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Filmed as part of Royal Opera LIVE, a day of live streaming from behind the scenes at Covent Garden, join language coach Alexander Naoumenko as he trains Jette Parker Young Artist Dušica Bijelić in the language of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin. Find out more at http://www.roh.org.uk

With Harrison Birtwistle's The Minotaur returning to the Royal Opera House, we caught up with conductor Ryan Wigglesworth to how he is approaching a modern masterpiece. Find out more: http://www.roh.org.uk/productions/the-minotaur-by-stephen-langridge Ryan spoke about the intoxicating sound world that the composer has created as well as following in the footsteps of Antonio Pappano, who conducted the opera's 2008 premiere to such acclaim.

The Royal Opera Chorus rehearses 'Va Pensiero' from Verdi's opera Nabucco. This rehearsal was filmed as part of Royal Opera LIVE, a day of live streaming from behind the scenes at Covent Garden. Following the spectacular failure of his second opera, Un giorno di regno, Giuseppe Verdi vowed never to compose another. But he was lured back to the theatre by Bartolomeo Merelli, the impresario of La Scala, Milan, with the commission for Nabucco. The resulting opera was a triumph -- first performed in 1842, it was revived the same year with a run of 57 shows. As Verdi wrote: 'with this opera, it can truly be said that my artistic career began.' Daniele Abbado's production is set in the second half of the 20th century and makes imaginative use of large-scale video projections to accompany and reflect the action on stage. An enormous chorus lends weight to epic numbers such as 'Immenso Jehova' -- the Hebrew Slaves' triumphant hymn of thanksgiving -- and their song of exile, 'Va, pensiero', which is considered by many to be Italy's unofficial national anthem. There are wonderful bass and baritone roles in the figures of Nabucco, the Babylonian King (based on the biblical King Nebuchadnezzar), and Zaccaria, the Hebrew prophet. And in Abigaille, Verdi created a memorable anti-heroine, at once terrifying and pitiable. Throughout, the score blends rhythmic vitality and powerful drama, and is on a scale that does justice to the opera's epic themes.

Watch conductor Mark Elder in a masterclass with two singers on Marcello and Mimì's duet from Act 3 of La bohème. With Jette Parker Young Artists Susana Gaspar and Michel de Souza. Mark Packwood (piano) Find out more at http://www.roh.org.uk

The first run-through of the Minotaur with the orchestra and the singers together. This kind of rehearsal is known as a sitzprobe - you can find more out about them here: http://bit.ly/10hgF4f Find out more about the Minotaur at: http://www.roh.org.uk/productions/the-minotaur-by-stephen-langridge

Director, John Copley, Conductor, Mark Elder, and members of the cast tell us what makes Puccini's La bohème one of the best-loved of all operas. Find our more at http://www.roh.org.uk/productions/la-boheme-by-john-copley

Director John Copley, members of the cast and stage team tell us what goes into the staging of La bohème. Find out more at http://www.roh.org.uk/productions/la-boheme-by-john-copley

Director John Fulljames outlines his vision for his new production of La donna del lago. A model showing is the first chance for a director to present his ideas to other departments in the opera house. With Yannis Thavoris (costume designer) and Dick Bird (set designer). http://www.roh.org.uk/productions/la-donna-del-lago-by-john-fulljames

Principal Dancer, Sarah Lamb, on her debut as Tatiana in The Royal Ballet's production of Onegin. Find out more at http://www.roh.org.uk/productions/onegin-by-john-cranko John Cranko became acquainted with Alexander Pushkin's verse-novel Eugene Onegin when he choreographed the dances for Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky's opera of the same name in 1952. He created his own distinctive version of Pushkin's work in 1965 for the Stuttgart Ballet. Onegin displays all of Cranko's genius as a narrative choreographer -- within a tight dramatic structure, Cranko creates finely drawn characters who are changed by the conflicts that they face. Onegin and Tatiana's relationship is depicted in intense duets, such as the letter-writing scene, when the youthful Tatiana dances a dream pas de deux with her longed-for lover. The role of Tatiana offers a ballerina many challenges -- the development of a bookish country girl into a sophisticated woman at the pinnacle of St Petersburg society requires dramatic sensibility and technical finesse. Cranko's choreography incorporates an eclectic range of dance forms, including folk, modern, ballroom and acrobatic, and is accompanied by Kurt-Heinz Stolze's soaring arrangement of Tchaikovsky's music. Music courtesy of EMI Classics - Tchaikovsky: Onegin, Theme And Variations, Ballet Imperial. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tchaikovsky-Onegin-Variations-Ballet-Imperial/dp/B0046CUJM2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1358330027&sr=8-1

