TurandotGiacomo Puccini
Dir: Andrei Serban
Cond: Henrik Nánási (Sept) / Nicola Luisotti (Feb, Mar)
Cast:
Turandot – Lise Lindstrom (Sept) / Iréne Theorin (Feb; Mar)
Altoum – Alasdair Elliott
Timur – Raymond Aceto (Sept) / Matthew Rose (Feb; 4 Mar), Kurt Rydl (7, 10 Mar)
Calaf – Marco Berti (Sept) / Alfred Kim (Feb; Mar)
Liù – Eri Nakamura (Sept) / Ailyn Pérez (Feb; Mar)
Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
9 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 24 September
14 | 21 (mat) | 28 September
17 | 20 | 25 | 28 February
4 | 7 | 10 March
Le nozze di FigaroWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Dir: David McVicar
Cond: John Eliot Gardiner (Sept; Oct) / Colin Davis (May)
Cast:
Figaro – Luca Pisaroni (Sept; Oct) / Alex Esposito (May)
Susanna – Lucy Crowe (Sept; Oct) / Camilla Tilling (May)
Cherubino – Renata Pokupic (Sept; Oct) / Anna Bonitatibus (May)
Count Almaviva – Christopher Maltman (Sept; Oct) / Gerald Finley (May)
Countess Almaviva – Rebecca Evans (Sept; Oct) / Sally Matthews (May)
Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
16 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 27 September
2 | 4 | 7 October
2 | 5 | 7 | 10 (mat) | 15 May
ElektraRichard Strauss
Dir: Charles Edwards
Cond: Andris Nelsons
Cast:
Elektra – Christine Goerke
Chrysothemis – Adrianne Pieczonka
Klytämnestra – Michaela Schuster
Orest – Iain Paterson
Ägisth – John Daszak
Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
23 | 26 September
1 | 6 | 9 | 12 October
The Wasp Factory (Linbury Studio Theatre) NEWBen Frost
Dir: Ben Frost / Lib: David Poutney based on The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Opera with a sting in the tail: Iain Banks’s cult novel is transformed into gripping music theatre byelectro-acoustic composer Ben Frost and librettist David Pountney.
Cast: TBC
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 October
Les Vêpres siciliennes NEWGiuseppe Verdi
Dir: Stefan Herheim
Cond: Antonio Pappano
Cast:
Helene – Marina Poplavskaya
Henri – Bryan Hymel
Procida – Erwin Schrott
Guy de Montfort – Michael Volle
Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
17 | 21 | 24 | 29 October
1 | 4† | 7 | 11 November
†Live cinema relay
Greek / The Killing Flower CastMark-Anthony Turnage / Salvatore Sciarrino
Dir: Michael McCarthy
Cond: Michael Rafferty
Greek is a blazing and brilliant retelling of the Oedipus story by Mark-Anthony Turnage in an award-winning production by Music Theatre Wales.
The Killing Flower sees Music Theatre Wales present Salvatore Sciarrino’s bewitching opera, based on the true story of Renaissance madrigal master and murderer Carlo Gesualdo.
Greek Cast:
Eddy – Marcus Farnsworth
Eddy’s Dad/Café Manager/Chief of Police – Gwion Thomas
Eddy’s Mum/Waitress/Sphinx – Sally Silver
Eddy’s Sister/Waitress and Eddy’s Wife/Sphinx – Louise Winter
The Killing Flower Cast:
Duchess – Amanda Forbes
Visitor – William Towers
Servant – Michael Bennett
Duke – George Humphreys
Greek 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 October
The Killing Flower 24 October
WozzeckAlban Berg
Dir: Keith Warner
Cond: Mark Elder
Cast:
Wozzeck – Simon Keenlyside
Marie – Karita Mattila
Captain – Gerhard Siegel
Doctor – John Tomlinson
Drum Major – Endrik Wottrich
Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
31 October
5 | 8 | 12 | 15 November
Parsifal NEWRichard Wagner
Dir: Stephen Langridge
Cond: Antonio Pappano
Cast:
Parsifal – Simon O’Neill
Kundry – Angela Denoke
Gurnemanz – René Pape
Amfortas – Gerald Finley
Klingsor – Willard White
Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
30 November
2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 18† December
†Live cinema relay
How the Whale Became (Linbury Studio Theatre) NEWJulian Philips
Dir: Natalie Abrahami / Lib: Edward Kemp based on Ted Hughes’s How the Whale Became/Tales of the Early World/The Dreamfighter
Ted Hughes’s magical stories provide inspiration for a new Royal Opera commission by Julian Philips and Edward Kemp.
