Since its San Francisco Opera debut in 2000, Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally's simmering adaptation of Dead Man Walking has enjoyed over 300 revivals amongst the world's leading orchestras. Based on a true story, witness the 21st-century masterpiece with English National Opera this autumn, under the direction of Annilese Miskimmon and conducted by rising star conductor Kerem Hasan.

Handel's comedic cross-dressing opera sees the pursuit of one woman by four suitors, ironically one of them being a woman herself! This 2008 Olivier Award-winning production by revisionist opera director Christopher Alden returns to the ENO for the 2017 season, with the action brought forward to the Surrealist 1920s. Christian Curnyn conducts, with Alden helming the production and Sarah Tynan singing the titular role.

George Bizet's magnificent Carmen is an opera classic, and the English National Opera stages a thrilling production of the classic freshly reimagined, taking place in the final days of Franco's reign in 1970s Spain! First premiered in Paris in 1875, the original has come to be regarded as one of the artform's greatest achievements. The ultimate tale of the femme fatale and how her ruthless behaviour leads those around her astray, Olivier nominee Jamie Manton directs a stellar cast featuring the talents of Niamh O'Sullivan as Carmen and John Findon as Don Jose.