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The Coronation of Poppea
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Glyndebourne on Tour
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Carsen's stunningly updated Monteverdi.
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La Cenerentola
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Glyndebourne on Tour
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Sparkling Cenerentola from Glyndebourne Touring Opera.
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A Dog's Heart
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English National Opera
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Canine capers at the Coliseum.
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Adriana Lecouvreur
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The Royal Opera
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Star singers in a wonderfully theatrical production.
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Don Giovanni
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English National Opera
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Dump the devils? Can the crown of thorns? No!
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RomÈo et Juliette
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The Royal Opera
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Superb singing from principals in Gounod's classic.
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La bohËme
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English National Opera
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Stylish revival of Jonathan Miller's production.
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Rigoletto
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The Royal Opera
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A strong revival of David McVicarís production at Covent Garden.
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The Makropulos Case
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English National Opera
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Amanda Roocroft triumphs as Emilia Marty in ENO's revival of Christopher Alden's production.
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Faust
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English National Opera
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Toby Spence and Iain Paterson shine as Faust and Mephistopheles at ENO.
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La Traviata
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The Royal Opera
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Angela Gheorghiu returns to the role of Violetta at The Royal Opera after a gap of fourteen years, and gives an astonishing performance.
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Simon Boccanegra
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The Royal Opera
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Placido Domingo triumphs as Verdi's tormented Doge in Simon Boccanegra at The Royal Opera.
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Salome
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The Royal Opera
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German soprano Angela Denoke is nothing short of sensational as Salome in The Royal Opera's revival of Strauss' lurid opera.
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Idomeneo
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English National Opera
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Katie Mitchell directs ENO's first new production of Mozart's Idomeneo in almost 25 years, with mixed results.
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Tosca
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English National Opera
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Catherine Malfitano comes up trumps in her British directorial debut with a robust staging of Tosca for ENO.
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Le nozze di Figaro
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The Royal Opera
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Erwin Schrott and Mariusz Kwiecien star in The Royal Opera's revival of David McVicar's staging of Le nozze di Figaro
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The Pearl Fishers
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English National Opera
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Penny Woolcock directs a new staging of Bizet's The Pearl Fishers at the Coliseum starring Alfie Boe.
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Billy Budd
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Glyndebourne Festival Opera
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Michael Grandage makes his operatic debut directing a sensational staging of Britten's Billy Budd at Glyndebourne.
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La Fille du rÈgiment
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Royal Opera House
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Juan Diego Florez and Natalie Dessay reprise their hugely-acclaimed roles in The Royal Opera's revival of La Fille du rÈgiment.
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La Traviata
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Royal Opera House
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Richard Eyre's traditional staging of Verdi's consumptive tale about the Parisian courtesan returns to Covent Garden for the tenth time.
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Elegy for Young Lovers
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Young Vic
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Hans Werner Henze's early opera is revived by ENO at the Young Vic, with Fiona Shaw directing.
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Aida
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Royal Opera House
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A convincing staging of Verdi's Aida remains elusive at The Royal Opera as they unveil David McVicar's latest offering.
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Powder Her Face
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Linbury Studio
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Thomas AdËs' flamboyant early opera about the Duchess of Argyll returns to the Royal Opera's studio venue.
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Prima Donna
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Sadler's Wells
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Rufus Wainwright's opera Prima Donna makes its long overdue London debut with Janis Kelly once again mesmeric in the title role.
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Il turco in Italia
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Royal Opera House
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The Royal Opera's revival of Rossini's comedy is not only a feast for the eye, but for the ear as well as Aleksandra Kurzak wins all hearts.
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Bliss
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Sydney Opera House
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The world premiere of Brett Dean and Amanda Holden's opera, Bliss, is a triumph for Opera Australia at the Sydney Opera House.
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The Cunning Little Vixen
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Royal Opera House
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Emma Matthews makes her Royal Opera debut as Vixen Sharp-Ears in Janacek's opera conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras.
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Katya Kabanova
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Coliseum
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David Alden's new staging of Katya Kabanova packs an emotional punch at the Coliseum
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Tamerlano
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Royal Opera House
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Graham Vick's production of Handel's opera seria arrives at the Royal Opera House.
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Satyagraha
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Coliseum
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Alan Oke returns to the Coliseum as Gandhi in ENO's revival of Philip Glass's opera.
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The Elixir of Love
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Coliseum
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Jonathan Miller delivers the ENO a heart-warming production of The Elixir of Love starring Sarah Tynan and John Tessier.
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The Gambler
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Royal Opera House
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A superb cast and brilliantly inventive production but the Royal Opera's first-ever staging of The Gambler fails to convince.
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Lucia di Lammermoor
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Coliseum
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David Alden's production of Lucia di Lammermoor returns to the Coliseum with Anna Christy and Barry Banks repeating their roles.
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CosÏ fan tutte
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Royal Opera House
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Jonathan Miller's acclaimed production of CosÏ fan tutte returns to Covent Garden with Julia Jones on the podium.
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The Rake's Progress
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Royal Opera House
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Robert Lepage's cinematic production of The Rake's Progress is revived at Covent Garden with a stellar cast.
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