New English National Opera production of Georges Bizet’s opera CARMEN opened last night (Nov 21) at The London Coliseum.
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The English National Opera’s new production of Ralph Vaughan William’s opera The Pilgrim’s Progress opened last night (5th Nov) at The London Coliseum.
This is the first full professional staging of the opera in the UK since 1951 when it premiered at Covent Garden.

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© Richard Hubert Smith/Lebrecht

© Richard Hubert Smith/Lebrecht
ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA’S new production of Benjamin Britten’s opera BILLY BUDD opens on 18 June at the London Coliseum. From the award-winning team behind ENO’s Peter Grimes this production reunites director David Alden and conductor Edward Gardner for the first time since 2009.

Benedict Nelson as Billy Budd (left).
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Benedict Nelson as Billy Budd (top) and Gwynne Howell as Dansker.
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