Your reaction: L'elisir d'amore 2014
Bryn Terfel and Vittorio Grigolo in L'elisir d'amore © ROH.Mark Douet, 2014 Make sure you snap up a ticket to #ROHElisir - singing is uniformly top notch & Pelly's sunny production really brightens...
View ArticleYour reaction: Don Quixote 2014
Marianela Nuñez as Kitri in Don Quixote © ROH / Johan Persson 2013 The company were on fabulous form tonight. @MNunezOfficial was the shining star. So glorious. Her Dryad scene solo was perfection...
View ArticleYour reaction: L'elisir d'amore in cinemas 2014
Lucy Crowe and Levente Molnár in L'elisir d'amore © ROH. Mark Douet, 2014 #ROHelisir what a first Opera. Thank you to my Grandad for recommending! — Scott Woods (@eComDude) November 26, 2014 what...
View ArticleYour reaction: Tristan und Isolde
Nina Stemme as Isolde in Tristan und Isolde © ROH/ Bill Cooper Still surfacing after that truly wonderful #ROHTristan last night... And can't think of enough superlatives for Stemme's transcendent...
View ArticleYour reaction: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 2014
Sara Lamb and artists of The Royal Ballet in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Royal Ballet © ROH/Johan Persson, 2011 My favourite bit of #ROHAlice will always be @EricUnderwood1 as the...
View ArticleYour reaction: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland live in cinemas 2014
Federico Bonelli in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland © ROH/Johan Persson, 2011 The #ROHalice was absolutely stunning. One of my favourite stories brought to life by my favourite dance company. Everyone...
View ArticleYour Reaction: Orfeo
Gyula Orendt and Mary Bevan in Orfeo © ROH 2015. Photo by Stephen Cummiskey Excellent #Orfeo last night @RoundhouseLDN. Gyula Orendt superb in the title role. Second half in particular the production...
View ArticleYour reaction: Andrea Chénier
Jonas Kaufmann as Andrea Chénier and Eva-Maria Westbroek as Maddalena Di Coigny in Andrea Chénier © ROH. Bill Cooper 2015 Love, death, and FAB frocks! Der Wunderkaufmann too. #ROHChenier a total...
View ArticleYour reaction: Andrea Chénier in cinemas 2015
Jonas Kaufmann as Andrea Chénier in Andrea Chénier © ROH. Bill Cooper 2015 #ROHChenier even better 2nd time around. Act 3 and 4 really splendid with all 3 principals on top form — SEBASTIAN PETIT...
View ArticleYour Reaction: Swan Lake 2015
Tara-Brigitte Bhavnani and Claire Calvert in Swan Lake © ROH/Alice Pennefather, 2012 What a great first night to welcome back #ROHSwanLake. A true company piece performed with love & energy by all....
View ArticleYour Reaction: Die Zauberflöte 2015
Markus Werba as Papageno and Janai Brugger as Pamina © ROH. Mark Douet 2015 Extravagance, humour, beauty, drama and detail. Wonderful first night @TheRoyalOpera #ROHflute — ShrimpVeranLondon...
View ArticleYour reaction: Der fliegende Holländer live in cinemas
Bryn Terfel as The Dutchman and Peter Rose as Daland in Der fliegende Holländer © ROH 2015. Photo by Clive Barda Terrific perf by Adrianne Pieczonka in #ROHhollander tonight. — Mark Ronan (@mark1ronan)...
View ArticleYour reaction: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Christine Rice as Jenny in Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny © ROH.Clive Barda 2015 Beckett is for me the greatest dramatist of the twentieth century. Unquestionably. #ROHMahagonny reminded me why...
View ArticleYour reaction: Swan Lake in cinemas 2015
Matthew Golding as Prince Siegfried and Natalia Osipova as Odette in Swan Lake. © ROH 2015. Photo by Alice Pennefather 2015 That was absolutely fantastic! First ballet show and definitely not my last...
View ArticleExplore the historic ROH Collections during #MuseumWeek
Cristina and Francesca dressing mannequin with Tutu designed by Lila de Nobili and worn by Margot Fonteyn as Princess Aurora in Act I of The Sleeping Beauty, 1968 ©Sarah Bailey Hogarty 2012 Next week,...
View ArticleYour Reaction: Madama Butterfly 2015
Kristine Opolais as Cio-Cio-San and Brian Jagde as Lieutenant Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly © ROH 2015. Photo by Bill Cooper @RoyalOperaHouse #ROHButterfly was without doubt the best #opera I have...
View ArticleYour reaction: The Four Temperaments / Untouchable / Song of the Earth
Luca Acri, James Hay, Matthew Ball and artists of The Royal Ballet in Untouchable © ROH, 2015. Photo by Tristram Kenton #ROHuntouchable is the most powerful new piece I have seen for a while - both RB...
View Article#MuseumWeek 2015: A look back on seven days of insights into our historic...
Dame Eva Turner visiting the Royal Opera House in honour of her 90th birthday, 10 March 1982 © 1982 Royal Opera House/Donald Southern Last week, cultural institutions around the world came together to...
View ArticleYour reaction: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny in cinemas 2015
Production photo of Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny © ROH.Clive Barda 2015 Superb new translation #ROHmahagonny with compelling production - even in the cinema #Cardiff — Peter D Cox...
View ArticleYour Reaction: Il turco in Italia
Ildebrando D'Arcangelo as Selim, Leah-Marian Jones as Zaida, Alessandro Corbelli as Don Geronio, Aleksandra Kursak as Fiorilla and Colin Less as Don Narciso in Il Turco in Italia © ROH/Clive Barda 2010...
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