Review: IPHIGÉNIE EN TAURIDE, London Coliseum
Christine Rice and Jacques Imbrailo lead a show that will delight opera's biggest fans
UK / West End Opera News Coverage
The latest news on performances of Opera in UK / West End.
Photos: First Look at IPHIGÉNIE EN TAURIDE at English National Opera
Get a first look at production photos of IPHIGÉNIE EN TAURIDE at English National Opera! Directed by Lyndsey Turner, the production stars Christine Rice and Jacques Imbrailo, with David Bates conducting.
Angel Blue Withdraws From Royal Opera's AIDA; Marigona Qerkezi to Take Over Title Role
Angel Blue has withdrawn from all performances of AIDA at the Royal Opera House, following her decision to step away from operatic performances for the rest of the 2026/27 season.
Review: TOSCA, London Coliseum
Bloodless, metaphorically and literally, production is lost in too many contradictions
Review: CARMEN, Royal Ballet & Opera
Third time is rarely the charm for a Carmen at Covent Garden.
Photos: English National Opera Performs TOSCA at the London Coliseum
All new production photos have been released for English National Opera’s Tosca at the London Coliseum.
Photos: IPHIGÉNIE EN TAURIDE in Rehearsal at the English National Opera
This autumn, a new production of Iphigénie en Tauride will make its English National Opera (ENO) premiere at the London Coliseum.
THE GRANGE FESTIVAL to Mark Tenth Anniversary in 2027
The Grange Festival announced its 2027 program under new Artistic Director Brindley Sherratt, featuring four opera productions, concerts, and a dance double bill across Hampshire.
Review: 4.48 PSYCHOSIS, Royal Ballet & Opera
The idea that “art is not a mirror but a hammer” has been attributed to Bertolt Brecht, deployed by Leon Trotsky and could serve as the epitaph for Sarah Kane’s repertoire, not least her final work.
Photos: ENO's ANGEL'S BONE Begins Performances at the London Coliseum
Get a first look at English National Opera's Angel's Bone at the London Coliseum.
Review: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE, Glyndebourne
If you want to bring a little Spanish warmth into your autumn, you could do much worse than head down to Sussex, where Glyndebourne's Autumn Season is now in full swing.
Review: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, Glyndebourne
Glyndebourne first opened its manicured doors with a production of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, and ninety two years later, the opera begins its fourth Autumn Season.
PARSIFAL Craft Videos and LA TRAVIATA Brindisi Clip From Royal Opera House
Royal Opera House shares behind-the-scenes looks at Parsifal's set and prop building alongside a performance clip of La Traviata's Brindisi with Stephen Costello and Pretty Yende.
Guest Post: 'I Didn't Come From Opera, I Came From Everywhere Else': Artist Mariam Wallentin On Collaborative Storytelling In ENO's ANGEL'S BONE
The Swedish cross-genre artist tells BroadwayWorld about working with Kip Williams, moving the production from Manchester's Aviva Studios to the London Coliseum, and the toll of performing Angel's Bone's darkest scenes.
IPHIGÉNIE EN TAURIDE to Make ENO Premiere Directed by Lyndsey Turner
English National Opera will present Christoph Willuck Gluck's rarely performed opera at the London Coliseum, featuring mezzo-soprano Christine Rice and baritone Jacques Imbrailo.
Review: PARSIFAL, Royal Ballet And Opera
Corruption, redemption, lies.
Interview: 'I Relate To Her Quiet Wisdom': Soprano Mei Gui Zhang On Making Her Glyndebourne Debut as Susanna in Mozart's THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
Now in its fourth year, the Glyndebourne Autumn Season is almost upon us.
Photos: TOSCA in Rehearsal at the English National Opera
This autumn, English National Opera (ENO) will present a new production of Puccini's Tosca at the London Coliseum, a timeless story of love, power and sacrifice.
Cast and Dates Set For THE RING CYCLE at The Royal Opera
The Royal Opera will present the complete cycle of Richard Wagner's DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN in Barrie Kosky's production, conducted by Music Director Jakub Hrůša.
THE MAGIC FLUTE to Tour UK October–December 2026
Luca Silvestrini's Protein will present its dance-theatre adaptation of Mozart's opera across five UK venues from October 24 to December 5, 2026, including stops in Aberystwyth, Maidenhead, London, Hexham and Walsall, with further dates announced for 2027.
