What’s on June 2012 – Operas in London

Here is a guide to all the best operas taking place in London during the month of June.

Pick Puccini’s “Madam Butterfly”

2nd June 2012 • London Coliseum, London "Madama Butterfly" tells of the doomed love between a young Japanese geisha girl and the American naval officer Pinkerton, whose thoughtless toying with her affections breaks her heart. When Butterfly's belief that her …more

Pick Andrea Bocelli, Lang Lang and Song Zuying

5th June 2012 • Royal Albert Hall, London The "Classical Spectacular" is back at the Royal Albert Hall and promises to give classical music a bit of... oomph! Classical Spectacular features a state of the art lighting rig (just like a Pink Floyd gig), coating your …more

Donizetti’s opera, “Lucia di Lammermoor”

7th, 9th, 12th, 15th, 19th, 23rd, 27th & 30th June 2012 • Holland Park, London "Lucia di Lammermoor" is the most dramatic of all Donizetti's operas, and tells the story of a child-like bride tricked into a politically advantageous marriage by her abusive older brother. But then she falls for a …more

Mozart’s “Cosi Fan Tutte” — Holland Park Opera

8th, 13th, 16th, 18th, 21st, 24th & 28th June 2012 • Holland Park, London The Holland Park Opera is putting on a production of Mozart's "Cosi Fan Tutte". Can two faithful couples have their affections altered by a harmless deception? ...Two men decide to find out and test the constancy of their …more

Pick Puccini’s “La Boheme” — Royal Opera House

19th & 23rd June 2012 • Royal Opera House, London "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 …more

Double bill — Mascagni’s “Zanetto” and Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi”

22nd, 26th & 29th June 2012 • Holland Park, London Pietro Mascagni's "Zanetto" is a gorgeously scored miniature which tells of a meeting between a beautiful courtesan and a wandering minstrel, which leads to love, sacrifice and pain. The second-part of the double-bill is …more

Damon Albarn’s opera — Dr Dee

25th, 26th, 28th & 29th June 2012 • London Coliseum, London The London Coliseum will be hosting the London premiere of ex-Blur frontman Damon Albarn's visionary new opera "Dr Dee". Albarn's modern opera is an ingenious mix of pop vocals (much of which he will perform live …more

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