The production, sung in French with English surtitles, aims to provide an evening of “passion, sexual jealousy, death, and unforgettable arias”.

Last night we were transported away from cold January and delivered into the steamy world of Seville with a performance ...

Review of Bizet's opera Carmen at the Theatre Royal in Brighton, part of Ellen Kent's 2026 farewell tour, following her long career in the theatre.

Award-winning producer Ellen Kent is set to return to Brighton this month. The Theatre Royal Brighton will once again welcome Ms Kent, as she teams up with Opera International Kyiv, Ukraine for a ...

Award-winning producer Ellen Kent is set to return to Brighton this month. The Theatre Royal Brighton will once again welcome Ms Kent, as she teams up with Opera International Kyi ...

Aigul Akhmetshina, performing now at the Met, shares her thoughts on what it takes to bring the famous Habanera to life.

Ellen Kent’s Farewell Opera Tour opens at Liverpool Empire with Opera International Kyiv, staging La Traviata, Carmen and Madama ...

From her first appearance on stage, it was clear that mezzo Aigul Akhmetshina was no flash in the pan when she gave us a scorching Carmen when this production was new just two years ago. The program ...

Award-winning producer Ellen Kent brings Opera International Kyiv to Bradford’s Alhambra Theatre for Carmen and Madama Butterfly, 12–13 ...

All the more impressive, as he is simultaneously singing Giorgio in the Met’s new production of I Puritani, including The Met: Live in HD broadcast of Bellini’s opera the previous day. As Micaëla, ...