Daily Express :: Opera Feedhttps://www.express.co.ukSimply The Best 7 Days A Weeken-gbhttps://www.express.co.ukhttps://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gifDaily ExpressTue, 07 Apr 2026 22:06:06 +0100http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssCakePHPnews@express.co.uknews@express.co.uk<![CDATA[Magnificent Wagner at the Royal Opera – all six hours of it]]>

The third part of Wagner's Ring cycle is sometimes least exciting, but Australian director Barrie Kosky's thrilling Siegfried kept the audience enthralled

]]>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:18:00 +0000TheatreOpera, Theatre review, Wagner, Barrie Kosky, Andreas Schager, Royal Opera House<![CDATA[Mahagonny Lacks Polish at the English National Opera]]>

Great singing and stirring music come to the rescue of a rather patchy production of Kurt Weill and Berthold Brecht's Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

]]>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:49:00 +0000TheatreOpera, Musical review, Mahagonny, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill, English National Opera<![CDATA[Katherine Jenkins anniversary tour tickets are out now]]>

Katherine Jenkins fans can see the star at venues around the country this October.

]]>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:17:00 +0000MusicKatherine Jenkins, Opera, katherine jenkins, katherine jenkins tickets, katherine jenkins tour, <![CDATA[Outrageous Brilliance Meets Mozart at the English National Opera]]>

Adding circus performers to Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte may sound bizarre but Phelim McDermott's production at ENO is a work of comic genius

]]>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:23:00 +0000TheatreOpera, Musical review, Cosi Fan Tutte, English National Opera, Phelim McDermott, Jeremy Sams<![CDATA[Boris Godunov Impressive but Sombre at the Royal Opera]]>

Glorious singing, powerful music and a rousing performance added to the intensity of Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov, but the solemness of the plot left us exhausted

]]>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:05:00 +0000TheatreOpera, West End, Russia, Boris Godunov, Bryn Terfel, Richard Jones, Royal Opera House<![CDATA[Verdi's La Traviata better than ever at the Royal Opera House]]>

After starting the new year with a fine production of Puccini's Turandot, the Royal Opera has done even better with a perfect performance of Verdi's La Traviata

]]>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:39:00 +0000MusicMusic (section), Opera, Ermonela Jaho, La Traviata, Royal Opera House, Richard Eyre<![CDATA[Picturesque UK town 'rivals Bath' with thermal spas and beautiful walks]]>

This UK town, just a short drive from Manchester, is home to a popular brand, natural thermal spas, an opera house and offers direct access to the Peak District National Park

]]>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:49:00 +0000Travel NewsUK towns, city break ideas, staycation, buxton breaks, peak district holidays, uk holidays, cheap uk holidays, uk walking holidays<![CDATA['I made Queen the biggest band in the world – then I heard the song they wrote about me']]>

Queen's first manager, Norman Sheffield, write bitterly of his sense of betrayal after hearing himself described as a 'sewer rat' on their breakthrough album

]]>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0000Celebrity NewsBohemian Rhapsody, Opera, Queen, Norman Sheffield, A Night at the Opera, Death On Two Legs<![CDATA[Superb Singing at the Royal Opera's Ariodante]]>

Brilliant music and a stunning cast combine to give the Covent Garden audience a real treat at Handel's Ariodante

]]>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:34:00 +0000TheatreOpera, Theatre (section), Ariodante, Royal Opera House, Emily D'Angelo, Handel<![CDATA[Puccini's Turandot still impressive at Covent Garden]]>

Forty years after Andrei Serban's production was first seen, it still thrills audiences... especially starring such an outstanding soprano as Anna Netrebko

]]>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:23:00 +0000TheatreOpera, Theatre (section), Puccini's Turandot, Covent Garden, Anna Netrebko, Yusip Eyvazov