Studies such as Jonathan Rose’s magnificent The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes and Edith Hall and Henry ...

London's Royal Opera House is to sell a 1970s painting by David Hockney as it seeks to raise cash to get through the COVID-19 pandemic, the worst crisis in its history.

Controversy over Russian soprano Anna Netrebko's casting in the Royal Opera's production of Tosca has sparked protests in ...

The dance company’s dancers Marianna Tsembenhoi and Francisco Serrano star in the British retailer's campaign.

The Royal Ballet and Opera's environmental manager has warned that the organisation will be unlikely to reach its 10-year ...

This grown-up take on ‘ballet core’ is surprisingly wearable. There’s something to suit every age and body shape ...

Handel’s Semele Radio 3/BBC Sounds, 6pm The darkness of Oliver Mears’s new production at the Royal Opera House received a mixed reception from the critics when it opened at Covent Garden in July, ...

Premiered in 1774, Semele is the latest in the Royal Opera House's series of Handel operas and oratorios that were first ...

Franz Grundheber, who has died on his 88th birthday, was an imposing German operatic baritone known for tackling heavyweight ...

Finally, Danish coffee bar Hagen adds a touch of Scandi cool to Covent Garden. Inside, you’ll find blue velvet furnishing, brown marble, wood pannelling and a dedicated brew bar. Pair one of its ...

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 ...

A soldier in 1917 writes about watching young men marching with guns. Another in 1918 shares that he is writing by the light of a candle made with bacon grease. That year another man talks about being ...