Norma

Hot on the heels of the ENO's storming 'Norma', the ROH are getting in on the act with their own take on the Bellini classic. Antonio Pappano conducts a cast that's headed by Anna Netrebko and Joseph Calleja, and directed by Àlex Ollé. He'll give 'Norma' a contemporary setting, against the backdrop of a brutal civil war. She's a priestess who falls in love with the leader of the occupying forces, but as his love cools her people urge her to lead a rebellion.