Perfect Mayhem Productions present the UK premiere of George F Walker's Risk Everything at the Old Red Lion Theatre April 13-May 8
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I can't say I've ever had the best relationship with opera.

Since developing a euphoric urge to conquer Poland after listening to Wagner, I've steered clear, but alas, it seems that opera is having a renaissance.
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Double bill of garage rock at Buffalo Bar where Artrocker put on Jawbone & Clambake 8:30pm-1am. 259 Upper St, N1. £4. 020 7359 6191.

Brendan Behan's The Quare Fellow opens at the Tricycle Theatre for previews. 8pm. 269 Kilburn High Road, NW6. £12. 020 7328 1000 or here.

The Savoy Theatre has just launched a new opera house in London. A smaller venue than the Royal Opera House or the ENO (who inaugurated a completely refurbished London Coliseum in February), the Savoy Opera House is a more intimate affair. With all productions in English and boasting West End theatre prices, they aim to widen their audience.

Proving that it's not just an exclusively London-centric trend, cities from Copenhagen to Toronto are busy constructing ambitious prestige homes for the arias and bel cantos - even JR and Sue Ellen's Dallas has commissioned a Norman Foster opera house. Meanwhile, an opera chill-out compilation gave Enrique a run for his money in the Spanish charts this winter.

And sure enough, Hollywood has been quick to surf the zeitgeist, as one of the most anticipated Tinseltown productions at the moment is Joel Schumacher's remake of 'Phantom of the Opera'.
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Classic low culture tonight at Riverside Studios with This is Spinal Tap. 7pm. Crisp Rd W6. £5.50. 020 8237 1111.

Try out the more interactive comedy at Soho Theatre's Probe. 8pm. 21 Dean St, W1 £10. 0870 429 6883 or here.
Isle of Dog's Island Art Film & Video Festival opens today at Prenelle with self-service screenings and poster show. 12-6pm. Dutch Barge PRINS West India Quay, Hertsmere Road, E14. Free.

With the slightly bizarre casting of tabloid triumph and ex-Brookie favourite, Jennifer Ellison, if this doesn't disprove once and for all that opera is the domain of a privileged few, then I don't know what does.

Savoy Opera: £10-49.50 - 0870 166 7372 or online
Showing The Barber of Seville & The Marriage of Figaro

Royal Opera House: £7-155 - 020 7304 4000
Richard Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier opens today

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Perfect Mayhem Productions present the UK premiere of George F Walker's Risk Everything at the Old Red Lion Theatre April 13-May 8
New talent on show at Cargo where it's Demo City night + live gigs by Orkney popsters Half Cousin and dark quintet Intervurt. 7pm-1am. 83 Rivington Street, EC2. Free.

Last week for Lisson's Julian Opie show, IWM's Women & War exhibition, Lucian Freud at the Wallace Collection, NHM's Wildlife Photographer Of the Year show and NT's sickly funny The Pillowman.
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