English National Opera

05/06/2026

Tomorrow (Saturday 6 June) Perfect Pitch, co-created by ENO and Walk the Plank, is coming to We Invented The Weekend, Salford🎶

Join us for this special one-time performance, featuring ‘Nessun Dorma’, the iconic Puccini aria famously associated with the 1990 World Cup, sung by tenor Luis Gomes and the Chorus of English National Opera. Other well-known operatic pieces will be performed by our 400-strong Perfect Pitch choir, ENO soprano Alison Langer, and ENO baritone and Harewood Artist Dan D’Souza✨

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04/06/2026

In rehearsals for Don Carlo👀

The Orchestra of English National Opera joins forces with Grange Park Opera to bring Verdi’s most glorious music to life in his grandest opera this summer.

Here’s a glimpse behind the scenes as it all begins to take shape.

From 6 June – 7 July 2026
📍Grange Park Opera, Surrey

02/06/2026

On Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June, Salford Quays and MediaCity will be buzzing with 200+ FREE activities as part of the UK’s most welcoming and fun-filled festival of free time – We Invented The Weekend.

This year, on Saturday 6 June, English National Opera is proud to be part of the line-up with an unmissable outdoor performance, inspired by the World Cup. Perfect Pitch, a large-scale community project co-created by ENO and Salford-based Walk the Plank, brings together a 400-strong choir of football fans and singers from across Greater Manchester, alongside the ENO Chorus, to celebrate the unexpected connection between football and opera.

The event is FREE, no tickets required – just come along and be part of it.

Find out more: weinventedtheweekend.com/events/perfect-pitch/

28/05/2026

Perfect Pitch, a large-scale community project co-created by ENO and Salford-based Walk the Plank, is coming to We Invented the Weekend on Saturday 6 June 2026 🎶

Inspired by the World Cup, this unmissable outdoor performance brings together a 400-strong choir of football fans and singers from across Greater Manchester to celebrate the unexpected connection between football and opera.

Here’s the choir rehearsing at BBC Philharmonic ahead of this one-off performance with the Chorus of ENO and ENO artists. Featuring ‘Nessun Dorma’ sung by tenor Luis Gomes and the ENO Chorus, plus performances from Alison Langer and Dan D’Souza ✨

📷Debs Parr Photographer

Find out more: eno.org/news/400-local-voices-unite-in-salford-for-a-football-inspired-opera-performance-2/

26/05/2026

Channelling Akhnaten this week☀️

We’re looking forward to sharing more of Philip Glass' work with audiences, as Einstein on the Beach comes to Manchester next season.

22/05/2026

Now that the final production of our 2025/26 season has come to a close, we're looking back at some of the highlights from our productions, staged across London and Greater Manchester✨

A huge thank you to our incredible audiences who joined us throughout, and congratulations to everyone on and off stage whose hard work and dedication made it such a success.

See you next season👀

18/05/2026

'Working on an opera is a dream come true for us'

Hear from the young people who helped bring our production of Angel's Bone at Manchester's Aviva Studios to life:

A group of young people describe working on a major stage production by the English National Opera.

18/05/2026

Everyone at English National Opera is deeply saddened to learn of the death of soprano Dame Felicity Lott, known for her exceptional voice, unique connection to sung text and a captivating presence that enchanted audiences worldwide.

Renowned as a recitalist and concert performer, she was equally at home on the operatic stage. Felicity made her operatic and ENO debut as Pamina in The Magic Flute in 1975, and she last performed with the Company as the leading role in La Belle Hélène in 2006. Her other performances included Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte and as Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni.

She was loved and admired by all who were lucky enough to work with her. Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this difficult time.

eno.org/news/eno-remembers-soprano-dame-felicity-lott/

16/05/2026

Tonight is the final performance of Angel's Bone, at Aviva Studios. A dark, unsettling parable from contemporary composer Du Yun and librettist Royce Vavrek. Directed by Kip Williams🪽

Thank you to everyone who has joined us!

You can also see Angel's Bone at London Coliseum 16 – 31 October 2026

15/05/2026

Hear from Angel's Bone composer Du Yun at opening night for the UK Premier of her Pulitzer Prize-winning opera.

📍Aviva Studios, until 16 May 2026
London Coliseum 16 – 31 October 2026