, London
A city living in harmony on the cultural and spiritual divide between East and West but does Constantinople convince?
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Orlando @ Royal Opera House, London
Charles Mackerras conducts an impeccable performance of Handel's opera, with Camilla Tilling and Kyle Ketelsen.
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Le nozze di Figaro Guildhall School, London
John Fulljames directs the capital's latest production of Mozart's masterpiece with talented students at Guildhall.
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The Enchanted Pig @ Richmond Theatre, Surrey
Opera singers work side by side with musical singers in The Opera Group's delightful family show with music by Jonathan Dove.
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La bohème ENO @ The Coliseum, London
Nicholas Hytner pays tribute to the late Steven Pimlott at this revival of his production of Puccini's popular opera.
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Madama Butterfly @ Royal Opera House, London
Soprano Liping Zhang is a beautiful Butterfly in an opera that has emerged recently as a "controversial" work.
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Agrippina ENO @ The Coliseum, London
David McVicar directs Handel's early opera with Sarah Connolly in the title role and a great debut from Lucy Crowe.
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Il trovatore @ Royal Opera House, London
Nicola Luisotti makes his Royal Opera House debut conducting this Verdi revival - and ensures that it's a great hit.
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The Marriage of Figaro (Cast B) ENO @ The Coliseum, London
Olivia Fuchs's production improves and the second cast nears perfection as Mozart's comedy returns.
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Carmen - cast B @ Royal Opera House, London
Marco Berti, Viktoria Vizin and Liping Zhang take over in Francesca Zambello's new production.
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La fille du régiment @ Royal Opera House, London
Juan Diego Flórez and Natalie Dessay strut their stuff in Donizett's opera, not seen at Covent Garden since 1967.
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Carmen @ Royal Opera House, London
Anna Caterina Antonacci stars in the Royal Opera's first new production of Bizet's classic in 15 years.
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La voix humaine Opera North @ Sadler's Wells, London
Joan Rodgers plays the suicidal heroine of Poulenc's opera, conducted by Paul Watkins.
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Peter Grimes Opera North @ Sadler's Wells
Britten's first successful opera is a knock-out at Sadler's Wells, courtesy of Opera North.
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Alessandro nell'Indie Opera Rara @ The Coliseum, London
Pacini's little-known opera gets a full-length concert performance, with Jennifer Larmore and Bruce Ford.
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The Gondoliers ENO @ The Coliseum, London
Gilbert and Sullivan's pair of sparkling guys in the first ever production by English National Opera at the Coliseum.
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Don Giovanni @ Hungarian State Opera
Mozart's dramma giocoso from the famous Budapest opera company, conducted and directed by Gergely Kesselyák.
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The Turn of the Screw Glyndebourne on Tour @ Plymouth Theatre Royal
Britten's opera based on the Henry James novel is conducted by Edward Gardner and stars Kate Royal.
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The Queen of Spades @ Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Gerald Finley stars as Prince Yeletsky in Francesco Zambello's production of Tchaikovky's opera.
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Opera Double Bill @ Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Operas by Lennox Berkeley and Paul Hindemith make an ideal pairing at the famous conservatoire.
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Die Fledermaus Glyndebourne @ Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Glyndebourne on Tour presents Johann Strauss II's operetta, conducted by the company's new music director.
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La bohème @ Royal Opera House, London
Marcelo Álvarez and Nuccia Focile make a great impression in this revival of John Copley's classic production.
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Tosca @ The Metropolitan Opera, New York
Jose Cura makes his role debut as Cavaradossi whilst Maria Guleghina gives a stunning performance in Zeffirelli's production.
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The Marriage of Figaro ENO @ The Coliseum, London
Olivia Fuchs brings a new spin on Mozart's classic at ENO, with Diana Montague outstanding as Marcellina.
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La Serva Padrona @ Linbury Studio, London
As part of the Meet the Young Artists week, the Royal Opera presents Pergolesi's 18th Century comedy.
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Bird of Night @ Linbury Studio, London
Dominique Le Gendre and Paul Bentley's new opera based on Caribbean folk tales.
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Dido & Aeneas/Jephte ETO @ Hackney Empire, London
English Touring Opera present the earliest English opera with an oratorio by Giacomo Carissimi.
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Jenufa @ The Coliseum, London
English National Opera triumph in a new production of Janacek's opera.
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Äida Nashville Opera @ Tennessee Performing Arts Center
Nashville Opera tackles monumental Verdi with Michèle Crider in the title role and the help of the Nashville Zoo...
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Orfeo ETO @ Hackney Empire, London
English Touring Opera begin their Baroque Festival Tour with Monteverdi's stunning early opera.
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House of the Gods @ Royal Opera House, London
The chamber opera comes to the Royal Opera's Linbury Studio Theatre.
