One of the best things an orchestra can do is to add more space between players, but this is little more than a pipe dream for pits in buildings such as the Royal Opera House, a grade I-listed ...

For one production at the Royal Opera House the best seats cost £165. ... Now, a lucky few can stand in the orchestra pit for just £10. Members of the audience in the orchestra pit.

Richard Wagner’s “Die Walküre” opera is at the center of a legal judgment won by a viola player against the renowned Royal Opera House in London.

Established in 2023 by the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, in collaboration with Black Lives in Music and the National Open Youth Orchestra, Overture aims to remove barriers to the orchestral ...

The campaign came after the orchestra musicians at the Royal Opera House took a 10% pay cut to help the financial situation of the company during the pandemic when the Royal Opera House was closed.

Antonio Pappano says the London house, where he is wrapping up 22 years as music director, “will always be my home.” By Rebecca Schmid After 22 years as the music director at the Royal Opera ...