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Inside Max Mara’s teddy-filled ‘fluffy residence‘ in London’s Covent Garden

A transporting escape amid the bustle of last-minute shopping, Max Mara’s immersive new London pop-up continues their Teddy Coat tenth-anniversary by creating an apartment entirely covered in fluffy teddy fabric

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Covent Garden buskers brace for council meeting which could decide their fate

Street performers fear the council's regulation efforts will put them out of business

Evening Standard

‘Out of tune and out of key’: Covent Garden’s buskers fight back against bid to silence them

Performers say Westminster council move to enforce licences and restrict acts’ volume, staging and props threatens a centuries-old London tradition

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Allan Clayton: ‘I’m your tortured tenor for hire’

His committed performances and expressive voice have made him one of today’s most admired singers. As he prepares for Jephtha at Covent Garden, Allan Clayton ponders creativity, pigeonholes and facial hair

The Guardian - UK

Party atmosphere as Britney Spears memoir lands in London

Copies of The Woman In Me were handed out at a drag and burlesque-themed launch party at the Mrs Riot bar in Covent Garden

Evening Standard

How to get a free pint in London next weekend

If you have a friend who you would like to celebrate, nominate them to receive a free pint

Evening Standard

LSO/Pappano at the Barbican review: the Covent Garden maestro steps into Simon Rattle’s shoes

This marked Sir Antonio Papano’s first concert as chief conductor designate of the London Symphony Orchestra

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Glastonbury 2024 to be UK’s most expensive pop festival at £360

As the deadline for registration passes, new cost is £100 higher than Covent Garden’s best seats

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Women’s work: the action group re-mapping London based on the women who designed and built it

Action group Part W is re-mapping the city’s historic spots, from Waterloo Bridge to Covent Garden Market, based on the women who built it, designed it, and campaigned to preserve it

Evening Standard

Graham Clark obituary

Tenor who loved exploring dramatic possibilities in Wagner with imaginative directors at Bayreuth and Covent Garden

The Guardian - UK

ITV Loose Women: Wayne Sleep shares Princess Diana's personal message to him after their iconic Covent Garden dance

The ballet star has had a career spanning over 50 years and recalled his iconic performance with Princess Diana

Wales Online

London’s Donmar Warehouse appoints Tim Sheader as artistic director

After more than a decade running Regent’s Park Open Air theatre, the hit-making director is to take over the Covent Garden venue next year

The Guardian - UK

John Dobson obituary

Stalwart opera singer who clocked up more than 2,000 performances in around 90 roles at Covent Garden

The Guardian - UK

King Charles joined by Camilla at tourist spot for first joint outing since Coronation

King Charles and Queen Camilla have carried out their first joint engagement together since they were crowned in the Coronation earlier this month

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King and Queen meet old friends and new in London’s Covent Garden

Charles and Camilla were carrying out their first joint engagement since the coronation weekend.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh location named biggest 'tourist trap' according to disgruntled reviews

New research has revealed the biggest tourist traps in the UK, and a popular Scottish destination has come in at number one —beating out the London Eye and Covent Garden.

Daily Record

Scotland's biggest 'tourist trap' revealed according to disgruntled reviews

New research has revealed the biggest tourist traps in the UK, and a popular Scottish destination has come in at number one —beating out the London Eye and Covent Garden.

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James Bowman obituary

Countertenor with a clean, focused and lyrical approach to both early and new music, including roles in two Britten operas

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Evening Standard

Capco cheers West End recovery in final update before mega merger with Shaftesbury

Covent Garden landlord Capco has reported rental income growth

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Barbara Sturm on skincare, vulva sculpting and her new London beauty summit

As she opens the doors to her first Goop-style festival in Covent Garden, the German skincare supremo gives Chloe Street a few pointers

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Club Soda opens alcohol-free Tasting Room in Covent Garden

The Tasting Room aims to offer booze-free alternatives for curious drinkers in search of complex flavours

Evening Standard

A shining result: Meet the campaigners who saved London’s historic gas lamps

London’s last remaining gas lamps are a part of our city’s fabric — and were under threat until a few days ago. Tom Ellen meets the group who fought to save these beacons of history

Evening Standard

The ENO is in a mess, but moving to Manchester won’t solve its problems

The English National Opera is a strange beast. On one level, it is the second opera house to glitzy Covent Garden, where the musical cognoscenti, wealthy, and government ministers hover to ensure a credible mix of high culture and intentions in (a few) cheap seats. English National Opera has more…

The Guardian - UK

I’ve booed at the opera before. But what happened to a young soprano this week was plain cruel

On Tuesday evening in Covent Garden, during a performance of Handel’s Alcina, a 12-year-old child was heckled on stage, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Evening Standard

Carnage for the ENO is what ‘levelling up’ really means

RIGHT now, London has two opera houses. (Berlin has three.) There’s the Royal Opera, the grand one, in Covent Garden, and, in the West End, you can see English National Opera a mile off, under the sparkly orb of the London Coliseum. They’re different. The Royal Opera attracts singers you’d…

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