<strong>José Carreras, October 4 and 8</strong> By incredibly popular demand, a second date was recently announced for this much-anticipated stop on the celebrated Spanish tenor's farewell tour, <em>A Life in Music</em>. <strong>Hussain Al Jassmi, October 10</strong> The Emirati singer – who has more than 500 million views on YouTube – has the honour of being the first Arab singer to grace the Dubai Opera stage. <strong>Anoushka Shankar, October 15</strong> The daughter of the legendary Ravi Shankar, the Indian sitarist is one of world music’s most celebrated instrumentalists, mixing Hindustani classical traditions with modern fusions. <strong>Les Misérables, November 10 to 12;14 to 19; and 22 to 24</strong> A global stage sensation, the musical adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic novel has played to more than 70 million people worldwide since it was first staged in 1980 in France. <strong>West Side Story, February 14 to 18</strong> A musical updating of <em>Romeo and Juliet</em> – boasting Leonard Bernstein's heavily hummable score, which is packed with standards – the staging of the Broadway blockbuster is tactfully timed around Valentine's Day.
