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5 months ago

A pity, then, about the naff production. Gerald Finley is one of the foremost baritones of our day - but here, his portrayal of the sinister police chief Baron Scarpia is reduced to the status of a s…

Royal Opera House, London
Outrage over the casting of Anna Netrebko didn’t make it to the inside of the auditorium – where roars of approval greeted this high-stakes game of blood-spattered conflict d…

Anna Netrebko’s presence on stage called a ‘disgrace’, despite soprano condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Dozens of protesters have gathered outside the Royal Opera House to demonstrate against a…

The acclaimed soprano Anna Netrebko will step onto the stage as Tosca. But for me and for millions of Ukrainians, every note, every tear will sound different, writes Valerii Zaluzhnyi.
So far, so woke . But now comes a trigger warning with a difference: for the venue is now alerting its audiences to - horror of horrors - the curtain-up bell.

6 months ago

The Russian soprano says she has condemned the war and has no affinity with this Kremlin. But hosting her still seems unwise

Puccini’s Tosca is high on the list of operas I don’t much care if I never …

Show scheduled for next year pulled after 182 members of UK company sign letter criticising RBO’s stance on Gaza

The Royal Ballet and Opera has pulled its 2026 production run of Tosca at the Israeli O…

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