Pavel Černoch

New Music Director of The Royal Opera Jakub Hrůša leads the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House in a rich programme of Czech and Hungarian music. From the hallucinatory orchestral colours of Béla Bartók’s scandalous Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin, to Antonín Dvořák’s rarely-heard cantata for soloists and chorus, The Spectre’s Bride, an evening of extraordinary musical storytelling awaits. Don’t miss this chance to see the Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House centre stage in a thrilling programme of concert works.

Don Carlos is Giuseppe Verdi's magnificent opera that tells a story of love, politics and personal conflicts against the backdrop of the 16th century Spanish royal court. The protagonist, Prince Don Carlos, loves Elizabeth of Valois, but for political reasons she is married to his father, King Philip II. The opera reveals the complex relationships between the characters and the internal struggles between duty and emotion, while reflecting the tension between secular and ecclesiastical power. Don Carlos is a powerful dramatic work that offers emotional music, a tragic story and deep psychological portraits of the characters.