English National Opera

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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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

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/

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/