Show must go on: London opera chief steps in for ailing tenor

A theatre boss -- still dressed in his everyday workwear of jumper and chinos -- stepped in mid-performance to make sure the ...

Drama at the opera as Royal Opera chief steps in for sick tenor

Richard Hetherington forced to play Prince Calàf in Giacomo Puccini’s Turandot after French tenor Roberto Alagna taken ill ...
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Royal Opera House

Demonstrators outside the Royal Opera House protested the Russian soprano’s return to the London stage in a new production of “Tosca.” By Alex Marshall The London institution is creating “RBO/Shift,” ...
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Pro-Palestinian protest prompts scuffle onstage at Royal Opera House in London

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LONDON (AP) — A performer holding a ...
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TOSCA Returns to the Royal Opera House in February

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 ...

Opera is waging a battle to save itself in the modern world — and against self-inflicted wounds

Jonas Kaufmann will no longer sing at London’s Royal Opera House — because, of all things, the pay is too low. “I don’t know ...
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Royal Opera House in London is selling a David Hockney painting to stay afloat in wake of coronavirus shutdown

The Royal Opera is hocking a Hockney. Britain’s premier opera house is selling off a portrait of former chief Sir David Webster, painted by David Hockney, in order to stay afloat. “Portrait of Sir ...
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Pro-Palestinian protest prompts scuffle onstage at Royal Opera House in London

LONDON (AP) — A performer holding a Palestinian flag touched off a brief scuffle on stage at the Royal Opera House in London as cast members were taking their bows following the season’s final ...