29 Jun 2010 (various dates) Royal Opera House
Just shy of his 40th anniversary with the Royal Opera, Plácido Domingo returns to Covent Garden in the title role of Verdi's Simon Boccanegra. Music director Antonio Pappano conducts this revival of Elijah Moshinsky's production of Verdi's final version. More
1 - 7 Aug 2010 (annual) Royal Albert Hall
Those Germanic late-Romantics Wagner, Mahler and Strauss hold sway in the BBC Proms' third week at the Royal Albert Hall, although Berlioz does fly the flag for France. Conductors range from Rattle and Runnicles to Nott, Gergiev, Elder and Bychkov. More
14 Aug - 4 Sep 2010; Sat only Cadogan Hall
In addition to hosting the BBC Proms Monday lunchtime chamber concerts, in 2010 the Cadogan Hall hosts five Saturday Prom matinées. Starting with Bach's Brandenburg Concertos, they include a nod to birthday-boy Schumann and contemporary music. More
31 May 2010 (various dates) Royal Opera House
First seen around Mozart's actual 250th birthday in January 2006, David McVicar's Royal Opera production of Le Nozze di Figaro returns to Covent Garden. Acclaimed Uruguayan bass-baritone Erwin Schrott returns to the titular role he created for this production. More
2 - 17 Jul 2010; not Sun Theatre Royal Stratford East I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky comes to the Theatre Royal Stratford East. John Adams and June Jordan's musical based on Los Angeles' 1994 earthquake brings to a close the Barbican's focus on Adams. More
Sep 2010 (annual) Tower of London
Set in the historic Tower of London on the banks of the River Thames, the annual Tower Festival features dance and music performances by prestigious companies and musicians. Take a picnic and soak up the art, culture and music. More
1 Jul 2010 Southbank Centre
Ravi Shankar's Symphony receives its world première at the Royal Festival Hall featuring sitarist daughter Anoushka. David Murphy conducts the London Philharmonic, with John Adams' Shaker Loops and Robert McDuffie performing Philip Glass' First Violin Concerto in the first half. More
1 Jun - 14 Aug 2010 (annual) Holland Park Theatre
An annual summer fixture since 1989, Opera Holland Park performs fully staged opera under Holland Park Theatre's spectacular canopy. The 2010 repertoire comprises Pelléas et Mélisande, Carmen, Don Giovanni, Fidelio, La forza del destino and Francesca da Rimini. More
Just shy of his 40th anniversary with the Royal Opera, Plácido Domingo returns to Covent Garden in the title role of Verdi's Simon Boccanegra. Music director Antonio Pappano conducts this revival of Elijah Moshinsky's production of Verdi's final version. 
