The ENO Season 2008: January – July

Those lovely people at the English National Opera (ENO) are tempting me again. I’m just hoping I’ll be well enough to enjoy some of these (sure to be) fantastic performances.

All performances begin at 19:30 unless stated otherwise

Puccini – Madam Butterfly:
January 31st; February 8th, 14th, 17th (15:00), 20th (signed), 26th, & 29th; March 5th & 7th

Pre-performance talks on 14th February (17:30) with Lesley Downer, and 5th March (17:30) with Sarah Lenton.

Gilbert & Sullivan – The Mikado:
February 2nd, 9th (14:30 & 19:30), 15th, 21st, 23rd (14:30 & 19:30) & 27th; March 2nd (15:00) & 4th (signed)

Pre-performance talk on the 4th March (17:30) with Sarah Lenton.

Donizetti – Lucia di Lammermoor:
February 16th, 19th, 22nd, 25th (signed) & 28th; March 1st (18:30), 6th & 8th (18:30)

Pre-performance talk on the 1st March (16:45) with Roger Parker.

Lehár – The Merry Widow:
April 24th, 26th (18:30) & 29th (signed); May 1st, 3rd (15:00), 7th, 9th, 10th (18:30), 20th, 21st, 29th & 30th

Pre-performance talks on the 26th April (16:45) with Edward Seckerson, and 20th May (17:30) with Andrew Lamb.

Strauss – Der Rosenkavalier:
May 22nd (18:30), 24th (17:30), 28th (18:30) & 31st (17:30); June 2nd (18:30, signed), 5th (18:30) & 7th (17:30)

Pre-performance talks on 31st May (15:45) with Julian Johnson, and 7th June (15:45) with John Deathridge.

Bernstein – Candide:
June 23rd (19:15, preview), 25th (19:15), 27th (19:15), 28th (14:00 & 19:15) & 29th (15:00); July 4th (19:15), 5th (14:00 & 19:15), 6th (15:00), 9th (19:15, signed) & 12th (14:00 & 19:15)

Pre-performance talks on 27th June (17:30) with Edward Seckerson, and 9th July (17:30) with John Snelson.

Tickets go on general sale on 5th November 2007, and can be purchased online at eno.org with no booking fees, or by telephone on 0871 472 0600.