English National Opera has announced its 2026/27 Season across London and Greater Manchester, featuring nine operas, with six new productions, four operas by contemporary female composers and opportunities for the next generation of opera makers.
A revival of Cal McCrystal’s 2021 production, HMS Pinafore at the London Coliseum charms with wit, a stunning cast, and gorgeous Victorian designs.
Waterperry Opera Festival has unveiled its full programme for the 2026 Festival. The festival returns this summer under the new leadership of Artistic Director and CEO John Savournin.
Charles Court Opera has announced their return to Wilton’s to present their enchanting production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s sharp satire of power, privilege and parliamentary democracy.
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!
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is December 5, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
I find myself once again poised to set sail aboard the peerless HMS Pinafore, with our production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s nautical-themed masterpiece opening at the London Coliseum tonight!
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.
The Board of Trustees at Waterperry Opera Festival have announced that John Savournin has been appointed as CEO and Artistic Director with effect from 1 September 2025.
A thoughtfully selected double bill making up the operetta segment of Opera Holland Park’s summer season shows the genre at its technical best, but also illuminates its troubling shortcomings.
On the face of it, three celebrated opera companies joining forces is, without doubt, A Good Thing. This adaptation of Franz Lehar’s The Merry Widow, on the other hand, decidedly Not A Great Thing.
English National Opera has announced the appointment of André de Ridder as its new Music Director and unveils details of its programme for the 2025/26 Season. Learn more here!
Charles Court Opera has announced the casting of their forthcoming gloriously magical take on Mozart’s popular comic masterpiece, The Magic Flute. Opening at Wilton’s Music Hall this February, the production launches the company’s 20th anniversary year.
Sarah Tipple brings the comedic opera to life with gloriously ridiculous period costumes, an outstanding cast and an abstract set that mirrors the plot’s absurdism with precision.
Celebrating their 20th anniversary, Charles Court Opera will make a return to Wilton’s with their take on Mozart’s popular comic masterpiece, The Magic Flute, after their success with The Barber of Seville.
Written and directed by John Savournin and David Eaton, Napoleon: Un Petit Pantomime is a holiday show that promises “historic hilarity” as we follow Napoleon on his quest to defeat the English, particularly the Duke of Wellington. This is the second time Charles Court Opera has collaborated with Jermyn Street Theatre to create a pantomime, the first being Odyssey: A Heroic Pantomime last year.
Jermyn Street Theatre has announced the cast for their Christmas show, Napoleon: Un Petit Pantomime. Running from 21 November 2024 to 5 January 2025, this world premiere co-production reunites the theatre with Charles Court Opera following their award-winning collaboration on Odyssey: A Heroic Pantomime last Christmas.
Opera Holland Park close out another acclaimed season with a rollicking Yeomen Of The Guard.
Opera Holland Park delivers two short pieces - an ideal introduction to the form's unique capacity to bring emotional weight to any story
City of London Sinfonia (CLS) will return to Smith Square Hall (formerly St John’s Smith Square) this autumn with a three-part series, Patterns of Nature, curated in partnership with a trio of inspiring experts to bring fresh perspectives on environmental themes by placing them at the heart of the concert experience.
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