Król Roger, Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny, Guillaume Tell, Manon Lescaut, Andrea Chénier and Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci are a few of the operas we can expect to see at Covent Garden in future seasons.
The impeccable source? Sir Antonio Pappano, who clearly surprised interviewer Tom Service on Radio 3 by answering the standard upcoming productions question with actual names. You can listen to the full interview, which includes a tirade against 'petulant' singers who don't turn up, on the iPlayer.
