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Tag Archives: opera
‘A quarantine exemption means we can attract world-class talent’: the Royal Opera House returns
Yesterday, the Royal Opera House announced its big comeback in January 2021: a revival of Jonathan Kent’s production of Tosca, starring the revered soprano Anna Netrebko. This will be the first fully staged opera at Covent Garden since the March lockdown. … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged anna netrebko, interview, london, Oliver Mears, opera, royal opera house, singing, telegraph
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‘Our members saved us’: how Glyndebourne’s loyal patrons helped plug a £7 million hole
The recent news about an imminent vaccine rollout is “an extremely promising development,” says Sarah Hopwood, managing director of Glyndebourne. “For us, and for the arts in general, it’s critical from every angle. Read my full Telegraph interview here
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Tagged classical music, glyndebourne, interview, opera, sarah hopwood, telegraph, vaccine
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BWW Interview: Opera Holland Park’s James Clutton
The Director of Opera at OHP talks mounting concerts with Covid safety measures, why opera is for all, and plans for 2021. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
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Tagged 2021, a little night music, broadwayworld, concert, coronavirus, covid, government, holland park, interview, james clutton, london, musical theatre, ohp, opera, opera holland park, pandemic, programming, safety measures, social distancing, theatre
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BWW Interview: Dick Bird
The designer shares his process and discusses Scottish Opera’s Nixon in China. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
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Tagged broadwayworld, design, designer, dick bird, interview, nixon, nixon in china, opera, props, scottish opera, set
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BWW Interview: Natalya Romaniw
The opera star discusses her work, upcoming album and lockdown listening. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
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Tagged album, arion, broadwayworld, buy, classical music, english national opera, eno, interview, madam butterfly, music, natalya romaniw, opera, scottish opera, singer, singing, soprano, tosca
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Europe leads June’s Top 10 new London shows
From a drama about Europe to immersive Shakespeare and open-air opera. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, bernadette peters, book tickets, bridge theatre, broadwayworld, bronx gothic, cheap tickets, concert, donmar warehouse, dove cameron, education education education, eno, europe, game of thrones, gielgud theatre, gwendoline christie, hansel and gretel, jermyn street theatre, london, lyceum theatre, lyn nottage, martha plimpton, musical, national theatre, new, open air theatre, opera, oscar wilde, pictures of dorian gray, play, regents park, renee fleming, roger allam, royal festival hall, rutherford and son, shakespeare, sweat, the light in the piazza, theatre, ticket deal, top 10, trafalgar studios, visit london, west end, young vic
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Home Futures, The Favourite, Michelle Obama and inspiring libraries
In my February MoveTo Town and Country Arts pages: Exhibition Avant-garde visions in Home Futures at the Design Museum Film A right royal romp in award-winning The Favourite Theatre Sondheim reborn in the sensational musical Company Commuter corner Candid reflections from Michelle Obama … Continue reading
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Aspects of Love leads January’s Top 10 new London shows
From a reborn Andrew Lloyd Webber to Cate Blanchett’s UK stage debut. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
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Tagged adrian lester, andrew lloyd webber, aspects of love, best, book tickets, broadwayworld, cate blanchett, celia imrie, charing cross theatre, cheap tickets, circus, cirque du soleil, cost of living, finborough theatre, hampstead theatre, harold pinter, jane horrocks, january, jeanine tesori, john simm, katie mitchell, leave to remain, london, lyric hammersmith, madalena alberto, martin crimp, martyna majok, musical, national theatre, new, opera, pinter at the pinter, play, pulitzer, royal albert hall, royal opera house, sale, sheila atim, show, southwark playhouse, tchaikovsky, the queen of spades, theatre, ticket deal, time is love, top 10, totem, tracy-ann oberman, tyrone huntley, violet, west end
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BroadwayWorld’s Top London Christmas Picks
There are plenty of seasonal treats served up in the capital this year, from pantos and plays to opera and dance. Here are some of the tastiest morsels for the 2018-19 festive period. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
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Tagged a christmas carol, al murray, aladdin, alexandra palace, best, bill bailey, book tickets, broadwayworld, can't wait for christmas, cheap tickets, children, christmas, dani dyer, danny dyer, dawn french, dick whittington, english national ballet, eventim apollo, family, hansel and gretel, horrible christmas, horrible histories, huddle, hugh dennis, in the winter wood, jo brand, kids, kinky boots, les miserables, london, lyric hammersmith, lyric theatre, magic mike live, matilda, matthew bourne, motown, national theatre, nativity the musical, old vic, opera, orange tree theatre, palladium snow white, panto, pantomime, paul merton, peacock theatre, peter pan, philip pullmans grimm tales, polka theatre, richmond theatre, robert lindsay, room on the broom, rose theatre kingston, royal opera, sadlers wells, school of rock, seussical, sleeping beauty, southbank centre, southwark playhouse, swan lake, the lion king, the messiah, the nutcracker, the other palace, the phantom of the opera, the snowman, the tell tale heart, theatre, theatre royal stratford east, ticket deal, tina, top, unicorn theatre, west end, wicked, young audience
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