The Grange Festival Appoints Brindley Sherratt as Artistic Director
The Grange Festival has announced changes to its leadership team, including the appointments of Brindley Sherratt as Artistic Director and four new trustees to the board of directors, as well as the departure of Chief Executive Officer Tyler Stoops.
TOSCA Will Open at ENO With Direction by Annilese Miskimmon
English National Opera will present a new production of Puccini's TOSCA at the London Coliseum, set in a concert hall within a war-torn European state.
Review: ALCINA, Royal Ballet And Opera
Returning to Covent Garden for the first time since it waltzed off with an Olivier in 2022, Richard Jones’ Alcina is ravishing to look at, a joy to hear and its clever design motifs still stand out from the crowd.
Review: DON GIOVANNI, Royal Ballet And Opera
A visually compelling Don Giovanni from Royal Ballet & Opera, with a superb set by Es Devlin and memorable star turn by Aigul Akhmetshina as Donna Elvira.
Video: PARSIFAL Cast and Creatives Discuss Royal Opera House Staging
The Royal Opera House released an insights video featuring cast and creatives discussing Evgeny Titov's new production of Wagner's PARSIFAL.
Guest Post: Artistic Director Paul O'Mahony On Staging THE TEMPEST As A Semi-Opera
Artistic director of Out of Chaos theatre company, Paul O’Mahony talks about The Tempest in 2026 and the possibilities opened up by reinventing it as a semi-opera.
Review: TROUBLE IN TAHITI and THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS, Opera Holland Park
Leonard Bernstein and Kurt Weill write great tunes and tell terrific stories in brilliant debut twin productions by Opera Prelude
Review: BBC PROMS: ARIADNE AUF NAXOS, Royal Albert Hall
This production, direct from Glyndebourne, is a delight from start to finish, with laughter and glorious voices leading to a true emotional climax to send us soaring into the summer night.
Video: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO Act II Finale Quartet at Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera House shared footage of the Act II finale quartet from Mozart's THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, capturing one of the opera's most intricate ensemble sequences.
Review: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
A real sense of fun lifts an already frothy opera, Mozart at his most mischievous
Review: DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL, Glyndebourne
It's over a decade since David McVicar’s glorious version of Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio) debuted at Glyndebourne.
Equity to Begin Pay Negotiations for UK Opera Singers
Equity submitted a claim to UK Theatre/SOLT seeking improved weekly pay, clearer terms and better scheduling for opera singers ahead of upcoming negotiations.
Review: L'ELISIR D'AMORE, Dorset Opera Festival
The Dorset Opera Festival finds the perfect setting for Gaetano Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore.
Review: ARIADNE AUF NAXOS, Glyndebourne Festival
Richard Strauss's opera within an opera, Ariadne aux Naxos, is a curious beast: a hybrid of spoken word and singing, a mix of musical influences and themes which ask whether high art can ever mix with popular entertainment.
DON GIOVANNI to Open The Royal Opera's 2026/27 Season
The Royal Opera will open its upcoming season with Kasper Holten's production of Mozart's DON GIOVANNI, featuring Gordon Bintner, Rachel Willis-Sørensen, and Aigul Akhmetshina, alongside three House debuts.
Review: LA FILLE DU REGIMENT, Royal Ballet And Opera
All's fair in love and war — at least until the hero storms in on a tank.
Review: EUGENE ONEGIN, The Grange Festival
Love, jealousy, arrogance, death and rejection, Tchaikovsky's opera Eugene Onegin has all the trappings of a grand opera, but in essence is a simple story.
Review: LA BOHÈME, Royal Ballet And Opera
On the opening night of director Richard Jones's excellent production of Giacomo Puccini's La bohème, England's captain, Harry Kane, leads his team to the last 16 after scoring two goals against the Democratic of Congo in the World Cup.
Review: I PURITANI, Royal Ballet And Opera
Thirty-four years is a long time to leave an opera in the attic, and I puritani has spent most of that period gathering dust for good reason.
Review: BILLY BUDD, Glyndebourne
It is 75 years since Benjamin Britten's Billy Budd first appeared on stage: a collaboration between himself and novelist EM Forster to adapt Herman Melville’s novella.
