Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The new cast is led by Ermonela Jaho as Violetta, seen here alongside Giovanni Sala as Alfredo - Alastair Muir Richard Eyre’s ...

Pappano has been Music Director of the Royal Opera for 16 glorious years out of the 50 since the granting of the Royal Charter to what was then the Covent Garden Opera Company. In a typically ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The Royal Opera will revive “Les Vêpres Siciliennes,” a French work experts say has long been overshadowed by an Italian version Verdi did not produce ...

The Sicilian Vespers is always going to be a challenging proposition. In a move smacking of sheer hubris, Verdi’s original epic version lasted over four hours including half an hour of ballet partway ...

Antonio Pappano says the London house, where he is wrapping up 22 years as music director, “will always be my home.” By Rebecca Schmid After 22 years as the music director at the Royal Opera House in ...