A night without Nessun Dorma: what does booing at the opera say about UK audiences?

Critics worry that heckling, such as that at a recent Royal Opera performance, is becoming more common ...

Drama at the opera as Royal Opera chief steps in for sick tenor

Richard Hetherington forced to play Prince Calàf in Giacomo Puccini’s Turandot after French tenor Roberto Alagna taken ill ...

Audience members boo after Royal Opera boss replaces sick tenor

Nessun Dormageddon: Audience members ‘boo and throw things’ after Royal Opera House chief steps in for sick tenor - Other fans defend Richard Hetherington, who ‘deserves a medal’ after stepping in at ...
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Audience boos as Royal Opera head of music valiantly steps in for sick tenor

French tenor Roberto Alagna, singing the role of Calàf, became ill after the second act. With no understudy available, Richard Hetherington, head of music at the Royal Opera, took to the stage after ...
BroadwayWorld

Video: Tenor SeokJong Baek Stuns With 'Nessun Dorma' in Rehearsals For The Met's TURANDOT

Watch as renowned tenor SeokJong Baek sings an excerpt from Calàf’s Act III aria in an early dress rehearsals for the Met Opera's Turandot. Baek just made his Met debut last year. Mr. Baek was the 1st ...

Opera Classic Nessun Dorma Reimagined For Nine’s Winter Olympics Campaign

Australian tenor singer Mark Vincent’s version of Nessun Dorma has been reworked by producer Oscar Dawson for Nine‘s upcoming ...

Waitangi Day 2026: Opera will commemorate renaissance of te reo Māori

Tenor Andrew Grenon and mezzo-soprano Elisha Fa’i So’oialo will perform a version of Puccini’s Nessun Dorma, fully translated into te reo Māori, at a dinner event hosted by the Waitangi National Trust ...