Royal Opera House

More European Opera Houses Welcome Back Anna Netrebko

The star soprano, who lost work after Russia invaded Ukraine because of her past support of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, will return to the stage in Zurich and London.

By Javier C. Hernandez

Clayton, Allan Festen (Movie) Festen (Opera) Finley, Gerald Hall, Lee Jones, Richard (1953- ) London (England) Opera Royal Opera House Turnage, Mark-Anthony Vinterberg, Thomas

In ‘Festen,’ a Nightmare Birthday Becomes an Opera

The composer who put Anna Nicole Smith’s life onstage has a new piece: an adaptation of a cult movie about child abuse.

By Alex Marshall

Bavarian State Opera Bieito, Calixto Castellucci, Romeo Der Ring des Nibelungen (Opera) Kosky, Barrie (1967- ) Kratzer, Tobias Opera Paris Opera Royal Opera House Schwarz, Valentin (Stage Director) Wagner, Richard

How Directors Mine the Gold at the Heart of Wagner’s ‘Ring’

Productions take very different approaches to the central symbol of this epic cycle, treating Wagner with daring freedom.

By Zachary Woolfe

Arts Council England Classical Music English National Opera Finances Glyndebourne Festival Great Britain Lewes (England) Opera Politics and Government Royal Opera House

An Oasis in England’s Troubled, Polarized Opera Landscape

The Glyndebourne Festival, which receives little government support, has been mostly immune from recent convulsions of the opera industry in Britain.

By Joshua Barone and Alice Zoo