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PickMozart’s “Cosi Fan Tutte” — Royal Opera House

Royal Opera House, Bow Street, Covent Garden, London 51.512888 51.512888

10th, 13th, 15th, 17th, 19th, 22nd and 24th September 2010Mozart’s “Cosi Fan Tutte” melds a classic score to a witty story of trust tested to its limit. Can two faithful couples have their affections altered by a harmless deception? In this most sophisticated of operas with the most sublime of scores, no-one escapes unscathed.

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Donizetti’s comic opera “Don Pasquale”

Royal Opera House, Bow Street, Covent Garden, London 51.512888 51.512888

12th, 14th, 16th, 18th, 20th and 21st September 2010Donizetti’s domestic comedy “Don Pasquale” was one of his last operas written for Paris. The cautionary tale of an elderly bachelor, his young bride-to-be and her impatient lover has a wonderful cast of soloists under the batons of Charles Mackerras and David Syrus.

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Pick“A Night Under The Stars”, with Griff Rhys Jones

Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Road, Southbank, London 51.505733 51.505733

7th October 2010Join TV star Griff Rhys Jones and a cast of celebrities for a night at the opera as they raise money for London’s homeless. Works will include everything from Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” and Puccini’s “La Bohème”, to Verdi’s “Nabucco” and Bizet’s “Carmen”.

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PickVerdi’s “Rigoletto”, at the Royal Opera House

Royal Opera House, Bow Street, Covent Garden, London 51.512888 51.512888

11th, 14th, 16th, 19th, 21st and 23rd October 2010One of Verdi’s most popular operas, “Rigoletto” tells the tale of a hunchbacked court jester who dotes on his daughter Gilda in the colourful and corrupt world of the 16th-century court in Mantua. But when the wealthy Duke of Mantua sets his sights on her, the course is set for tragedy.

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PickPuccini’s “La Boheme”, at the London Coliseum

London Coliseum, 8 St. Martin’s Lane, Trafalgar Square, London 51.509911 51.509911

20th, 23rd, 28th and 30th October 2010“La Boheme” is one of Puccini’s most powerful operas. Its exploration of the joy, anguish and heartbreak of young love blighted by sudden tragedy, and its succession of passionate arias and duets, makes this the ultimate romantic opera.

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Pick400 voices belting out Orff’s “Carmina Burana”

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London 51.501267 51.501267

30th October 2010“Carmina Burana” returns to the Royal Albert Hall in what promises to be a rousing and memorable night — 400 voices backed up by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir, Royal Choral Society and the English Concert Chorus.

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PickPuccini’s “La Boheme”, at the London Coliseum

London Coliseum, 8 St. Martin’s Lane, Trafalgar Square, London 51.509911 51.509911

3rd, 5th, 12th, 18th and 25th November 2010“La Boheme” is one of Puccini’s most powerful operas. Its exploration of the joy, anguish and heartbreak of young love blighted by sudden tragedy, and its succession of passionate arias and duets, makes this the ultimate romantic opera.

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PickMozart’s “Don Giovanni” — London Coliseum

London Coliseum, 8 St. Martin’s Lane, Trafalgar Square, London 51.509911 51.509911

6th, 11th, 13th, 17th, 19th, 23rd, 27th and 29th November 2010The London Coliseum is putting on a production of Mozart’s operatic masterpiece — “Don Giovanni”, which takes the legend of wayward nobleman Don Juan and wraps him in a ribald, comic coat.

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Opera singer Andrea Bocelli, at The O2

O2 Arena (Millennium Dome), Drawdock Road, North Greenwich, London 51.502852 51.502852

12th November 2010Andrea Bocelli has one of the finest opera voices of all time, selling more than 65 million albums worldwide. You can catch him when he returns to The O2 in November.

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PickMozart’s “Don Giovanni” — London Coliseum

London Coliseum, 8 St. Martin’s Lane, Trafalgar Square, London 51.509911 51.509911

1st – 3rd December 2010The London Coliseum is putting on a production of Mozart’s operatic masterpiece — “Don Giovanni”, which takes the legend of wayward nobleman Don Juan and wraps him in a ribald, comic coat.

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PickKatherine Jenkins, at the Royal Albert Hall

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London 51.501267 51.501267

7th December 2010Welsh soprano Katherine Jenkins is Britain’s prettiest singer, and has performed for everyone from the president to the pope. This very special Christmas concert at the Royal Albert Hall will include a selection of her best-loved arias, festive songs and Christmas carols.

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