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Dramatic work on Benjamin Britten’s Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35 and Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22 Music by  Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), Henry Purcell (1659-1695), John Dowland (1563-1626) Libretto by Rafael R. Villalobos New production by Teatro Real…

The most famous comic opera in history returns in a clever, entertaining production by Damiano Michieletto. The Italian stage director locates the action in the revolving facade of a block of flats where the plot twists unfurl at the speed marked by the score, with Giacomo Sagripanti as musical d…

Stage director David Hermann transfers Wagner’s Tannhäuser to a futurist, post-apocalyptic, science fiction world. References to Blade Runner, Metropolis and even Dune are interwoven with Wagnerian lyricism in this great opera that returns to the Teatro Real after an 18-year absence. Wit…

Mitridate, composed by Antonio Porpora and based on the tragedy of the same name by Jean Racine, is premiered at the Teatro Real in a concert version, with the tenor Michael Spyres in the title role. Andrea Buccarella conducts Il Pomo d’Oro in a single performance.   Dra…

Justin Way’s production of Bellini’s opera Norma returns to the Real with the musical direction of Francesco Lanzillotta and John Fiore. It is an opera within an opera in a production that deals with issues like sisterhood, religious fanaticism and maternity. It features artists of the c…