SINCE 1999 A LIVE REVIEW SITE FOR OPERA, BALLET, CONCERTS, THEATRE , BROADCASTS AND FILMS
United Kingdom Various, Maho Ishizaka, Peter Tranchell: Tom Winpenny (organ), Piers Lane, David Doidge (piano), Tasmin Little (narrator), Imperial College Chamber Choir (conductor: Jonathan Wikeley), cast of Twice a Kiss / Michael Papadopoulos (conductor). St Paul’s Knightsbridge, London, 18.4.2026. (AK)
United Kingdom Britten, War Requiem: Philippa Boyle (soprano), Gwilym Bowen (tenor), Daniel Tate (baritone), Lewisham Choral Society, KölnChor, Rheinischer Kammerchor Köln (chorus master, conductor: Wolfgang Siegenbrink), The Emerald Choir (chorus master: Clare Caddick), Forest Philharmonic Orchestra / Dan Ludford-Thomas (musical director, conductor). Goldsmiths Great Hall, University of London, London, 25.4.2026. (JR)
United Kingdom Messiaen: Steven Osborne (piano), Cécile Lartigau (ondes Martenot), 1927 Studios (animation), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 23.4.2026. (MB)
United Kingdom R. Strauss, Salome: Soloists and Orchestra of Regents Opera / Ben Woodward (conductor), York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, 23.4.2026. (JR)
United Kingdom Britten, The Rape of Lucretia: Soloists, HGO Orchestra / Oliver Cope (conductor). Jacksons Lane Theatre, London, 22.4.2026. (MB)
English National Opera announces 2026-2027 Season
A daring nine-opera season (for more details click here), including six new productions, in London and Greater Manchester, exploring stories of resistance and freedom.
First UK performance in 15 years of Philip Glass and Robert Wilson’s Einstein on the Beach directed by Phelim McDermott in a major international co production with ENO, Factory International, Park Avenue Armory and Improbable.
Lars von Trier’s cult classic Breaking the Waves (13-25 February 2027) receives London operatic premiere in a new production by Tinuke Craig.
New productions of Tosca (30 October – 11 December 2026) and Adriana Mater (28 November – 12 December 2026), directed by Annilese Miskimmon, following her Olivier Award-winning Dead Man Walking.
Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride (6-14 November 2026) enters ENO’s repertoire with a new production by Lyndsey Turner.
Conductor Néstor Bayona announced as André de Ridder’s first Mackerras Fellow.
Opera and football unite for Perfect Pitch’s finale the week before World Cup.
5,000 free tickets are available for Under 21s at the London Coliseum and at partnering venues in Greater Manchester.
United Kingdom Elgar, The Dream of Gerontius: Emily D’Angelo (mezzo-soprano), David Butt Philip (tenor), William Thomas (bass), London Symphony Chorus (chorus director: Mariana Rosas), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 21.4.2026. (JR)
United Kingdom Mozart, The Magic Flute: Soloists, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Marie Jacquot (conductor). Recorded (directed by Rhodri Huw) at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on 20.10.2025 and viewed at Cineworld Newport, Isle of Wight, 21.4.2026. (DH)