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Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk @ Royal Opera House, London
John Tomlinson and Antonio Pappano are reunited in Richard Jones' award-winning production with astounding results.
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La traviata ENO @ The Coliseum, London
ENO starts the season with Emma Bell making her Verdi debut as Violetta in Conall Morrison's new production of the masterpiece.
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The Jewel Box @ St John's Smith Square, London
Bampton Opera presents this compilation of Mozart's arias, with the London Mozart Players.
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La finta giardiniera @ Royal Opera House, London
John Eliot Gardiner conducts the first-ever Royal Opera production of Mozart's early but great opera.
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La Juive @ Royal Opera House, London
Dennis O'Neill takes on one of the biggest challenges of his career with Halévy's underrated opera. Nicole Cabell co-stars.
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Faust @ Royal Opera House, London
Angela Gheorghiu and Piotr Beczala take the leads in the opening production of the ROH's 2006-7 season.
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Gaddafi: A Living Myth @ Coliseum, London
English National Opera explore the life of the Libyan dictator in collaboration with Asian Dub Foundation.
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The Assassin Tree @ Linbury Studio Theatre, London
Stuart MacRae's new opera finally comes to London. But is the staging up to scratch?
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The Magic Flute @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Mozart's valedictory opera comes to the Edinburgh Festival under the baton of Claudio Abbado, with Erika Miklósa as the Queen.
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Boris Godunov Bolshoi Opera @ Royal Opera House, London
The Bolshoi's age-old production of Musorgsky's most popular opera triumphs thanks to its musical virtues.
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The Fiery Angel Bolshoi Opera @ Royal Opera House, London
The Bolshoi opera returns to London, and goes to the Royal Opera House for the first time, to perform Prokofiev's unusual opera.
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Katerina Izmaylova Kirov Opera @ The Coliseum, London
The Kirov forces perform the revision of Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, under Valery Gergiev.
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Moscow, Cheryomushki Kirov Opera @ The Coliseum, London
The Kirov presents a semi-staging of the witty and charming operetta, under the direction of Valery Gergiev.
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The Nose Kirov Opera @ The Coliseum, London
The Kirov Opera starts the Shostakovich on Stage festival with the composer's absurd comic opera.
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The Nose @ The Opera Group, Linbury Studio, London
The Opera Group bring their witty and inventive production of Shostakovich's early comedy to the Linbury Studio.
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Rigoletto @ Opera Holland Park, London
Peter Robinson conducts Olafur Sigurdarson in Verdi's melodrama of 1851 at the popular summer festival in Kensington.
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Love Counts @ Almeida Theatre, London
Michael Nyman's latest operatic offering receives its world premiere at the renowned fringe venue, starring Andrew Slater.
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Don Pasquale @ Royal Opera House, London
Alessandro Corbelli and Bruno Campanella return to Jonathan Miller's production of Donizetti's charming comedy.
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Turandot @ Royal Opera House, London
Georgina Lukács and Ben Heppner play the leads in Puccini's unfinished masterpiece, in the classic Serban production.
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The Merry Widow @ Opera Holland Park, London
Lehar's most famous creation comes to life with freshness, thanks to an effective production and a spirited cast. John Owen Edwards conducts.
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Così fan tutte @ Opera Holland Park, London
Internationally-acclaimed Mozartian Lilian Watson makes a rare appearance at OHP for this new production, which celebrates the 250th birthday of Mozart.
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Mozart's Zaide @ Barbican Hall, London
Louis Langrée conducts and Peter Sellars directs in this semi-staged reconstruction of Mozart's unfinished Singspiel.
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Don Giovanni @ Barbican Hall, London
Mozart's dramma giocoso comes to the Barbican Hall's Mostly Mozart Festival under Evelino Pidò. Patrizia Ciofi plays Donna Anna.
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King Arthur @ English National Opera
Mark Morris directs and choreographs ENO's first-ever production of King Arthur, by the 'English Orpheus' Henry Purcell.
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Mazepa @ Welsh National Opera
Robert Hayward and Marianna Tarasova lead an international cast in WNO's new production of Tchaikovsky's epic.
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Il re pastore @ Barbican Hall, London
The Mostly Mozart Festival continues with the Classical Opera Company's performance of Mozart's early opera.
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Tosca @ Welsh National Opera
Peter Sidhom stars as Scarpia in WNO's revival of Puccini's masterpiece. Is it as good as the ROH's new production?
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Le nozze di Figaro @ Royal Opera House, London
Sir Colin Davis leads a new cast in the first revival of David McVicar's production. Kyle Ketelsen plays the title role.
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Così fan tutte @ Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Nick Hytner's brand new production stars Miah Persson as Fiordiligi. And Ivan Fischer conducts the OAE.
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Tosca @ Royal Opera House, London
For the first time in 42 years, the Royal Opera presents a new production of Puccini's masterpiece.
