Anna Netrebko’s return to Covent Garden was always going to be contentious. The Russian soprano, 53, was pictured in 2014 bringing gifts to Russian-armed separatists in Crimea. Two years earlier, she ...

French tenor Roberto Alagna, singing the role of Calàf, became ill after the second act. With no understudy available, Richard Hetherington, head of music at the Royal Opera, took to the stage after ...

LONDON (AP) — Dozens of Ukrainians and their supporters have demonstrated outside the Royal Opera House in London to protest a performance by Russian soprano Anna Netrebko. Protesters outside Thursday ...

Nessun Dormageddon: Audience members ‘boo and throw things’ after Royal Opera House chief steps in for sick tenor - Other fans defend Richard Hetherington, who ‘deserves a medal’ after stepping in at ...

Bryn Terfel returns to the role in the Royal Opera’s latest revival of Richard Jones’s striking production and powers the ...

LONDON — A performer holding a Palestinian flag touched off a brief scuffle on stage at the Royal Opera House in London as cast members were taking their bows following the season’s final performance ...

In 2016, when Richard Jones's production of Musorgsky's original 1869 Boris Godunov first amazed us, Putin had invaded Crimea ...

WhatsOnStage delved into the rehearsal room for the Royal Opera House’s staging of Faust, opening later this week. Directed by David McVicar, the production returns following its last run in 2019. Set ...

The Royal Ballet and Opera has opened applications for its year-long Overture mentorship programme as part of its commitment to offer resources, training and professional development opportunities to ...