Jules Massenet’s dramatic opera “Werther” is short on action, and its cast of characters limited. It isn’t one of those operas with a large chorus or numerous dueling duets. It also has a simple plot: ...

There is great merit in an opera that exists for sheer pleasure. An opera whose music washes over you, bathes you in sweet melody while it amplifies the emotional quotient. An opera without much of a ...

Benoït Jacquot’s Royal Opera production, here revived by Andrew Sinclair, is now 15 years old, but it ain’t broke and doesn’t need fixing. Large, striking sets capture lighting effects by Charles ...

After last year’s Covid-cancelled role in Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci, international opera superstar Jonas Kaufmann returns to the Royal Opera House as the eponymous sadboy in Massenet’s opera ...