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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…

Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2022

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

The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2022

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…

Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2022

Otello review – a truly compelling and long overdue revival

American tenor Russell Thomas – the first black man to sing the title role at Covent Garden – delivers a searing and shattering performance

The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2022

Otello at Royal Opera House: Russell Thomas is Covent Garden’s first black singer in the role

Russell Thomas had striking stage presence in this revival of Keith Warner’s production

Evening Standard · Jul 13, 2022

Laphet, West End, restaurant review: A wild ride

Lahpet is firmly back on the map with its new Covent Garden location, and it’s bigger and brighter than ever before, finds Emma Henderson

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2022

The chef bringing Indo-Chinese food to central London

Steeped in history, Indo-Chinese food bridges two cuisines close to Britain’s heart. No wonder the Soho and Covent Garden restaurant Fatt Pundit is doing so well then, says Hannah Twiggs

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2022

Sunday with Gok Wan: ‘Covent Garden for coffee and a croissant’

The TV presenter tells Rachel Corcoran about dog-walking with Dolly, making the most of social media and missing his friends in lockdown

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2022

Josephine Veasey obituary

Mezzo-soprano with a commanding presence as Bizet’s Carmen, Berlioz’s Dido and Wagner’s Fricka at Covent Garden

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2022

Meet the man who reinvented leather

What started out from a scooter garage in New Delhi's Hauz Khas Village, Nappa Dori is now a brand to reckon with. With a flagship store in Covent Garden in London, the brand is on an expansion spree and will be opening stores in Dubai and Mumbai this month. It…

The Times of India · Feb 23, 2022