A desperate mother, jealousy, and ill-fated romance - with all the ingredients to create an unforgettable melodrama, Verdi's Il Trovatore is another of the composer's irresistible masterpieces. Returning to the Royal Opera House for 2025, don't miss the Royal Opera's production of this gruesome classic, as interpreted by director Adele Thomas.

Love affairs between gods and mortals rarely end well, as the titular heroine of Handel's Semele discovers. Created alongside librettist William Congreve, the work was first performed in February 1744 in London's famous Royal Opera House. One of the true masterworks of the Baroque period, it returns to London in a glorious new production by The Royal Opera, directed by Oliver Mears, starring Pretty Yende.