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IL TROVATORE Returns To The Royal Opera Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jan 23, 2025

Il trovatore, Verdi's opera of obsession, superstition and ancient rivalry returns to the Main Stage this February, with a summer run in July. Learn more here!

Welsh National Opera Welcomes New Co-CEO/General Directors
by Stephi Wild - Jan 6, 2025

The new year marks the start of a new tenure for Adele Thomas and Sarah Crabtree as they jointly take up the role of Co-CEOs/General Directors of Welsh National Opera.

Welsh National Opera Appoints Adele Thomas and Sarah Crabtree as Joint General Director & CEO
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 12, 2024

Renowned Opera and Theatre Director Adele Thomas and visionary Creative Producer from The Royal Opera, Sarah Crabtree will jointly take up the role of Welsh National Opera's General Director & CEO from January next year. 

Review: IL TROVATORE, Royal Opera House
by Alexander Cohen - Jun 4, 2023

Adele Thomas' new production is a rollicking clash of carnivalesque weirdness and heartfelt desire.

Cast Announced For the Royal Opera's IL TROVATORE
by Stephi Wild - Jan 10, 2023

The Royal Opera has announced that Riccardo Massi will perform the role of Manrico in Adele Thomas's new production of Il trovatore on 2, 5, 8, 13 and 16 June 2023. Massi shares the role with Gregory Kunde who performs the role on 21, 24, 27, 29 June and 2 July as scheduled. 

Royal Opera House Announces Biggest Cinema Season Ever
by Stephi Wild - May 19, 2022

The Royal Opera House has announced its biggest Cinema Season ever. Over 2022/23, an astonishing 13 productions from The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera will be broadcast to more than 1,300 cinemas around the world, bringing the joy of live performance to audiences from the UK all the way to New Zealand. 

The Royal Opera House Announces 2022/23 Season
by Stephi Wild - Apr 6, 2022

The Royal Opera House today announces its 2022/23 Season, unveiling a rich range of new work, world premieres and beloved revivals. Over 40 productions, performed by an incredible roster of international stars and created in collaboration with global companies, will be accompanied by more than 200 events and activities in our stunning Covent Garden Home, and outreach programmes reaching more than 27,000 children across the UK. 

The Royal Opera House Announces Opera And Ballet Cultural Highlights For 2022
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 16, 2021

The Royal Opera House will continue its first full Season since 2019 with a selection of world class productions throughout 2022, showcasing the very best of opera and ballet.  In anticipation of the new year, here are a selection of upcoming world premieres and classic revivals from The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet.

Gianandrea Noseda Begins Tenure As General Music Director Of The Zurich Opera House This Weekend
by Stephi Wild - Oct 26, 2021

Gianandrea Noseda begins his tenure as General Music Director of the Zurich Opera House on Sunday, October 24, 2021 with a new production of Il trovatore directed by Adele Thomas with a cast including Piotr Beczala and Marina Rebeka. Noseda's return to operatic leadership follows an interregnum since the transformational work he did at the Teatro Regio Torino from 2007 - 2018.  

Irish National Opera Announces 2021-22 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 24, 2021

Irish National Opera’s 2021-22 season is its biggest ever, and its most diverse. The branching out includes the company’s largest-ever outdoor undertaking, Richard Strauss’s epic Elektra, in the atmospheric setting of the Castle Yard in Kilkenny with Belfast soprano Giselle Allen making her INO debut as the vengeful heroine.

The Royal Opera House Announces Full Details Of The 2021/22 Season
by Stephi Wild - Jun 1, 2021

The season includes five world premieres from The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera, classic revivals and a roster of international and UK talent performing across the two stages of the Royal Opera House.

The Royal Opera House Reveals Highlights Of Its First Full Season Since 2019, Including THE DARK CRYSTAL, THE DANTE PROJECT and More!
by Stephi Wild - Mar 23, 2021

The Royal Opera House has shared early plans for its 2021/22 Season, the first full Royal Opera House Season since 2019.   

Irish National Opera Announces Plans For 2020-21 Season
by Stephi Wild - Oct 2, 2020

Irish National Opera has announced plans for its 2020-21 season. The season kicks off October 24.

BWW Interview: Neil Austin and Chinonyerem Odimba Discuss Freelancers Make Theatre Work
by Cindy Marcolina - Jul 28, 2020

We had a chat with lighting designer Neil Austin and playwright Chinonyerem Odimba to discuss the groundbreaking work done by Freelancers Make Theatre Work, an organisation that advocates for the rights of freelance workers in theatre. We learned their thoughts about the current artistic climate in the UK, where they see the industry going, and what so desperately needs to change.

World Premiere Of Psychedelic New Musical HAIL CREMATION! Comes to Newbridge Memo
by Stephi Wild - Feb 4, 2020

National Theatre Wales (NTW) presents Jon Tregenna's brand new musical Hail Cremation! a psychedelic fusion of live music, dance and video celebrating the extraordinary life of Victorian Welsh radical Dr William Price, regarded as the pioneer of modern cremation and a passionate Welshman. Hail Cremation! is directed by Adele Thomas (The Knight of the Burning Pestle (Shakespeare's Globe), Berenice (Royal Opera House/International)) and will star Matthew Bulgo, Gruffudd Glyn, Lee Mengo and Seren Vickers, with dancers Iestyn Arwel, Ella Biddlecombe, Elan Elidyr and Kyle Flaherty. The musicians are Stephen Black (of Sweet Baboo), Tom Cottle, Aidan Thorne and Paul Jones. Hail Cremation! runs at Newbridge Memo in South Wales from 23 March to 4 April and opens the NTW 10th anniversary year, led by new Artistic Director Lorne Campbell.

Maria Friedman Stars In Reading Of New Musical THE TROJAN WOMEN
by Julie Musbach - Aug 1, 2019

The cast is set for an industry reading of The Trojan Women, which will be presented on 9 August 2019, at Dragon Hall in Covent Garden.

Nevill Holt Opera Wins RIBA National Award 2019
by Stephi Wild - Jun 27, 2019

Having won three RIBA East Midlands Awards earlier this year, Nevill Holt Opera's beautiful 400-seat theatre has now been awarded a prestigious RIBA National Award. These awards are given to buildings across the UK recognised as being significant contributions to architecture.

Nevill Holt Opera Wins Prestigious RIBA East Midlands Building Of The Year Award 2019
by Stephi Wild - May 10, 2019

The striking new 400 seat theatre at Nevill Holt Opera, hidden inside a historic courtyard, has won three RIBA East Midlands Awards 2019 including the RIBA award for Conservation, and the coveted Building of the Year award. Designed by Stirling Prize winning architects Witherford Watson Mann and theatre designers Sound Space Vision, built by Messenger BCR and supported by the David Ross Foundation, this incredible award underpins Nevill Holt Opera's commitment to delivering world class opera in a truly exceptional setting.

Shakespeare's Globe Announces Full Casting For THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR and BARTHOLOMEW FAIR
by Stephi Wild - Apr 10, 2019

Shakespeare's Globe announced the full cast for William Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by Elle While, and Ben Jonson's Bartholomew Fair, directed by Blanche McIntyre.

BWW Review: BERENICE, Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House
by Gary Naylor - Mar 28, 2019

Berenice is something of a forgotten delight, its tortuous plotting more than offset by its splendid arias and delightful characters, with plenty of contemporary resonance on hand if you need it.