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Nixon in China @ English National Opera
James Maddalena and Janis Kelly recreate Richard and Pat Nixon in John Adams' extraordinary opera, directed by Peter Sellars.
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Die Fledermaus @ Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Thomas Allen and Pamela Armstrong star in Johann Strauss' popular operetta, at the Hampton Court Festival.
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Fedora @ Opera Holland Park, London
Famous soprano Yvonne Kenny makes her Opera Holland Park debut in Giordano's verismo opera about the assassination of a Count and a Princess' revenge.
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Manon Lescaut @ Opera Holland Park, London
Opera Holland Park opens its 2006 season in a blaze of glory with Puccini's underrated masterpiece.
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Ascanio in Alba @ Barbican Hall, London
The Mostly Mozart Festival at the Barbican Hall commences with Mozart's early 'wedding serenata', played by Europa Galante.
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Ariodante @ ENO, The Coliseum
British stars Alice Coote and Rebecca Evans are the young lovers in ENO's hit production of Handel's 1734 opera.
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Duke Bluebeard's Castle/Erwartung @ Royal Opera
Willy Decker's Olivier-nominated double bill returns to Covent Garden with a scintillating cast, including Albert Dohmen.
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The Makropulos Case @ The Coliseum, London
Charles Mackerras demonstrates his world-renowned expertise with Janáček in a new production by Christopher Alden.
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Le nozze di Figaro Opera North @ The Lowry, Salford Quays
Mozart's most popular comedy returns to the Lowry in Opera North's 1996 production, with a dazzling Susanna and Figaro.
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La rondine Opera North @ The Lowry, Salford Quays
The spirited touring opera company offers Puccini's overlooked mature masterpiece, in Francesco Zambello's production.
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Cyrano de Bergerac Royal Opera @ Covent Garden, London
Plácido Domingo returns to Covent Garden as the long-nosed swashbuckler, whilst Mark Elder works wonders in the pit.
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Don Giovanni Scottish Opera @ Theatre Royal Glasgow
The troubled Scottish Opera makes a return to staged productions with Mozart's Don Giovanni. Richard Armstrong conducts.
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Fidelio @ Barbican Hall, London
The London Symphony Orchestra perform Beethoven's only opera under Colin Davis. Christine Brewer is Leonore.
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Götterdämmerung @ Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
The Royal Opera's Ring Cycle comes to a blazing finish. Keith Warner directs and Antonio Pappano conducts a great cast.
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Orfeo @ English National Opera
Monteverdi's groundbreaking opera is a feast for the the eye as well as the ear in Chen Shi-Zheng's new production at ENO.
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La belle Hélène @ English National Opera
Offenbach's classical Greek opèra-bouffe gets a major reworking in a new staging at ENO. Felicity Lott stars in the title role.
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Eugene Onegin @ Royal Opera House
Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Rolando Villazón star in a new production of Tchaikovsky's best-known opera. Is it the great event it should be?
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Sir John in Love @ English National Opera, London
The first London production of Vaughan Williams' delightful Shakespearean opera since 1958 is a musical and visual treat.
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La Voix Humaine / Send @ Houston Grand Opera
Broadway soprano Audra McDonald takes on a demanding one-woman double bill in Houston, including a world première.
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Wozzeck @ Royal Opera, London
Berg's psychological thriller returns in Keith Warner's vision. The young Brit Daniel Harding conducts. And Susan Bullock makes her ROH debut at last...
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Porgy and Bess @ Nashville, Tenessee
John Mauceri returns to Gershwin's final conception of his operatic masterpiece in this landmark performance.
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Macbeth @ Royal Opera House, London
Verdi's masterpiece returns in Phyllida Lloyd's powerful production, with Thomas Hampson and Violeta Urmana as the leads.
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The Marriage of Figaro @ West Road, Cambridge
Alice Murray's production of Mozart's comedy for CUOS, with an outstanding cast of young soloists.
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Rigoletto @ The Coliseum, London
Jonathan Miller's updating to 1950s Mafia-ruled Little Italy still provides the thrills. Alan Opie stars in this gripping revival...
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Iolanthe @ Nashville Opera, Nashville
An American take on this most British of operettas, at the Nashville Opera.
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The Mikado @ The Coliseum, London
Jonathan Miller's classic production of the Gilbert & Sullivan favourite returns, with familiar faces in the main roles.
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Le nozze di Figaro @ Royal Opera House, London
David McVicar's new production of Figaro at the ROH is a marriage of intelligence and beauty. Pappano conducts.
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La traviata @ Royal Opera House, London
ROH brings back Sir Richard Eyre's atmospheric staging with Puerto Rican soprano Ana Maria Martinez as Violetta...
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The Bartered Bride @ Royal Opera, London
Smetana's comic opera comes back to the ROH. But is it one time too many for this cheap and cheerful production?
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