Guth’s symbolic, psychologically probing production seems more potent than ever with Hrusa at the helm. The musical directorship of the Royal Opera is, on this showing, in safe hands.

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 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.

This Dutchman Flies High It took me until I was in my 30s to brave a Wagner opera. Not The Flying Dutchman but Die ...

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about an upcoming performance of the earliest-known full-length opera by a Black ...

It was nicely appropriate that one of the ovations on first night should be for conductor Jakub Hrusa, who was making his maiden appearance as the new music director of the Royal Opera House.

Almost 30 years ago a young Romanian soprano created a sensation when she debuted as Violetta in Verdi’s La traviata at London’s Royal Opera House. With a thrilling voice and diva looks to match, a ...

Her concert was cancelled, for example, in Prague as well as in New York. She currently performs in the La Scala opera house in Milan, Italy. A few days ago, dozens of members of the SND Drama Company ...

His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, accompanied by an official delegation, visited the Royal Opera House in Muscat as part of his state visit to the Sultanate of Oman. His Majesty was received ...

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 ...