Guest Curator Babatunde

“A large portion of my following are new or unfamiliar with opera. I chose these titles because they all have music that might be recognizable to people who haven't seen an opera, and I've found these operas to be the most easily digestible for newbies. I would almost call it an opera-goers starter pack.”

Curated by operatic Baritone, and social media star, Babatunde Akinboboye. Known for combining his love of classical opera and hip hop to create a new genre, Hip Hopera, Tunde’s viral videos and clever opera explanations across social media (@babatunde_hiphopera) are proving that opera can be for everyone.

Opera Goers Starter Pack by Babatunde Akinboboye

Richard Jones captures the blend of tragedy and comedy in La Bohème, and provides an analysis of Puccini’s young would-be artists and their lovers.

La Bohème

Royal Opera House

Opera

Witty yet shot through with pain and sadness, a deeply ambivalent life in the day of masters and servants as they scheme and outwit one another

The Marriage of Figaro

Glyndebourne

Opera

Ketevan Kemoklidze leads as Rosina while the orchestra plays under the magical baton of the young principal guest conductor Andrea Battistoni.

The Barber of Seville

Opera

Victory makes Radamès a hero, but tangles his Ethiopian lover Aida in a dangerous royal love triangle and a very personal war.

Aida

Opera Australia

Opera

Experience Verdi’s La Traviata, the inspiration behind Moulin Rouge, lovingly staged at London’s Royal Opera House.

La Traviata

Royal Opera House

Opera

Julia Jones conducts The Royal Opera’s spell-binding production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute with a cast including Roderick Williams as Papageno.

Mozart's The Magic Flute - Die Zauberflöte

Royal Opera House

Opera

Benoît Jacquot’s acclaimed film of Puccini’s opera stars Angela Gheorghiu in the title role with Roberto Alagna and Ruggero Raimondi.

Tosca

Opera