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Photos: MRS T Opera About Margaret Thatcher Makes London Debut at Kings Place
by Stephi Wild - Jun 15, 2026

MRS T, the first opera to explore Margaret Thatcher's years in office, held an exclusive showcase at Kings Place in London, featuring mezzo-soprano Lucy Schaufer in the title role. Learn more and check out photos here!

MRS T: First Opera About Margaret Thatcher Will Receive London Showcase
by Stephi Wild - Apr 28, 2026

Composer Joseph Phibbs and historian Dominic Sandbrook have written MRS T, the first opera about Margaret Thatcher's time in office, with mezzo-soprano Lucy Schaufer in the title role at Kings Place, London.

Photos: English National Opera’s HMS PINAFORE at the London Coliseum
by Stephi Wild - Dec 5, 2025

All new production images have been released from English National Opera’s HMS Pinafore, running through 7 Feb 2026 at the London Coliseum. Check out the photos here! 

ENO's HMS PINAFORE Returns With Guest Star Mel Giedroyc
by Stephi Wild - Nov 10, 2025

English National Opera's production of Gilbert and Sullivan's nautical love triangle-themed opera HMS Pinafore returns to the London Coliseum this winter for its first revival, with a major guest star headlining the cast, Mel Giedroyc.  

Wigmore Hall Announces Concerts for 2024 Christmas Season
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 15, 2024

Wigmore Hall has announced its 2024 Christmas season lineup, featuring a range of performances from classical concerts to festive events, offering audiences a rich cultural experience this holiday season.

Review: IOLANTHE, London Coliseum
by Franco Milazzo - Oct 9, 2023

If a revival is akin to colouring in someone else’s artwork, Cal McCrystal’s Iolanthe for the ENO does so with every shade under the sun.

Photos: First Look at IOLANTHE at the London Coliseum
by Stephi Wild - Oct 5, 2023

Following a series of successful hits which have cemented the English National Opera’s (ENO) place as a major home for Gilbert & Sullivan’s works, Cal McCrystal’s  Iolanthe returns to the London Coliseum for its first revival this October. Check out all new production photos here!

IOLANTHE Returns to the London Coliseum in October
by Stephi Wild - Sep 6, 2023

Cal McCrystal’s Iolanthe returns to the London Coliseum for its first revival this October. Learn more about how to get tickets here!

Gianandrea Noseda Leads Act II Of TRISTAN In DC & NYC Next Month
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 25, 2019

Gianandrea Noseda continues his third season as Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) by leading the Orchestra in its return to New York City conducting Act II of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde for one performance only on November 17, 2019 as part of Lincoln Center's Great Performers series and White Light Festival. Noseda, who just last spring brought the NSO to Carnegie Hall for a critically acclaimed concert, will first perform Act II of Tristan und Isolde at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. on November 13 and 15, 2019, before conducting the program in New York with the same soloists: tenor Stephen Gould and soprano Christine Goerke in the title roles.

Photo Flash: In Rehearsal For Benjamin Britten's NOYE'S FLUDDE at Theatre Royal Stratford East
by Stephi Wild - Jun 20, 2019

Benjamin Britten's Noye's Fludde comes to Theatre Royal Stratford East, in a co-production with the English National Opera, opening on Wednesday 3 July. This rarely performed one act opera is directed by Lyndsey Turner, and for the project, 120 East London Primary school children, 70 young musicians from East London, and an adult community choir have come together with professional opera singers and musicians.

Casting and Creative Teams Announced For Theatre Royal Stratford East And English National Opera's NOYE'S FLUDDE
by Stephi Wild - Jun 5, 2019

Theatre Royal Stratford East and English National Opera are pleased to announce the cast and creative team for their new production of Benjamin Britten's masterpiece, Noye's Fludde. Combining professional singers, actors and musicians with those of school children and the local community, Lyndsey Turner directs this joyous new production at Theatre Royal Stratford East between 1 and 13 July 2019.

Shortlist Announced For 2019 Wigmore Hall/Independent Opera International Song Competition
by Stephi Wild - May 1, 2019

As part of Wigmore Hall's longstanding commitment to celebrating the art form, its week-long biennial International Song Competition has grown in status and prestige to become one of the most significant platforms worldwide for recognising young talent in song recital since it was established in 1997.

BWW Review: KING ARTHUR at Elder Hall, University Of Adelaide
by Barry Lenny - Feb 19, 2019

State Opera is presenting the semi-opera, or dramatick opera, King Arthur,

BWW Review: IOLANTHE, London Coliseum
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Feb 18, 2018

Originally intended as a stinging satire on Victorian politics and the House of Lords in particular, Gilbert and Sullivan's supremely silly comic opera Iolanthe is in fine form as it returns to the Coliseum. The story is of the eponymous fairy Iolanthe, banished from fairyland as she married a mortal. Her son Strephon wants to marry Phyllis, but all the members of the House of Peers wants to marry Phyllis as well. When Phyllis suspects Strephon of being unfaithful, she sets off a huge confrontation between the fairies and the peers.

Wilton's Music Hall Presents Innovative New Theatre Throughout September
by BWW News Desk - Aug 31, 2017

Delve into legends and fairy tales this month with German folklore in Man to Man, and a cast of creepy characters from Les Enfants Terribles.

New Wilton's Music Hall Season Includes BBC Proms and Les Enfants Terribles
by Marianka Swain - Jul 4, 2017

Wilton's Music Hall announces its sensational new season programme, jam-packed full of independent theatre productions, live music, opera and cabaret.

Boston Lyric Opera Announces 40th Anniversary Season
by Christina Mancuso - Mar 23, 2016

Boston Lyric Opera's Stanford Calderwood General and Artistic Director Esther Nelson announced today that each of the company's 40th anniversary season productions will be presented on a different, iconic Boston stage, starting with its largest-ever undertaking—a spectacular international production of the beloved Georges Bizet opera Carmen in a provocative staging by director Calixto Bieito, co-produced with San Francisco Opera and making its American East Coast premiere at the Boston Opera House on September 23, 2016.