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When Claus Guth’s new Royal Opera staging of Janáček’s opera Jenůfa emerged from the delays of the lockdown in 2021, it had a mixed reception. Taking away reference to the local ...

It was nicely appropriate that one of the ovations on first night should be for conductor Jakub Hrusa, who was making his maiden appearance as the new music director of the Royal Opera House.

Adding to the experience is the vibrant energy of the Royal Opera House itself. With performers and staff moving swiftly through the building in the early hours, the theatre’s bustling activity ...

the impact he gets from the house orchestra is seared on the memory. The composer's first great score has its problems in a not always clear orchestration – later he went for extremes, which pose ...

For her part, Bryce-Davis took to social media and said, “Aaaand, it’s official! I’ll be jumping into a run of Aida at the Royal Ballet and Opera singing my beloved Amneris. This will mark my house ...

It’s a mistake to dismiss Claus Guth’s production of Janacek’s Jenůfa as symbolically overwrought and interminably grey. Look closer and you’ll discover dualities and colour under ...

It is more than two years since the Royal Opera announced the appointment of Jakub Hrůša as its next music director, succeeding Antonio Pappano after his record-breaking 22 years in the post.

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Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak wins his appeal, putting him a step closer to implementing an alleged royal addendum for him to serve house arrest. The Court of Appeal this afternoon ...