Articles from October 2013
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Your reaction: Don Quixote
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Tony Robinson to star in The Wind in the Willows 2013
The Wasp Factory: A political allegory?
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Your reaction: The Wasp Factory
Ballet Essentials: Don Quixote
Les Troyens and Die tote Stadt released on DVD
Musical highlights: ‘Dio, che nell’alma infondere’ from Don Carlo
Kiri Te Kanawa to appear in Downton Abbey
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Don Carlo to be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 7 October 2013
Wozzeck across art forms: From opera and ballet to theatre and film
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Watch: Ben Frost on The Wasp Factory
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Jette Parker Young Artists to star in UK premiere of El gato con botas
Group Booking opens for Winter 2013/14 on Tuesday 8 October
Q&A: Send us your questions for Lauren Cuthbertson
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Romeo and Juliet without words
Conductor change: Christopher Willis to conduct remaining performances of Elektra
Paul Hamlyn Hall Champagne Bar to open late after performances
Royal Opera and Royal Ballet Twitter feeds launched
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Carlos Acosta’s Don Quixote to be broadcast live in cinemas on 16 October
Cast change: Lianna Haroutounian to perform in first three performances of Les Vêpres siciliennes
Interactive Timeline: Giuseppe Verdi
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Antonio Pappano: 'There's a different frisson in performing Les Vêpres siciliennes in French'
Q&A: Lauren Cuthbertson on English ballet, inspiration and pre-performance preparation
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Debate: Is there too much sex and violence in modern opera productions?
Opera's Madmen
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Musical highlight: 'Quand ma bonté toujours nouvelle' from Les Vêpres siciliennes
Cast change: Akane Takada to perform in Don Quixote on 15 October
The Spirit of Don Quixote: A history of the ballet
Cast change: Rebecca Evans to sing in Le nozze di Figaro
Cast change: Sally Matthews to perform in Dialogues des Carmélites
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Les Vêpres siciliennes: Verdi's first grand opera
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Ballet Essentials: Romeo and Juliet
Opera for newcomers: To choose a crowd-pleasing classic or visceral drama?
Your reaction: Don Quixote in cinemas
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Watch: Behind the scenes on Don Quixote
Watch: Gerald Finley on Parsifal
Recommended opera recordings: October 2013
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Up to 30% off Royal Opera and Royal Ballet DVDs on Royal Opera House website
Your reaction: Les Vêpres siciliennes
The Same Old Story: Greek tragedy as a model for countless dramatic works
The operas of Mark-Anthony Turnage
Opera Essentials: Les Vêpres siciliennes
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Marina Poplavskaya to perform in Les Vêpres siciliennes on Monday 21 October
David Mellor Design creates bespoke supper trays for the ROH
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Salvatore Sciarrino: On the edge of sound
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ROH 'World Stage' series photographer Jason Bell to take official Royal Christening photos
Opera Essentials: Wozzeck
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New Costume Centre to be built in Thurrock
A tribute: 100 years since the birth of Tito Gobbi
Cast change: Rachele Stanisci to perform in Les Vêpres siciliennes on Thursday 24 October
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Three operas staged at the Royal Opera House short-listed for awards
See the future stars of opera perform in free lunchtime recitals
The Royal Ballet offers contracts to two Royal Ballet School Students
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Game dishes capture autumn flavours
Acclaimed theatre director Jamie Lloyd to open TheatreCraft 2013
Cast change: Lianna Haroutounian to sing remaining performances of Les Vêpres siciliennes
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Wozzeck: The Genesis of a Masterpiece
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Watch: Insights into Wozzeck
Les Vêpres siciliennes to be screened live in cinemas across the world on 4 November
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Britten's Gloriana released on DVD
Stravinsky and ballet: 'See the music, hear the dance'