Cast: TBC
10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 December
2 | 3 | 4 January
CarmenGeorges Bizet
Dir: Francesca Zambello
Cond: Daniel Oren
Cast:
Carmen – Elina Garanča (16, 19, 22 mat Dec; 3, 6, 9 Jan) / Christine Rice (21, 23 Dec; 1, 4 Jan)
Don José – Roberto Alagna (16, 19, 22 mat Dec; 3, 6, 9 Jan) / Younghon Lee (21, 23 Dec; 1, 4 Jan)
Escamillo – Vito Priante (16, 19, 22 mat Dec; 3, 6, 9 Jan) / Kostas Smoriginas (21, 23 Dec; 1, 4 Jan)
Micaëla – Veronica Cangemi (16, 19, 22 mat Dec; 3, 6, 9 Jan) / Sarah Fox (21, 23 Dec; 1, 4 Jan)
Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
16 | 19 | 21 | 22 (mat) | 23 December
1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 January
ManonJules Massenet
Dir: Laurent Pelly
Cond: Emmanuel Villaume
Cast:
Manon Lescaut – Ermonela Jaho (14, 17, 21, 24, 28 Jan) / Ailyn Pérez (31 Jan; 4 Feb)
Lescaut – Audun Iversen
Chevalier des Grieux – Matthew Polenzani
Le Comte des Grieux – Alastair Miles
Guillot de Morfontaine – Christophe Mortagne
De Brétigny – William Shimell
Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
14 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 31 January
4 February
Don Giovanni NEWWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Dir: Kasper Holten
Cond: Nicola Luisotti
Cast:
Don Giovanni – Mariusz Kwiecien
Leporello – Alex Esposito
Donna Anna – Malin Byström
Donna Elvira – Véronique Gens
Don Ottavio – Antonio Poli
Zerlina – Elizabeth Watts
Masetto – Dawid Kimberg
Commendatore – Alexander Tsymbalyuk
Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
1 | 3 | 12† | 14 | 18 | 21 | 24 February
†Live cinema relay
La fille du régimentGaetano Donizetti
Dir: Laurent Pelly
Cond: Yves Abel
Cast:
Marie – Patrizia Ciofi
Tonio – Juan Diego Flórez (3, 6, 9, 12, 15 Mar), Frédéric Antoun (18 Mar)
Suplice Pingot – Pietro Spagnoli
La Marquise de Berkenfield – Ewa Podles
La Duchess de Crackentorp – Kiri Te Kanawa
Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
3 | 6 | 9 (mat) | 12 | 15 | 18 March
King Priam and Paul Bunyan (Linbury Studio Theatre)Michael Tippett and Benjamin Britten
Dir: James Conway and Liam Steel
Cond: Michael Rosewell and Philip Sutherland
Michael Tippett’s magnificent King Priam is brought to the Linbury Studio Theatre in one of English Touring Opera’s most ambitious productions to date.
English Touring Opera presents Benjamin Britten’s brilliantly inventive Paul Bunyan, which draws on an American folktale about a lumberjack giant.
Cast: TBC
February
Jonas Kaufmann Main Stage recitalOne of the world’s leading tenors takes to the main stage for a fabulous spring recital.
6 April
Die Frau ohne Schatten NEWRichard Strauss
Dir: Claus Guth
Cond: Semyon Bychkov
Cast:
The Emperor – Johan Botha
The Empress – Emily Magee
The Nurse – Michaela Schuster
Barak – Johan Reuter
Barak’s Wife – Elena Pankratova
Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
14 | 17 | 20 | 23 (mat) | 26 | 29 March
2 April
New Brooke and New Coll (Linbury Studio Theatre) NEWElspeth Brooke and Francisco Coll
Lib: Jack Underwood and Meredith Oakes
An unmissable double bill in the Linbury Studio Theatre, showcasing new work by two of opera’s brightest talents.
Cast: TBC
March
New Bedford (Faust Festival, Linbury Studio Theatre) NEWLuke Bedford
Lib: David Harrower
The Royal Opera commissions rising star Luke Bedford to create a companion piece to Gounod’sFaust.
Cast: TBC
April
F4u5t (Faust Festival, Linbury Studio Theatre) NEWMatthew Herbert
Acclaimed electronic composer Matthew Herbert presents a contrasting take on Gounod’s Faust, commissioned by The Royal Opera.
