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Prince Charles-Louis, born in 1972, is a member of the House of Orléans ... Welcome to The HELLO! Royal Club, where thousands of royal fans like you get to delve deeper into the wonderful ...
Keen to go to a show under the sails over the next few months? We’ve rounded up a few top picks in the Sydney Opera House autumn season: Following its debut last year, this powerful series ...
Even more than 40 years since its original run, Andrei Șerban’s production of Turandot succeeds in impressing audiences with its animated choreography, spectacular use of colours and masks, and ...
As Alfano died in 1954, his completion also went out of copyright last year. At the Royal Opera, that must rank as a piece of good news, as the company’s showpiece production of Turandot has ...
Thrilling revival of Andrei Şerban’s intoxicating, unsettling Puccini opera As with previous Puccini productions that have lingered long on stage at the Royal Opera – the Zeffirelli Tosca ...
A swan was found shot in the head in a Leicester park lake after apparently being targeted by someone using an air weapon. The bird's body was discovered floating in a lake at Braunstone Park by a ...
A new three-act ballet closely based on Shakespeare’s text, it presented Romeo and Juliet – in tune with the zeitgeist – as real, impulsive, hormonally charged teenagers. After the curtain, the ...
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake has returned to Norwich Theatre Royal where it continues to captivate with bold storytelling, striking visuals and mesmerising performances. First performed in 1995, ...
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake has returned to Norwich Theatre Royal where it continues to captivate with bold storytelling, striking visuals and mesmerising performances. First performed in 1995 ...
Even in contemporary productions, this synergy is a defining feature of many European opera houses, from London’s Royal Opera House to Vienna’s Staatsoper. If Staatsoper moves while the ballet remains ...
No wonder the two Armed Men have no heads. Manton’s economical production for Royal Academy Opera looks a million dollars thanks to the lighting wizardry of Charlie Morgan Jones, whose computer-driven ...