The Royal Ballet and Opera has opened applications for its year-long Overture mentorship programme as part of its commitment to offer resources, training and professional development opportunities to ...

Still, if ever an opera were going to work in the cavernous Royal Albert Hall then it would be Les Troyens. First, there are the sheer forces involved, with its huge orchestra requiring three harps, ...

Antonio Pappano says the London house, where he is wrapping up 22 years as music director, “will always be my home.” By Rebecca Schmid After 22 years as the music director at the Royal Opera House in ...

This February, The Royal Opera’s Tosca returns to Covent Garden. Jonathan Kent’s staging receives its 14th revival since its premiere in 2006 and this year will showcase debut performances from ...

Members of the Royal Opera House orchestra have voted in favour of taking a lower pay rise to fund an improved pension scheme for new and future members, a decision that has struck a chord with ...