Cast: TBC
April
FaustCharles-François Gounod
Dir: David McVicar
Cond: Maurizio Benini
Cast:
Faust – Jospeh Calleja
Marguerite – Anna Netrebko
Méphistophélès – Bryn Terfel
Valentin – Simon Keenlyside
Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 25 April
La traviataGiuseppe Verdi
Dir: Richard Eyre
Cond: Dan Ettinger
Cast:
Violetta Valéry – Diana Damrau (19, 21, 24, 26, 30 April; 3, 9 May) / Ailyn Pérez (6, 12, 17, 20 May)
Alfredo Germont – Francesco Demuro (19, 21, 24, 26, 30 April; 3, 9 May) / Stephen Costello (6, 12, 17, 20 May)
Giorgio Germont – Dimitri Hvorostovsky (19, 21, 24, 26, 30 April; 3 May) / Simon Keenlyside (6, 9, 12, 17, 20 May)
Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
19 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 30 April
3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 20 May
ToscaGiacomo Puccini
Dir: Jonathan Kent
Cond: Teodor Currentzis (10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 27, 30 May; 3 June) / Plácido Domingo (16, 19, 21, 26 June)
Cast:
Floria Tosca – Oksana Dyka (10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 27,30 May; 3 June) / Sondra Radvanovsky (16, 19, 21, 26 June)
Mario Cavaradossi – Roberto Alagna (10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 27,30 May; 3 June) / Riccardo Massi (16, 19, 21, 26 June)
Baron Scarpia – Thomas Hampson (10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 27,30 May; 3 June) / Sebastian Catana (16, 19, 21, 26 June)
Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 30 May
3 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 26 June
Les Dialogues des Carmelites New to The Royal OperaFrancis Poulenc
Dir: Robert Carsen
Cond: Simon Rattle
Cast:
Blanche – Magdalena Kožená
Constance – Anna Prohaska
Madame Lidoine – Emma Bell
Mère Marie – Sophie Koch
Madame de Croissy – Deborah Polaski
Marquis de la Force – Thomas Allen
Chevalier de la Force – Yann Beuron
Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
29 May
2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 June
Manon Lescaut NEWGiacomo Puccini
Dir: Jonathan Kent
Cond: Antonio Pappano
Cast:
Manon Lescaut – Kristine Opolais
Lescaut – Christopher Maltman
Chevalier des Grieux – Jonas Kaufmann
Geronte de Ravoir – Maurizio Muraro
Edmondo – Benjamin Hulett
Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
17 | 20 | 24† | 28 June
1 | 4 | 7 July
†Live cinema relay
Quartett (Linbury Studio Theatre) NEWLuca Francesconi
John Fulljames, Associate Director of Opera, presents a new production of this vibrant and unsettling opera by acclaimed Italian composer Luca Francesconi.
June
Ariadne auf NaxosRichard Strauss
Dir: Christof Loy
Cond: Antonio Pappano
Cast:
Ariadne/The Prima Donna – Karita Mattila
Bacchus/The Tenor – Roberto Saccà
Zerbinetta – Jane Archibald
The Composer – Ruxandra Donose
Harlequin – Markus Werba
A Music Master – Thomas Allen
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
25 | 30 June
3 | 10 | 13 July
Maria Stuarda NEWGaetano Donizetti
Dir: Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier
Cond: Maurizio Benini
Cast:
Maria – Joyce DiDonato
Elisabetta – Carmen Giannattasio
Roberto – Charles Castronovo
Lord Cecil – Jeremy Carpenter
Giorgio – Matthew Rose
Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
5 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 July
La bohèmeGiacomo Puccini
Dir: John Copley
Cond: Cornelius Meister
Cast:
Mimì – Ermonela Jaho (9, 13 mat, 17, 19 mat July) / Angela Gheorghiu (12, 15, 19 eve July)
Rodolfo – Giuseppe Filianoti (9, 13 mat, 17, 19 mat July) / Vittorio Grigolo (12, 15, 19 eve July)
Marcello – Markus Werba (9, 13 mat, 19 mat July) / Massimo Cavalletti (12, 15, 17, 19 eve July)
Musetta – Simona Mihai (9, 13 mat, 19 mat July) / Irina Lungu (12, 15, 17, 19 eve July)
Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
9 | 12 | 13 (mat) | 15 | 17 | 19 (mat) | 19 July (eve)
Gloria – a pigtale (The Opera Group, Linbury Studio Theatre)H.K. Gruber
Cast TBC
Frederic Wake-Walker’s production of this darkly comic opera draws on H.K. Gruber’s zany cabaret style and satirical humour.
July
Jette Parker Young Artists Summer PerformanceProgramme TBC
See the opera stars of tomorrow on the main stage at Covent Garden – a specially selected programme that showcases the talents of the Young Artists.
20 July (mat)
Moses und Aron (Welsh National Opera)Arnold Schoenberg
Dir: Jossi Wieler and Sergio Morabito
Cond: Lotha Koenigs
Cast:
Moses – Richard Angas
Aron – Rainer Trost
A Young Maiden/First Naked Virgin – Elizabeth Atherton
A Young Man – Alexander Sprague
Another Man/Ephraimite – Daniel Grice
A Priest – David Soar
25 | 26 July
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