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Royal Opera House performer unfurls Palestine flag on stage

A Royal Opera House performer unfurled a Palestine flag on stage during the curtain call for Il Trovatore‘s closing night on Saturday (19 July).

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2025

Royal Opera House chaos as privately-educated 'queer dance artist' unfurls Palestinian flag on stage

The incident involving cast member Daniel Perry took place during the curtain call of Il Trovatore on Saturday night

Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2025

Olivier awards 2025: full list of winners

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Giant and Fiddler on the Roof were among the big winners at the Royal Albert Hall ceremony

The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2025

Olivier Awards 2023 nominations: The complete list in full

Paul Mescal, Jodie Comer, and David Tennant are among this year’s nominees

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023

Tannhäuser at the Royal Opera House review: a strangely torpid kind of hedonism

Conceived for a specific singer, this staging doesn’t best serve anyone

Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2023

Royal Opera House cuts ties with long-term sponsor BP after 33 years

The oil and gas company has sponsored the opera house for more than three decades.

Evening Standard · Jan 25, 2023

Booing happens in opera houses, but is it acceptable or justifiable?

Letters: Readers respond to a piece by Martin Kettle in which he addresses the heckling of 12-year-old soprano Malakai M Bayoh

The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2022

Royal Opera House bans heckler for life after he shouted ‘rubbish’ at child singer

The incident occurred while Malakai M Bayoh, 12, was singing on the opening night of Handel’s Alcina on Tuesday

Evening Standard · Nov 10, 2022

Man permanently banned from Royal Opera House after booing and heckling a child actor

Witnesses claim they heard the man shouting 'rubbish' to the child who was singing during a performance at the Royal Opera House. The child then received a standing ovation, and the man was permanently banned from the establishment

Daily Mirror · Nov 9, 2022

‘Kurt Cobain was a walking paradox’: inside the opera about the star’s final days

It has little plot, the dialogue is mumbled, cereal bowls are a big theme, and a fast-talking cattle auctioneer plays his manager. We meet the team behind the Royal Opera House’s daring new show

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2022