10 of opera’s greatest tenor roles
20 June 2017
Our favourites of the undisputed kings of opera, from Idomeneo to Peter Grimes via Siegfried and Otello.
Claus Guth’s production of Die Frau ohne Schatten wins Best Opera at The South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2015
8 June 2015
Richard Strauss’s dark fairytale honoured at a ceremony held at The Savoy Hotel in London, last night.
Semyon Bychkov, Richard Jones and Aleksandra Kurzak among the winners at the Opera Awards 2015
27 April 2015
The awards, now in their third year, celebrate excellence in opera and provide bursaries for emerging talent.
Die Frau ohne Schatten and The Opera Machine shortlisted for RPS Music Award
31 March 2015
Claus Guth’s production of Strauss’s exotic fairytale and the extraordinary multi-camera view of Die Walküre nominated for awards.
International Opera Awards 2015 finalists announced
27 March 2015
A host of Royal Opera-affiliated artists have been shortlisted.
Operatic magic: Fairytales and magical stories in opera
17 February 2015
Composers have long used magical settings to tell moving, profound and very human stories.
Preparing for 2014/15 Season: Inside the Royal Opera House’s Music Library
18 July 2014
While the Opera and Ballet Companies are away, work goes into preparing the scores for the new Season.
Strauss's greatest soprano roles
13 June 2014
Richard Strauss was renowned for writing for the soprano voice. Here's a brief guide to some of our favourite roles.
BBC Radio 3 broadcasts for spring and summer 2014
27 March 2014
Seven Royal Opera productions will be broadcast including Die Frau ohne Schatten, Faust and Manon Lescaut.
Die Frau ohne Schatten to be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 on 29 March
24 March 2014
Semyon Bychkov conducts Richard Strauss’s mighty opera, starring Johan Botha, Emily Magee and Johan Reuter.