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Updated 10 April 2008
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Lost Highway
April 04 | 05 | 07 | 08 | 10 | 11 2008

David Lynch's psychological thriller, a film that explores identity, dislocation and desire through the eyes of troubled jazz musician Fred Madison, has been adapted for the stage by Olga Neuwirth. A seething combination of sound and image, Lost Highway is directed by Diane Paulus.

Carlos in Cuba
April 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 2008

For his second programme at the London Coliseum, Carlos in Cuba, Acosta joins forces with the Danza Contemporanea de Cuba, the company which starred in Acosta's legendary Tocororo, a dance created by Acosta himself based on his life story. This evening features contemporary Cuban works, followed by Tocororo Suite - a version which contains all the highlights of the original show, and features 18 dancers and a full live Cuban band.

Punch & Judy
April 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 2008

The story of the murderous Punch and his desire to possess Pretty Polly. Harrison Birtwistle's controversial first opera, premiered at Aldeburgh in 1968, is directed by Daniel Kramer in the work's 40th-anniversary year. Conducted by ENO Music Director Edward Gardner.

The Merry Widow
April 26 - 30 2008

For his second programme at the London Coliseum, Carlos in Cuba, Acosta joins forces with the Danza Contemporanea de Cuba, the company which starred in Acosta's legendary Tocororo, a dance created by Acosta himself based on his life story. This evening features contemporary Cuban works, followed by Tocororo Suite - a version which contains all the highlights of the original show, and features 18 dancers and a full live Cuban band.

Der Rosenkavalier
May 22 | 24 | 28 | 31 | June 02 | 05 | 07 2008

David McVicar's celebrated production of Der Rosenkavalier, which is 'ranked as one of his supreme achievements' (The Financial Times), makes its long-awaited London premiere. Conducting Richard Strauss for the first time as the Company's Music Director, Edward Gardner collaborates with an impressive ENO cast, including Janice Watson, the UK's leading Strauss soprano, and Sarah Connolly, who sang Octavian with Scottish Opera last year. Reprising one of his signature roles, John Tomlinson, recipient of the 2006 Olivier Award for Lifetime Achievement, appears as Baron Ochs alongside Andrew Shore in this beautifully observed reading of Strauss's Viennese fantasy.

Candide
June 23 - July 12 200812

ENO closes the season with the most spectacular production in our history. The largest cast, costumes, orchestra and chorus come together with opera and music theatre stars to deliver London's unmissable summer event. Originally seen at La Scala, Milan and the Chatelet, Paris, Bernstein's Candide is a masterpiece to rank alongside the greatest 20th century works.