Nicholas Hytner's acclaimed production of Verdi's epic opera of passion, politics and religious fanaticism returns to The Royal Opera. Find out more http://www.roh.org.uk/productions/don-carlo-by-nicholas-hytner Don Carlo contains a host of vividly drawn characters, depicted through some of Verdi's most complex music. The chilling Grand Inquisitor imposes his will in thunderous, dark-toned music, while the revolutionary Marquis of Posa sings a stirring duet with Don Carlos in praise of freedom. And in Eboli and Elizabeth, Verdi created two of his most sympathetic heroines. The Royal Opera's staging provides a powerful backdrop, and conjures up the Renaissance splendour of 16th-century France and Spain.

On Monday 7 January 2013, we opened up the Royal Oera House for a day of live streamed rehearsals, interviews and masterclasses. Join Music Director, The Royal Opera, Antonio Pappano as he works with two Jette Parker Young Artists, Jihoon Kim and Michele Gamba on Banco's aria from Verdi's Macbeth.

On Monday 7 January 2013, The Royal Opera broadcast a full day of behind the scenes footage from Covent Garden. Join director Stephen Langridge and conductor Ryan Wigglesworth as they rehearse the bullring scene from Birtwistle's The Minotaur. Piano - Susanna Stranders Find out more at http://www.roh.org.uk/minotaur

Join us on Monday 7 January for Royal Opera LIVE, a day of live content backstage from The Royal Opera in London's Covent Garden from 10.30am GMT - http://www.roh.org.uk/news/royal-opera-live-streaming-day-announced Highlights will include glimpses into stage rehearsals from The Minotaur, a chorus call for our new production of Nabucco and rehearsals for Director of Opera Kasper Holten's new production of Eugene Onegin. There will be a unique opportunity to see a vocal masterclass in which Music Director Antonio Pappano will work with a singer currently on the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme. Watch Royal Opera LIVE via The Space http://www.thespace.org, The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk or The Royal Opera House website http://www.roh.org.uk Find out more http://www.roh.org.uk/news/royal-opera-live-streaming-day-announced

Our Spring Season 2012/13 trailer - find out more about the Spring Season at the Royal Opera House and buy tickets at http://www.roh.org.uk/news/guide-to-the-royal-opera-house-spring-season-201213 Spring Season includes Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), Don Carlo, La donna del lago, Gloriana, La Bayadère, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Mayerling and The Firework Maker's Daughter. The Royal Opera House is the home of The Royal Ballet, The Royal Opera, ROH2 and The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House.

Director of the Royal Opera Kasper Holten makes his directorial debut with a beautiful new production of Eugene Onegin. Find out more at http://www.roh.org.uk/eugeneonegin Watch an interview with Kasper Holten discussing his new production: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=009VnOitXIM Eugene Onegin will be relayed Live in cinemas around the world on 20 Feb 2013. Find out more at http://cinema.roh.org.uk/content/eugene-onegin-wed-20-feb-2013 Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky's best-loved opera is based on Alexander Pushkin's verse drama of the same name. It provided Tchaikovsky with an opportunity to present everyday and authentic experiences on the stage, in contrast to the epic narratives that characterized much European opera of the time. Eugene Onegin quickly became a firm favourite with Russian audiences. Within a decade of its 1879 premiere it had been performed over one hundred times in St Petersburg.

A look across the Royal Opera House as preparation take place for Peter Wright's production of The Nutcracker. Find out more at http://www.roh.org.uk/nutcracker This film was shown as part of The Nutcracker Live in cinemas 2012. Find out more at http://cinema.roh.org.uk/ In Peter Wright's classic production, the stage sparkles with theatrical magic -- a Christmas tree grows before our eyes, toy soldiers come to life to fight the villainous Mouse King and Clara is whisked to the Land of Sweets on a golden sleigh. Tchaikovsky's score contains some of the best-known melodies in ballet, from the flurrying sounds of the Waltz of the Snowflakes to the dream-like Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and the vigorous Russian Dance. Julia Trevelyan Oman's designs draw upon 19th-century images of Christmas, making this a classic production for the festive season.