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.

Lust! Jealousy! Intrigue! Murder! It can only be Georges Bizet's simmering tale of a woman scorned - Carmen! Presented by the award-winning Ellen Kent Productions and Opera International and featuring the Ukrainian Opera & Ballet Theatre Kyiv, give yourself over to the delectable sights and sounds of this unforgettable opera. Featuring world-famous arias including the Toreador Song and the alluring Habanera, Ellen Kent's classic production will have you hot under the collar as it heads on its farewell tour in 2026!

All aboard! Gilbert and Sullivan's delightful slapstick tale about over-the-top nationalism, personal ambition and, of course, a love triangle across the social classes of British society and the Royal Navy comes to the English National Opera! Directed by Cal McCrystal and led by conductor Matthew Kofi Waldren, award winning baritone Neal Davis stars as the Rt. Hon Sir Joseph Porter, with John Savournin as Captain Corcoran and Henner Mun as Josephine. HMS Pinafore first premiered in London in 1878 and was Gilbert and Sullivan's fourth collaboration, and their first international sensation; don't miss it as it sails back into London!

Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's hauntingly relevant opera is brought to stunning life in this all-new production by the English National Opera, coming to London's Coliseum February 2026. Directed by Olivier Award nominee Jamie Manton (The Cunning Little Vixen), Rise And Fall of the City of Mahagonny is a scathing tale of consumerist culture. Don't miss out on this electrifying new production.

Experience the bittersweet wonder of Puccini's beloved masterpiece once more in this glorious production from esteemed director Ellen Kent. Heading out on a final farewell tour in 2026, it's a mesmerizing and sumptuous affair that highlights Puccini's greatest score with spectacular sets and costumes, including a breathtaking Japanese garden.

Flirtation and fidelity are the order of the day in Mozart's sublime opera buffa Cosi Fan Tutte (which translates are 'women are all, and always so.'). Directed by the award-winning Philem McDermott, set designed by Tom Pye and conducted by Royal Northern Sinfonia Conductor Dinis Sousa, this adaptation from the English National Opera unfurls its exquisite arias in a 1950s Coney Island fairground!