The Skuespilhuset (Royal Danish Theatre), Opera House, and Admiral Hotel fade into the distance as we speed away. Copenhagen's name reflects its history as a place of commerce—it comes from the ...
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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’s a mistake to dismiss Claus Guth’s production of Janacek’s Jenůfa as symbolically overwrought and interminably grey. Look ...
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.
No opera composer has ever rivalled Leos Janacek in his ability to put colloquial language on the musical stage. “I secretly ...
To be allowed to oversee the piece's premiere was, he says, "a real honor and privilege". "It's performed in English, but ...
This Dutchman Flies High It took me until I was in my 30s to brave a Wagner opera. Not The Flying Dutchman but Die ...
Blue water laps up to sandy shores over which landmarks like the Royal Botanic Garden and the Sydney Opera House preside. Another iconic site, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, towers above the harbor's ...
This was always going to be Jakub Hrůša’s night, his first at the Royal Opera since performances of Wagner’s Lohengrin won ...
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 ...