Celebrate your love of opera with Ellen Kent’s Farewell Opera Tour in March 2026! Bizet’s Carmen and Puccini’s heart-warming Madama Butterfly will be performed by Opera International Kyiv, Ukraine. Book both operas and save! Carmen – Monday 16 March 2026: https://tinyurl.com/Carmen26-DMH Madama Butterfly – Tuesday 17 March 2026: https://tinyurl.com/Madama26-DMH #DeMontfortHall #Leicester #Opera | De Montfort Hall

Despite frequent Russian attacks and blackouts in Kyiv, the National Opera of Ukraine continues to put out shows during the war. Now, more than ever, people need to « plunge into another world, another realm of something beautiful, » says Anatoliy Solovianenko, the opera’s stage director. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to not miss our reportage about the opera’s work coming out on Feb. 2: https://www.youtube.com/@kyivindependent | The Kyiv Independent